How To Buy Farm Machinery For Sale

20. April 2011 · Write a comment · Categories: Living Green · Tags: , , ,

Although expensive to buy new, farm machinery is very important to modern farming. You can keep costs down by doing a few things though. One option is to buy second hand farm machinery and the other is to consider hiring it. To learn more about buying farm machinery, keep reading this guide.

Purchase Farm Equipment

  • Get farm machinery from a reputable person or business. Farm machinery businesses should be able to help you get exactly what you want as they know their industry. To ensure any concerns you have are addressed, make sure you ask plenty of questions.
  • Doing some research into prices etc beforehand will give you a better idea of the marketplace. Remember that in the future you may need to replace parts on used farm machinery.
  • On average, combine harvesters and ploughs will need maintenance after a couple of thousand hours’ use. It’s important to check how many hours of use farm machinery has had but tractors will often go much longer before maintenance.
  • Also, do what you can to get the service history of any farm machinery that is purchased. This will highlight any repair or maintenance work that has been carried out.
  • If you’re unsure of anything get a mechanic or experience friend to take a look at it before you part with any money. Doing so will help you get a better idea of what condition the farm equipment is in. Make sure that you see any farming equipment in operation before you buy it.
  • Avoid buying any damaged equipment as it is a liability. Although it could appear like a good deal at the time, it might prove to be a large and expensive gamble. You should generally only buy these for the spare parts.
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Types of Agricultural Machinery

14. April 2011 · Write a comment · Categories: Living Green · Tags: , , , ,

Modern farm machinery makes farming efficient and effective so the industry relies on it. The amount of different pieces of farm machinery available is huge and each one has a purpose. The types of farm machinery you will require will change depending on your own situation. To find out more about farm machinery, read on.

Farming Machinery For Sale

  • Arguably the best known and one of the most expensive pieces of farm machinery is the tractor. Tractors are used in almost every job on the farm and are vital. Tractors are used to operate other farm machinery and also to pull trailers. The variety you can find in tractors is testament to their versatility.
  • The combine harvester is probably the most expensive piece of farm machinery and asking prices can regularly reach six figures. Combine harvesters undertake the work that was previously done by three machines and massively increased the efficiency of the harvest when they were invented. Modern arable farming wouldn’t be possible without combine harvesters.
  • Clearly though, combine harvesters can only be used on crops that have already been planted. Several pieces of farm machinery are required to sew crops. Ploughs are used to overturn the ground for planting the seeds. Cultivators are then used to break up the soil further and keep it aerated. Planters are used to sew the seed with the correct spacing to ensure maximum yield.
  • Mowers and balers are also common pieces of farm machinery for sale. Balers create bales by collecting grass or straw that has been cut and processing them into the common shape so they can be stored over winter.
  • Sprayers are used to spread either herbicides, pesticides or fertiliser over the field. Sprayers can be hundreds of feet across or just a few. Spreaders are used to spread manure across a field.
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Farm Machines: The Combine Harvester

31. March 2011 · Write a comment · Categories: Living Green · Tags: , , ,

In modern farming, the combine harvester is arguably the most important piece of farm machinery and is used worldwide. The combine harvester does three separate processes at once and this is how they save the farmer lots of time and money. To find out more about combine harvesters, keep reading.

Combine Harvester Information

  • The combine harvester does three jobs in one process which is very important for harvesting the crop in the most efficient and cost effective way. This becomes a lot more important in many countries due to the narrow window for harvesting.
  • Combine harvesters reduce the need for other pieces of farm machinery and are seen as a good long term investment. It’s commonplace however for farmers to look through farming ads and buy their combine harvester as a co-op due to the very large sums of money required.
  • The first job that the combine harvester does is reaping and this involves cutting the stem of the crop. A combine harvester needs to be driven at a precise speed to make sure this part of the process is done properly and modern combines have plenty of software that assists the driver with both speed and steering.
  • The next part of the process is threshing and this loosens the grain from the rest of the plant. Over the course of the centuries this has been done in a number of ways but the combine does it mechanically by beating the crop.
  • The final step is winnowing and this completely separates the grain from the chaff so it’s ready to store. The winnowing part of the process involves what is essentially a large sieve. The chaff and all the other waste is dumped out of the back of the combine.
  • The combine harvester is often used alongside one or more tractors that have trailers who then drive alongside the combine and collect the grain. Using multiple tractors and trailers means that harvesting can be done around the clock so long as the weather is suitable.

  • The waste produce is nearly always baled up at a later date and then used as straw. Sometimes it is simply chopped up and left on the field to decompose.
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Farm Machinery – Tractors

13. March 2011 · Write a comment · Categories: Living Green · Tags: , , ,

The tractor is one of the most recognisable pieces of farming equipment and is an absolute necessity on farms. Tractors are true utility vehicles and are employed in almost every job on the farm. The towing of large or heavy items is also often undertaken by tractors. To discover more abouttractors for sale, read on.

Tractors and Farm Machinery

  • Tractors were an evolution of the old traction engines of the 1800′s and quickly became the norm, especially when farms got bigger and bigger. The larger the farm, the more work that’s needed to be done. Traction engines were common pieces of farming machinery up until internal combustion engines proliferated and were reliable.

A high torque output at low speeds is probably the key feature of a tractor. The number of forward gears on a tractor (at least 16 or more) means that the operator can keep an constant speed very easily when working.

A huge range of various farming equipment and machinery can be operated by tractors due to their PTO’s (power take off’s) and hydraulic systems. Farming machinery’s mechanical power is provided by the PTO. The hydraulic systems that are found on tractors operate any lifting machinery and also maintain the height of attachments such as cultivators and mowers. All tractors for sale will have a three point hitch.

The control systems of modern tractors can also be very complicated for inexperienced users. Tractor companies now also place a huge emphasis on safety and comfort in their vehicles. Engine cut outs and rollover protection are the norm. The ability to connect laptops, CD/Radios and air conditioning are now common in tractors for sale.

One thing’s certain though, tractors for sale are a vital part of contemporary farming.

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