Farm auction prices on a runaway

[WiltonRanch]

Hardly a Gleaner in this country but those who run them stick with them. They must be alright. Do they still use a lot of common belts and bearings?

[GALAXIE500]

I farm approx. 700 acres , and my 1981 Western Star tandem with a Cummins 855 is a godsend for me. I still use a 3 ton at seeding time and harvest time. Niether of these trucks are new , but they are paid for and are well maintained , by ME! I haul my grain 18 miles to my nearest elevator ,and I can move lots of grain in a day if they have room , and are ambitiuos enough to ship cars out to make the room. (Pioneer elevator , with some of the laziest union protected employees in SW Sask.) Not everyone has a semi and a super b , and people on this site should not be pointing fingers at the ones that don't! By the way , my equipment is paid for!

[blackpowder]

Whoa there big guy. You've got all you need and your fixed costs low. I'd be proud as hell.

[bucket]

To be clear....an 18 mile haul with tandems makes sense.....I could only hope even though an elevator is that close ....

A 137000 tandem at auction that could buy a super b and power unit is questionable.

[blackpowder]

I never wanted to be a trucker while farming. My trailers keep my combine rolling.

[Guest]

guess thread should of been "do you love your tandem ? " instead of discussing high auction prices on MOST farm equipment . Was wondering high prices others had saw ?

[helmsdale]

guess thread should of been "do you love your tandem ? " instead of discussing high auction prices on MOST farm equipment . Was wondering high prices others had saw ?

Land rollers for damned near new price... old class 6 combines and 45+ foot air drills with lots of life left in them for nearly free.

[blackpowder]

Retail + on everything but some drills wholesale.
Honestly who goes to auctions anymore.

[fjlip]

Size matters... always haul some canola with custom truckers if the $$ make sense.
Pioneer had better prices to Van this year?
Small enough farm that my neighbors with tandem trailers or super B's haul more loads to move their crop than I do with a tandem.
For 20 years our haul was 4 or 5.5 miles to the elevator, that made the money. Tandems were fast, 20 loads a day. In fact in 1976 this farm had the first tandem in these elevators. Things have changed, guess I did not.

[ajl]

Wish I was at the auction where they gave away a free Gleaner combine. My yard would be full of them.

[iceman]

You'll limp to the finish line with a Gleaner !

Backward design ! Two feeder chains and straw comes out of small hole on left side of machine !

The goal is to make money. Who gives a shit about the lastest and greatest. It it works for you than keep using it.
It's generally all unfixable without a lap top on this new stuff anyways and save the "that's why I run under warranty crap" your paying for that. Nothing is free

Iceman Out

[WiltonRanch]

Buy a gleaner die with a gleaner !

Say that about Massey too. Both Agco brands.