Machinery - General
In honor of a century of milestones, such as the world’s first diesel row crop tractor and the first tractor to ever reach 5 million sold, Case IH will give away a new Farmall tractor in 2023.
Don’t fall for “mouse milk” salesmen with miracle lubricants. Here are facts about oils and greases.
“Orthman’s founder, Henry Orthman, was much like my father in that they both began with small ideas and grew those ideas into world-class companies to help farmers become more efficient,” said Larry Unverferth.
If you follow my reporting, you know predictions don’t tend to be in my stoic Norwegian data guy DNA. But New Year’s resolutions are about pushing our personal boundaries. I’m game, so here it goes.
New ring and cylinder wall metallurgy, combined with improved break-in oils, require different strategies.
CES has traditionally been a show geared to consumers is one agriculture is playing a bigger role, the interest in agriculture’s story became a resounding theme, as John Deere connected consumer to farmers.
Research into the origins of common shop tools produces interesting results. Let’s take a look.
When John Deere carted home a broken bandsaw blade and forged a moldboard plow, agriculture and America changed forever. Farm steel changed history.
The “right to repair” issue has been an ongoing hot topic, and now, a MOU between Deere & Co and AFBF means farmers will be able to repair their own equipment or use an independent technician.
Many people ignore tires as long as they aren’t flat. Here are some facts to help tires stay round.
I’m not pimping for this company, but after years of searching, this looks like a tool I’ve wanted for years.
There are dozens of fuel additives on the market designed to prevent or reduce gelling of diesel fuel in cold weather. The problem is there are no mandatory standards for testing the performance of anti-gel additives.
Mechanization has boosted farmer’s yields and increased profits, giving African agriculture a genuine future.
Based on technology of last resort, we can look back from the Zip-tie Age, Duct Tape Age and Tarp Strap Age to one of the longest, the Baling Wire Age.
While sectors such as housing and automobiles have seen a drop in demand, we’ve not seen the same in the farm equipment market (new or used).
Supply chain hiccups, part shortages and shipping delays seem to be more common than not in 2022. However, as you’ll see, that won’t last forever.
We now have the hottest used farm equipment market I’ve ever seen, and a Nov. 6 auction in Maryland is the hottest auction I’ve seen in my 32 years of tracking prices.
As I look to the future of the farm equipment market, I find myself looking back to draw on lessons I’ve learned in the past decades.
This fall and winter, I was frequently asked, “Pete, when is the other shoe going to drop?” This is a good question, as the used farm equipment market was on fire.
Now the question is: “Machinery Pete, these prices can’t last, can they? Prices and values have to fall, right?”
Inflation+. No, that is not a sad new streaming service to rival Disney+, but it could well have been the name of my Machinery Pete blog in the past 15 months.
A 40' drill sold in Kansas for $103,000.
A pair of good used tillage items sold hot on a July 21, 2022 online farm auction in Delta, IA.
Check out how this tractor sold on Oct. 1 in Nebraska
This porcelain neon milk glass hood sign sold for $108,000 on Aug. 26 Dave Anton collector auction in Greenville, SC.
In the past year, 85 grain trailers have sold for more than $40,000 at auction. In 2018, only six sold that high. Why would buyers pay such high prices? They want machinery — now.
This 2010 John Deere 9330 4WD with only 415 hours sold on Sept. 5 at a consignment auction in Dexter, MN
It’s time to play offense and defense. The new reality of the farm equipment landscape means you can no longer take a lackadaisical approach to purchasing new or used equipment.
Persistent supply chain and logistical challenges have throttled the machinery industry despite elevated demand across all major markets.
Rural America, and farmers especially are skeptical to put it mildly about electric vehicles and tractors. John Phipps says this attitude is reasonable, but also myopic, and explains why in John’s World.