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Brad

09-05-2000 10:26:51




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I'm in the Army, currently stationed in Korea, and have been looking around at the local farming equipment. They use a bunch of different small, gas powered binders when harvesting rice here, and after a little searching, I've found out how/where to get them. Here, they run about $1,600 US Dollars, but I've no idea how much shipping would run. I'm thinking about trying to line up a container load to import to the states, but I'm not sure if there's a market for that many (say 50 or so).

So how about it? Anybody here interested in a 2- to 4- foot swath, gas powered, two-wheeled, walk-behind grain binder? For less than $3,000, new?

Oh, yeah - they also have small combines, running on tracks - but I've no idea yet how much they cost. About a 7 or 8 foot header, it looks like. I'm still trying to find out more about them.

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gavin

09-07-2000 05:10:30




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 Re: modern grain binders in reply to Brad, 09-05-2000 10:26:51  
Here in England there is a small but apparently profitable market for thatching straw and reed. There still seem to be plenty of tractor drawn binders about for the straw but the reed beds are usually too boggy for tractors so the reed is bundled by hand. Some cleaning is done during binding which obviously a machine couldn't do. Ther might be a specialist market somewhere.



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Jim H.

09-06-2000 13:54:28




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 Re: modern grain binders in reply to Brad, 09-05-2000 10:26:51  
Brad: Yes, more research. As a small farmer type guy, I think it's an interesting idea. I wouldn't want to suggest that you do anything that may make you lose lots 'o money, but I personally believe that there is a small-farm resurgence, and there just may be a market for such implements. Have you ever read Small Farmer's Journal magazine? I've seen articles in there from people who visited Korea and described machines like you have. Now, the people who read SFJ also are into horse farming (like me), so any animal-drawn implements would also be of consideration. Good luck.

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Brad

09-07-2000 10:04:17




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 Re: Re: modern grain binders in reply to Jim H., 09-06-2000 13:54:28  
Yeah, I subscribe to SFJ, and in fact will have a short article in the next issue on grain harvesting alternatives - I've been in touch with Lynn & folks there, and made mention of the binders in the letters I've written them.

Brad



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Norm

09-06-2000 02:09:03




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 Re: modern grain binders in reply to Brad, 09-05-2000 10:26:51  
You can buy a decent used Versatile 20' self propelled for less than that. This way you can cut 17' more and ride.



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AD

09-05-2000 10:52:54




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 Re: modern grain binders in reply to Brad, 09-05-2000 10:26:51  
I would think there wouldn't be a market for such small machines here in the states and then they would be like the Gray tractors,no place to get repair parts.I would do some more research on market in US before getting to involved on shipping on speculation of a market after they arrive.



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Al

09-05-2000 19:24:53




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 Re: Re: modern grain binders in reply to AD, 09-05-2000 10:52:54  
I agree with that 100%.



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