Used Farm Equipment

Get the latest pricing information for late-model, low-hour farm machinery. This section highlights what equipment is selling for at auctions and on dealers’ lots.

Semi Truck values soften as new inventory increases

Class 8 values soften significantly, offering summer buying opportunities.

Semi truck selling

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Buy a new sprayer or go used?

New models are in scant supply; used sprayers are at like-new prices.

Sprayer in field

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Inflated used asking prices for wheel loaders

Buyers have been gobbling up-late model used loaders, leading to inflated used asking prices or final bids that are sometimes double or triple what they were three to four years ago.

Cat model 982 wheel loader

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All Around the Farm

Ball hitch adapter for drawbar

By All Around the Farm

If you need a ball on your tractor drawbar to move a trailer, especially in snowy or muddy conditions, here is a quick ball adapter I constructed.

Ball hitch adapter for drawbar illustration

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Women in Agriculture

School nutrition directors on the farm

By Women in Agriculture

School nutrition directors are serving local foods in their programs and getting to know the farmers they source from.

School nutrition director meets farmers

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Farmland

When does a fence become the legal boundary line for farmland?

By Farmland

The Doctrine of Title by Acquiescence determines the legal boundary line between two properties and overrules the boundary listed in the deeds.

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High-horsepower tracks are outselling 4WDs with tires

All brands of used 4WDs are in tight supply for late-model (1 to 4 years old) or older.

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Dealer and auction lots remain empty

Lack of machinery remains a problem, and in some cases it appears to have gotten worse.

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An increase in trailer listings is good news for buyers

Used hopper bottom prices have been exceptionally strong the past five to six years even when other farm equipment was depressed.

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What to look for when buying a backhoe loader

The challenge in shopping for used backhoes is defining what you need in terms of work capacities, such as digging depth.

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New tool lets you predict sale prices of equipment at auction

Tractor Zoom has launched an online feature that predicts the sale price of auction equipment with a high degree of precision before it sells.

Smart farming showing how technology helps farmers make better decisions.

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Allis-Chalmers 190XT sells at auction

Dave Mowitz tracks down an Allis-Chalmers 190XT at an auction.

steel deals allis chalmers 190xt

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