Machinery - General
If you have used equipment to sell, listen up. From “What’s it worth?” to “How do I maximize resale value?” check out the answers to your top machinery questions.
It is easy to get caught up in the technology improvements in our industry. The key is deciphering what will truly make you more money or add value to your farm.
The current farm equipment market is all about availability.
Toy land is a real place. Max Williams, the Willy Wonka of John Deere toys, is a farm boy eight decades removed from the addiction of his first cast iron tractor, and wonderfully obsessed.
Equipment sales are off to a strong start in in 2021, according to the latest monthly flash report from the Association of Equipment manufacturers.
From the 2021 Agritechnica going on without John Deere, to a look at exports, here are the biggest machinery headlines from the week.
The one-upmanship that usually heightens the excitement about what is unveiled at Agritechnica will have at least one less participant as John Deere officially announces it will not be participating in 2021.
What does everyone want? Tractors in good condition, with low hours, often 10 to 20 years old. Why? The price of new equipment just keeps going up every year.
The rebuilt/retrofit factor in the used planter market has been huge the past 18 to 24 months.
Some farmers have one tool worth more than their grandfather’s entire tool inventory. Modern equipment is so big, it takes expensive tools to do even simple maintenance and repairs.