Tillage Equipment & Grain Dryers: Red Hot

[Machinery Pete]

Sold on a nice farm auction yesterday in south-central Kansas, a 2006 JD 650 disk, 32.5'.....sale price: $38,750. That is nearly $10K higher than any other auction price I've seen on JD 650 disks in last 13 years. I saw a couple late-model disks sell very strong on the big farm auction Dec. 1, 2009 in east-central South Dakota too.

Makes sense. With all the ruts from the late, wet fall harvest I wondered if we wouldn't see values on good used tillage items go way up. I guess so.

Another HOT item: good used grain dryers. Last Saturday on a farm auction in south-central Minnesota, I watched a Farm Fans CMS 420J dryer sell for a record high price. I just posted a video here in the "Farmers For the Future" site, so I think you can click on "Videos" and see it there. Or, just go to http://www.machinerypete.com

Next week I'll shoot video of machinery auctions in KS, IL and MN. Should be fun!

Pete
www.machinerypete.com

[Mark Smith]

I would like to get your take on boom sprayers for wheat.

[Machinery Pete]

Adam,
The 4440 tractors sold for $14K. They had seen better days. The (2) 2009 Chevy 2500 pickups sold kinda light too, $13K & $15,500. The pickups sold almost first thing at the sale, only a few sprayers sold prior. The crowd (especially for such a big sale) was surprisingly small. I think this hurt the pickups, which were all very late model.

Pete
www.machinerypete.com

[Adam]

Greg, curious as to how much the 09 Chevy 2500's sold for at SWKS auction, also the 4440's? Planned on being there, had things to do that day.

[Machinery Pete]

Just posted video with highlights of the Dec. 17th farm auction I covered in southwest Kansas. Strong sale. Good late-model equipment, including a 2010 Peterbilt 388 with 27,960 miles. Don't see those sell at auction every day.

[Machinery Pete]

Hope to see you at the sale on the 17th. I'll be the guy in the "Machinery Pete" cap shooting handheld video as equipment sells. See you there!

Pete
www.machinerypete.com

[Adam]

Will more than likely be at this auction too.

[Adam]

Yes, I know the person who the Auction is for lives in our county. His son was in my class in H.S. will be quite an auction to go to. Wish I could get a hold of one of the 4440's. Getting rid of all the late-model equip. to buy NEW!. crazy world we live in. However, he has decided to quit the custom-hay totally. Will resume custom-harvesting though.

[Machinery Pete]

Adam,
I'm going down to the BIG sale Dec. 17th in Garden City, KS. Sale by Del Peterson & Associates. Bunch of late-model 70 Series Deere combines up for sale, lots other late model equipment. Wish I could have hit Stock Auction Company's sale yesterday in Halstead, KS.....very strong prices, like that JD 650 disk!

[Adam]

Which auctions in KS?