JayDee Ag Tech Humboldt

[SASKFARMER3]

Maple let 30 some go in fall and my guess is this is just the beginning. Lots of other places will start. Welcome to 2016.

[SASKFARMER3]

That's with 3 year bumper to bumper warrantee with deductible.

Oh yea disclaimer

All Albertans pay with Cash!

Just want to clarify that.

[LEP]

SF3 , if you keep those combines three years that 101k becomes 150k so down to 50 per season.

[Hamloc]

Sask3 I assume the 110 diff is on a one year old machine, I am just curious what is the cnt price on a new S680.

[farmaholic]

I don't understand why some people find it so hard to believe that some large, long established, well managed family farms are in a very well heeled position?

If every subsequent generation didn't have to buy the same land in the same family every time the torch got handed down... Luck, management, timing, outside income....

[wmoebis]

Talk to lots of guys that run 1 new and 1 old back up combine. Most say the "old girl" takes off more than the new one. New one is the one that breaks down the most.

[farmaholic]

I have a theory about new "model" combines...

If there is a large mechanical and technological difference in a machine from the previous model...I don't want it on my farm for three years. I am not "paying" any Company to do their R&D and field scale trials on my farm. Oh but that is what warranty is for... You are paying for that warranty and I can't afford the down time while they get the "bugs" worked out on my time and money... We don't run more than one combine, so you get the picture.

[furrowtickler]

farma - been there done that - took us 2 years to get out of that new model nightmare, nobody - including the dealer we bought from, wanted the 2 month old machines back on trade.
I can say though, we are great full to work with one dealer and switch out combines. So far they have been excellent to deal with - Full Line in Saskatoon.
Agree with LEP, 3-4 year may be the way to go.
At over $100,000 per year per combine - that seems retarded but can that combine do 5000ac / yr? Maybe in Swift Current but not in Kamsack. That's $20/ac , about the same as a custom guy....
You can buy low hr big used Lexions for a lot less than $100,000 / yr and get close to 5000 ac / yr out of them with 40 ft heads....
I duno how far new prices will keep going but IMO they are far out of touch already and have been for 2 years.

[SASKFARMER3]

That's on S690s 15 s to 16 full load except 4 X 4.

[TOM4CWB]

My guess is,,, that with the CDN$ at 1.41... US farmers will be the ones keeping the lines running.

It is hard to believe that the USfed can keep raising interest rates!

[furrowtickler]

So what's the advantage going from a 2015 to a 2016 ? Is there 30% more capacity ? 50% less fuel use to justify the $100,000 ?

[fjlip]

Think Humboldt has trades? Rosthern had 29 S trades Dec 30. 12 from Toth Farms at Leask. Oh and salesman said $600,000 CASH for new 680, OR $422,000 USD!
Sicking...

[farming101]

Combine expenses this harvest came in at about 8 dollars an acre, plus fuel and lube.
Compares favorably...

[Richard5]

Has anyone heard of corporate capital tax?

Its when you start losing your small busness tax rate and therefore your corp tax is 27% and not 13% (sask rates)

Maybe that's why these guys are flipping?

Still makes no sense to spend a dollar to save 27cents

[farmaholic]

R5---What is it? Up to 500K(net) at the lowest corp rate in Sask. And any income that isn't related/generated to the active business of farming that doesn't qualify?

Some describe the business of farming being equivalent to being on a treadmill....