I went to a consignment sale in Penn Yan yesterday. JD 7000 4 row narrow missing fertilizer openers and general appearance mediocre sold for over 3,000 dollars. IH 800 cyclo 6 row needed a lot of work sold for 1,300 dollars. Both planters looked like they sat a while before being towed to this auction. I figured between the transport tires, gauge wheel tires, closing tire, firming point, seed discs, fertilizer discs, and a few other things on the IH it needed 2,000 dollars worth of parts. It was obviously a good day to clean a shed of any extra planters and make some good money. Steel wheel early 4020 was around 7,000 dollars. Common IH 45 vibra shank 16 foot was over 2,000 dollars before I went to watch the other auctioneer. They had two auctioneers going and quite a bit of the time two items I was curious about being bid simultaneously. I was going to bid the 800 planter for a friend but thought anything over several hundred dollars was too much for what I saw.
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Traditional Farmer
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Also in my area a lot of people have bought small compacts that can handle a two row planter that are getting into direct market gardening.
1,500 dollars for two rows to start for a plot planter is prohibitively high from what I am told. Still need to fabricate and paint among other factors. Pay yourself 20 dollars per hour to justify the time. The two row plot planter would have to sell for over 3,000 dollars plus still place fertilizer openers on it if you are going to reuse the fertilizer hoppers. I guess 3,000 dollars is nothing to a guy making 100,000 dollars per year or more. I just did not think that there are that many of those guys around this region.
Looks more like 7200 wheels and closer to me. If the builder had 1,500 dollars into the two row unit to start plus bought all new wear parts, repainted, mounted and serviced a seed drive, cut a box beam, and made a 3 pt hitch mount I don't think that there would be a lot of profit at a 2,500 dollar retail price.
john in la
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That planter jon is showing is cheap for my area when you consider some you see.
jon f mn
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Around here you can buy 8 and 12 row planters for near nothing. Usually less that 4 or 6 row units.
Split a 12 row into 6 units and make nearly $2000 each. I always question whether it's worth it too, but there are a lot listed for sale so they must make money. There is a two row 7000 with fertilizer listed for $5500.
Split a 12 row into 6 units and make nearly $2000 each. I always question whether it's worth it too, but there are a lot listed for sale so they must make money. There is a two row 7000 with fertilizer listed for $5500.
The JD that you show would be a 5-600 dollar planter at auction around here as I have seen a couple of those sold. The trouble with a CL ad is that is the asking price. We do not know what it will actually wind up selling for. But I agree that there are a lot of JD Max-emerge 2 row units out there less fertilizer with a asking price of 2,000 - 2,500 dollars. The only thing is you can't have 1,500 dollars into it before you do anything else and make a profit on it for selling at 2,000 - 2,500 dollars especially if you are going to offer fertilizer.
Jon, you are correct in that there is a lot more profit potential in breaking up a 12 row planter when the cost is approximately 650 dollars per every two rows initially. As to the seller of the 5,500 two row unless it has some unique features the seller better hope that there is some truth to the saying that a fool and his money are soon parted.
john in la
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It is the asking price but I would be afraid to offer 5-$600 to a guy asking $1500.
This is more what the planter builders are looking for.
Paying $1250 and selling for $6000 after you break it down to three 2 row planters can pencil out.
This is more what the planter builders are looking for.
Paying $1250 and selling for $6000 after you break it down to three 2 row planters can pencil out.
caterpillar guy
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6and 8 rows are starting to get higher priced. To plant the irregular fields when these bto's buy or rent farms with them. They can't get into the smaller and odd shaped fields well and those are easier to get into with and plant.
BarnyardEngineering
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EVERYTHING is selling high right now. Penciling out is not a factor.
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