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Line of Delineation ­— The New Buyer

By Casey Seymour posted on May 30, 2022 | Posted in Used Equipment Remarketing
Last month I wrote an article entitled “Lines of Delineation.” In the article, I write about 6 different buyer types. New buyer, the late model low hour used buyer, high depreciation used buyers, 5- to 10-year-old used buyer, and the high hour used buyer. After reading the article, I am not sure one paragraph did each segment justice.
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Dan Crummett
Ahead of the Curve

Unseen Electro-Hydraulics Improve Equipment Handling

Test-mule skid-loader equipped with HydraForce single-system technology provides ride-control, load-leveling, bucket-shake, a “float mode” and pre-set load positioning with in-the-cab joystick settings
By Dan Crummett posted on May 29, 2022 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions
Headlines in the ag equipment world are routinely filled with flashy new products sporting larger capacities, faster field speeds, more accurate application rates and efforts at cleaner, more efficient farming.
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Bob Sinclair’s Personal Advice to Community College Grads

Sinclair Tractor CEO delivers commencement address at Indian Hills Community College
By Bob Sinclair posted on May 24, 2022 | Posted in Department Management, Dealer Succession
You Did It! Each of you is a winner. Each of you is a grinder. You ground through all obstacles these past few years and are sitting here today as a graduate. 
Graduating college is a milestone in your life. This Chapter is done and a new one starts tomorrow.
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Dan Crummett
Ahead of the Curve

Field Tests Underway for Electric Planter

Iowa start-up Salin 247 field testing autonomous electric drive unit for planting in Iowa and Tennessee fields. Prototype machine also offers post-emergence capabilities in spraying and side-dressing.
By Dan Crummett posted on March 27, 2022 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions, Niche Equipment Markets

With a lifetime of farming experience and degrees in agronomy and economics, Dave Krog says he’s trying to whittle variable and fixed costs from today’s equipment outlays with an electric, autonomous drive unit aimed squarely at the 24-row planter.


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