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Ryan Renko
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Edwardsville, I Points: 2321 |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2009 at 6:52pm |
My father and I have often pondered this qeustion as we look at the thousands of USED combines for sale in Fastline and TractorHouse magazines. What happens, or who buys the thousands of large combines that are for sale that have anywhere from 2500 to 3000 plus hours on them???? A small farmer (if theres any left) would consider it way too big. A big farmer wouldnt want to risk breakdowns at harvest, so they have the new ones. What happens to all these big combines?? There too many to account for just sitting there. Please fill us in. Ryan and Bud
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Dale-OH
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: SW OHIO Points: 895 |
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Depending on the age of the machines Small to Medium size farms buy them. Typically they are 600 to 1000 Acre Farms. But if the machines are older machines some of them do get parted out.
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CraiginMO
Bronze Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Rockford, IL Points: 43 |
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Here is one. http://www.colfaxtractorparts.com/
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Gregor
Silver Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Prague, Ne Points: 305 |
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That is usually the age of combine we buy. Dad and I got a little over 600 acres. We use them for 3-5 years and then off to a different one. I did buy a R 50 last year and hopefully that will run for a good 10 years with a little TLC. I bought a N6 for 2600 last spring and put about $600 in it before harvest. I went thru 300 acres of corn and zero breakdowns and about 50,000 bushels of corn thru it. I'd say it paid for itself.
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8070
Silver Level Joined: 15 Sep 2009 Location: ill Points: 115 |
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the old n6 s are good they just need tlc and yes it did a good job for you the way it sounds
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Gregor
Silver Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Prague, Ne Points: 305 |
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Yes, either they work or junk. I put in new accel rolls before harvest and had to work on the rotor, but it is a monster. It went thru 60 acres yesterday. I got finished except for a couple test plots. Tonight I'll sleep well.
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Coke-in-MN
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Afton MN Points: 41658 |
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As you drive around the country you see a lot of old units sitting in the tree line or atthe edge of farmyard. Large combine salvage in Iowa Falls , as well as back rows at dealerships. Wonder why when scrap was high they did not go but as lot of sheetmetal the scrap price isnt that high for the bulk.
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Brian(Va)
Silver Level Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Location: Red House, VA Points: 91 |
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Large Gleaner salvage yard in Oxford, NC. Mr Oakley is great to work with. About two years ago he sent alot to the scrapyard, I think someone said his part of the check was over $400,000.00. He has one of the cleanest salvage yards I've seen.
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Husker Farm Boy
Bronze Level Joined: 11 Nov 2009 Location: Nebraska Points: 8 |
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There is a very large combine junk yard that sells old parts in Worthington, Minnesota. |
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Gil (cent MO)
Bronze Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Jefferson City Points: 31 |
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Meyer Tractor & Combine Salvage just north of Aberdeen, SD has over 400 acres of salvage tractors and combines.
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Andrew(southernIL)
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Metropolis, IL Points: 1086 |
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There is lots of salvage in Sikeston, MO. There is a place called Missouri Tractor parts and right next door is Worthington Ag Supply. They both have a large selection and seem to have new stuff in every time I'm there. And I believe they did cash in on high scrap prices and kinda cleaned house on the machines that had been picked over pretty good.
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Russ-neia
Silver Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: NE Iowa Points: 489 |
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Guy at Iowa falls told me they sent 70 combines to scrap in 2008. I know all the A, E, K models were gone last December.
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8070
Silver Level Joined: 15 Sep 2009 Location: ill Points: 115 |
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I was down in Sikeston on the 1st of this month and I was all over the place down there... Every scrap yard and the monthly auction there was like a total of 15 AC Combines all together for scrap.... Rest was all the newer ones..... I know out at Northside we have about 20-25 older AC from the As on up that we have for scrap and parts........
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Steve Stanley
Bronze Level Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Location: Gunn City, MO Points: 39 |
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Cooks in Clinton, MO.
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Clay
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Udall, Kansas Points: 9397 |
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