Combines Sick of resale value BS

[Silver_Shoes]

DITTO!!!!!

 

[Tom_Russell]

Resale BS works because many farmers arent good at math. Dry in Minnesota too. We usually have to give the snow blower a workout by now but not this year. Grain markets should be noticing it one of these days. Tom in MN

 

[SilverTurnedGreen]

I'm "with you" on this resale BS, as well! I traded each combine every second year until now. My local Deere dealer "preached" the evils of Gleaner resale value to me when I traded for an R62; - My answer was that I was buying for performance and dealer service, so if Deere didn't want my 2 year old Gleaner in the future, then I'd find a dealer who did! From what I can see, Gleaner has some of the best resale values going right now, and AGCO's profitability (as a company) can only help matters more!

 

[hv_user]

You got that right the resale crap the Deere dealers try to push is going to catch up with them.

 

[the_odd_machine]

If you are like us keeping a machine more then 5 years resale is not the greatest on any of them.look what Deere has did by the roll over programs it killed their resale anyhow.When we bought our R-62 back in 1997 looked at red very closely till the $25,000 difference .The same thing happened when we bought tractors , so we farm with all Versatiles and Genesis tractors.We use to be 100% Red .We are getting some much needed snow this winter and very cold.Any moisture we get could help after having 15bu_acre beans and 75bu_corn for averages last year.

 

[SuperFarmer]

You guys are all saying the truth im sick of the resale garbage too, the only thing I ever bought on the lines of machinery that was new was a bale spear for the tractor. I run red tractors and a silver combine, I dont care what it is if you only own it for a few years and it's 20 plus years old the price isnt going to change much from when you bought unless you trash the machine. My "junk" as some people call it works for me, I know how to fix it because its not loaded with computers and electronics. I run any brand as long as the dealer treats me well, and its not a bear to fix example john deere combine before 9500's ect, and I can buy it at a decent price (basically no john deeres)a 4020 for $12,000 no thanks I'll keep warm in the winter and cool in the summer with a 986 IH costs the same but you get more with the red one, or any other brand for that matter. Maybe all that extra money I save from not owning new I can spend on Irrigation, if never snows or rains again!!! Matt from the cold desert called wisconsin

 

[TlC_FARMS]

If your green dealer is like our, they don't want it if it's not in show room condition at 20 plus years. I thought you buy it to use not sit outside the livingroom window gaze at it.

 

[John]

I just get irritated when a dealer says about something cheaper "well, you get what you pay for." What a stupid thing to say. How John Deere fools people yet today with their mantra of it costs more now but it will be worth more is beyond me. Biggest crock I've come upon is JD wants $50,000 for their 20 foot no-til drill, guess what Sunflower, Crustbuster, and Haybuster want for theirs the same sizeIJ $25,000. The Deere drill may be good I'll grant them, but it sure as hell isn't $25,000 better. Same goes for their lawn mowers. And with apologies to anyone owning or someone who has bought a used one, anyone who pays $12-15,000 for a 30 year old 4020 is an idiot.

 

[Silver_Shoes]

Hmmm all I can say is "That'll learn uhmmmm" Very well put, unless your a collector!

 

[SilverTurnedGreen]

If it sold for 15 grand, it's worth 15 grand; - that's the reality! Whether the person who pays 15 grand is an idiot is debatable, but obviously this person has found value in what he's buying. I bought a Claas Dominator 106 in 1983 for the same price as a comparable Deere, believing that I was buying a superior "German quality" built combine. The combine lasted well, but was worth FAR less than what the comparable Deere would have been worth. Buying the Claas doesn't make me an idiot; - I took a chance that the Claas would be worth something in the future, and I lost significant value with my decision. The older Deere tractors seem to hold thier value well, but I think nostalgia is the biggest reason for this. It will be interesting to see if the new Deeres hold thier value as well; - but I doubt if they will!