Have you got the winter doldrums? Maybe it's time for a road trip. Tag along with Machinery Pete as he travels to southern New Mexico to check out some machinery auctions.

2/04/2010, 11:30 AM CST

Pete's got his eye on a very nice auction in Illinois that is taking place today, January 28th. See what's on the auction block and learn what similar pieces of equipment sold for at previous sales in this week's column.

1/28/2010, 10:45 AM CST

Red seems to be the popular color at auction this week. "Lots of high auction sale prices on red stuff," says Machinery Pete. Find out what's hot on the auction block in this week's column.

1/21/2010, 2:00 PM CST

I've been covering farm machinery auctions for over 20 years now and I'm quite sure I've never seen things as slow as they are right now in terms of the raw number of auctions. Or more precisely, the number of auctions there aren't. So quiet out there you can hear that pin dropping.

1/07/2010, 11:23 AM CST

Machinery Pete has seen values on used disks shoot up. Find out why and what some of the latest prices disks have brought at auction in this week's column.

12/17/2009, 7:35 AM CST

Knowing what similar items sell for on other sales is what Machinery Pete calls being plugged in. "The first half of December always provides plenty of opportunities to plug in," says Machinery Pete. Find out why its important to be plugged in in this week's column and what he'll be watching for in the coming weeks in this week's column.

12/10/2009, 12:30 AM CST

Machinery Pete has covered a lot of farm auctions in his 20 years tracking sale prices but a recent auction in South Dakota will go down in the books as the "Auction of the decade."Don't think I've ever seen a sale like this one," says Machinery Pete. Find out what made this sale stand out in this week's column.

12/03/2009, 10:30 AM CST

This fall's long, drawn-out corn and soybean harvest has convinced some farmers of the value of iron they otherwise hadn't put to use on their farms. In other words, in an effort to combat the muck and mud they've encountered in harvesting rain-delayed, soggy fields, auger grain carts and tracked machinery has proven its worth this year, farmers say.

11/24/2009, 10:04 AM CST

During my drive home from a road trip to a couple of auctions, I realized next week is Thanksgiving. Kind of sneaking up on us with the late harvest this year. I got to thinking, what am I thankful for? My wife and two daughters for sure. Also for the opportunity to do what I've been doing these last 20 years.

11/19/2009, 8:22 AM CST

AGCO Corporation has announced it will phase out its AGCO brand of tractors and plans to market the tractor with its dealers through 2011.

11/17/2009, 7:35 AM CST