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Hoofer B · Dec 23, 2021

NY 986 post about duplicate equipment got me thinking of a few farms I drive buy. One has every forage wagon that they ever bought and they haven't moved in years. There must be a dozen of them. Another property has easily $30 to 50 grand in wore out equipment and scrap ( big stuff )just sitting there. I guess some guys are just hoarders. To each their own. Bill

300jk · Dec 23, 2021

So I didnt reply to his post. We have a spare new Holland baler for parts. Have used it for parts a bunch of times. It was our old baler before we got the newer one. Newer one was a barn find at an auction. Works great: both balers are them same and its always nice if you do need parts to have something to go to !

fixerupper · Dec 23, 2021

Hoofer I feel the same way you do. If a piece of machinery on this farm is use up it leaves the premises, usually headed to the scrap yard.

Traditional Farmer · Dec 23, 2021

I'll take metal of any kind over cash these days.

chuck machinist · Dec 23, 2021

Depends how many years they decided to depreciate the equipment. CM

tomstractorsandtoys · Dec 23, 2021

I stopped at a farm today that had 3 Allis Chalmers silage wagons parked behind the barn that had not been used in years and none were in condition to ever use again. I asked if they might be for sale as one had a factory roof and I would like one for my Allis wagon. Son (about 50-55 years old) says sure go take a look and I will be out in a minute. He comes out and says dad (81 years old with mind problems) wants $1200 each for them. He says they are not worth $200 each but dad still has control. I do have some parts equipment back in the pasture that we rob stuff off of from time to time. But every so often we haul some to junk as well. Tom

Bob Bancroft · Dec 23, 2021

I don't keep junk around. On a related note, my last big project (before retirement) was putting up a large storage barn. Now everything is under cover, with room to spare!

NY 986 · Dec 23, 2021

I sure don't fall under the category of those extremes. If I buy something it is with the intent that it could go right to the field after basic servicing such grease plus checking the tire pressure. I also don't have a row of stuff waiting to be wrenched on. Given the age of my equipment and the very short weather windows we have anymore I can't be taking on sudden repairs that pull me out of the field for a day. Like Tom there is somewhat of a collector aspect that is going on as well. Like Bob Bancroft there will be more building space at some point to put most of it undercover. I have no intention of buying a dozen of that I will only use two at the most during the season.

T.R.K. · Dec 23, 2021

I guess I am a hoarder then. But it sure is great to pull a part off one of the 'hoard' to get something else going.

Traditional Farmer · Dec 23, 2021

Or sell one part off a parts machine for 2X what was paid for the whole thing and as you say have parts especially these days of high parts prices and questionable if a part will even be available.

old · Dec 23, 2021

I agree. A few years back I had a person tell me haul all that scrap iron in and you will make a mint. I told him heck know that is my saving account plus iron for fixing things

sms · Dec 24, 2021

Some years ago when scrap was $300 a ton guys were taking in running working old equipment because they could get more then otherwise. I should have scrapped my 1948 D7 then but being a collector/restorer I couldn't. Ended up selling it for much less to another collector.

deere4040 · Dec 25, 2021

(quoted from post at 09:20:05 12/24/21) Some years ago when scrap was $300 a ton guys were taking in running working old equipment because they could get more then otherwise. I should have scrapped my 1948 D7 then but being a collector/restorer I couldn't. Ended up selling it for much less to another collector.

When I was doing custom work I watched an amish systematically cut up a working harvester and go out and buy another one. I had the opportunity to talk to him and found out the JD was to hard for the horses to pull so he purchased a NH. Scrap price was worth more than trying to sell. Still what a waste.

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