The logbook
Field notes
Short, practical articles for people who buy, run and sell machinery. 3 published so far.
- Seasonal cash flow
Harvest-timed repayments: seven questions to ask before you sign
Paying a machine off when the grain is sold sounds neat. These questions help you see the real shape of the deal.
- Buying
Reading the hour meter: what the number does and does not tell you
Hours are the headline figure on every used machine ad. They are useful, but only if you read them alongside everything else.
- Excavators
What a lender sees when you finance a second-hand excavator
Age, hours and the end-of-term date matter more than most buyers expect. Here is how a used excavator looks from the other side of the desk.