With harvest being delayed in a number of states due to wet, wet weather, farmers are anxious to get their crops in. "Finally a hopeful window of nice weather comes along mid week, just in time for two super farm retirement sales," says Machinery Pete. Will the nice weather keep farmers away from these auctions in North Dakota? If they do get a decent crowd, will farmers be in a buying mood? Find out in this week's Machinery Pete column.

11/04/2009, 10:30 AM CST

"If something is too good to be true, it probably is," says Machinery Pete. Learn about an Internet scam that nearly cost an unsuspecting farmer more than $100,000 in this week's column.

10/29/2009, 10:30 AM CDT

Pete's picked up a few things from talking, or rather mostly listening, to a variety of smart folks. "The best and quickest way to learn what's going on? Listen," says Machinery Pete. like farmers, long-time auctioneers, implement dealers, Find out who's been sharing their insight with Pete and what he's learned in this week's column.

10/23/2009, 2:00 PM CDT

On a daily basis, Machinery Pete is asked "What is this piece of equipment worth?" Find out what pieces of equipment farmers are interested in learning prices on in this week's column plus a surprising question posed to Pete from a local church.

10/15/2009, 9:00 AM CDT

Does the wet weather have your combine parked? The delays in harvest thus far in the Corn Belt are adding a greater premium to those dry days when you will be able to get the wheels turning again. But, once the weather dries up, don't get in such a hurry that you lose bushels because your machine's not properly adjusted,

10/14/2009, 9:55 AM CDT

10/07/2009, 9:30 PM CDT

Does dropping $200,000 on a new piece of machinery send a chill up your spine? If so, there are other options.

10/07/2009, 3:11 PM CDT

Machinery Pete is going to let the numbers tell the story of auction price peaks. Learn more in this week's column.

10/01/2009, 10:00 AM CDT

Any time I see a generator sold on an auction for a high sale price like this it takes me back to the year 1999. I was 10 years into my odyssey of compiling auction sale price data. Everyone was talking that year about "Y2K" as the calendar year 2000 quickly approached. By summertime 1999 I began to pick up on a distinct trend. Used generators were selling for big bucks.

9/24/2009, 10:49 AM CDT

I've done this by compiling auction sale price data. Tons of numbers, over 222,800 sale prices in our web site today. But you know what? There's one thing my sale price numbers can't quantify when it comes to used farm equipment. The powerful emotional connection between man and machine.

9/17/2009, 12:19 AM CDT