More Auction Madness

[Guest]

2-1/2 times what you would pay on a dealers lot

[Guest]

Seriously, are there mind altering drugs in that green paint ??

[biglentil]

Any good preemission piece is like gold compared to sooted egr's, leaking egr coolers, plugged dpf's, def issues, electronic gremlins. Mechanical fuel injection just worked and still is 40+ yrs later in many instances. We have a handful of green paint one is on its 3rd $8000 ecu in 250hrs. Dont get me started on their parts desk, brutal.

[Happytrails]

What the regulators have done to diesel engines is criminal. The goal is civilization collapse. And they don't give a damn how many lives are snuffed out.

[Sodbuster]

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2-1/2 times what you would pay on a dealers lot

That 8” auger is definitely a good buy for the seller, a new one would be a lot less.

[Grahamp]

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Seriously, are there mind altering drugs in that green paint ??

I would have said yes a few years ago but now I think I understand the buyer. We have a beautiful 2015 6175r that we used as our main auger tractor. The PTO blew apart on it this fall at 6000 hours. Took over a month to fix in the middle of harvest (they said the parts had to come from Germany, because why would you need PTO parts in North America in the harvest season)and cost $25,000. You know what didn’t blow apart? or cost us $25,000, and worked perfectly all through harvest without missing a beat? A 10,000 hour JD 4430. Frankly the buyer of this tractor is probably the smart one.

[zeefarmer]

How about $150,000 USD for a non-turbo JD 6030?

[Rinker]

I would have said yes a few years ago but now I think I understand the buyer. We have a beautiful 2015 6175r that we used as our main auger tractor. The PTO blew apart on it this fall at 6000 hours. Took over a month to fix in the middle of harvest (they said the parts had to come from Germany, because why would you need PTO parts in North America in the harvest season)and cost $25,000. You know what didn’t blow apart? or cost us $25,000, and worked perfectly all through harvest without missing a beat? A 10,000 hour JD 4430. Frankly the buyer of this tractor is probably the smart one.

Our old 4240 with 18000+ hr has faithfully augered every bushel of our grain for 30 some years. Oil and filter changes is all its had. It'll be a sad day when it does go!

[jazz]

Damn thankful I have all the equipment I need to finish my farming career.

I have the 34ft version of that auger from 2013. Cost $13k back then brand new. Its a sht auger so if he can get that money, all the power to him.

[Old Cowzilla]

Guys are buying extra HP these days because of downtime fears least that's what I think is driving these prices. But harder for older tractors to run some of this newer stuff. Have done very little to Magnum with 22000 hrs. but when stuff starts blowing up do you just walk away or keep dumping money into it. On my 3rd shuttle shift lever in 4 years on maxum guess me gets to rammy loading mix wagon.

[blackpowder]

I am definitely fixing my 7120 magnum when the time comes. And the refurbished 9170 will stay on cart and tillage for easily 25 more years, longer than I'll be driving it.
Basic jobs, basic workhorses. Most farms survived by buying certain machines once a generation. Iron is supposed to work for you afterall. Not the other way around.

[shtferbrains]

Doesn't have to be new, but it has to be good.

There is a wide interpretation of "good".

Not everyone is capable.

[Taiga]

Tractor price is debatable but wow paid too much for a used 8” auger. Surprised they have a 35hp motor on an 8”

[shtferbrains]

I see the tractor prices the same as the prices for late 60's early 70's muscle cars.
Old guys with too much money buying something they wanted but couldn't afford in their youth.
They write the cheque and don't care.

But are there 2 bidders?

[Guest]

I see the tractor prices the same as the prices for late 60's early 70's muscle cars.
Old guys with too much money buying something they wanted but couldn't afford in their youth.
They write the cheque and don't care.

But are there 2 bidders?

Maybe ? Maybe not , ?