The time just prior to when machinery is most in use is often the time it brings its highest value. That has certainly been the case with self-propelled sprayers, which would fetch their highest prices of the year between the end of winter and start of the spraying season. Late-model and low-hour sprayers were bringing historically low prices early this winter, and early spring found their values further depressed. Here are four prime examples of that trend.
- A Big Iron online-only sale saw a 2014 Buhler Versatile model SX275 sprayer with 379 hours bring just $76,000 in late April. That sprayer sold with a 90-foot-wide boom, 1,200-gallon stainless steel tank, 275 Cummins diesel, five-speed transmission, hydraulic adjustable axles, air ride suspension, five section shutoffs, and a Norac automatic boom-height adjustment.
- In early April, a John Deere 4830 with 671 hours sold for $139,100 on a tractorhouse.com sale with the machine found in Iowa. That sprayer came with a 100-foot boom, 1,000-gallon stainless steel tank, hydraulic tread adjustment, an on-board air system with marker, and automatic air-spring leveling system.
- A 2011 New Holland model SP.275F sprayer with 1,350 hours sold late in March in North Dakota for $152,000. That sprayer, which sold at a Steffes Auction event, was loaded with a 120-foot-wide boom, 1,400-gallon stainless steel tank, triple nozzle bodies, auto steer, hydraulic axle adjustment, pressure washer, and Trimble 1000 controller.
- A Ritchie Brothers sale in Alberta witnessed a 2013 John Deere 4730 with 617 hours sell for $146,357. That sale came with a 100-foot boom, 800-gallon poly tank, five-nozzle bodies, hydraulic axle adjustment, and a GS3 2630 touch screen display.
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