Machinery Pete Podcast
64 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsWelcome to the Machinery Pete Podcast hosted by Greg Peterson, known to the industry as Machinery Pete. For over 30 years, Greg has been a trusted source of knowledge in the farming equipment industry. Starting with a gut feeling, Greg set off to bring more and better data to the agriculture space. He’s been a voice you can trust, no matter where you’re listening or reading.
In this podcast, Greg will be sharing stories and conversations from around the industry. The kinds of conversations that are longer and more meaningful than just a few soundbites. He’ll be adding context and color to stories from good people that make up the agriculture space. He’ll also be sharing the types of insights, trends, farming news and used farm equipment values from around the country that you’ve come to expect from him.
Founded in 1989 by Greg Peterson, Machinery Pete has come a long way since its beginnings in Greg Peterson’s home office in Rochester, Minnesota where he passionately researched, tracked and reported on auction prices. In 2014 Farm Journal and Machinery Pete partnered to provide a more efficient marketplace for buying and selling used ag equipment.
In July of 2015, MachineryPete.com launched its marketplace with leading-edge marketing solutions for dealers, informed and built with the online equipment shopper in mind and creates meaningful connections between buyers and sellers. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.
You can find out more at https://www.machinerypete.com/podcasts
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Episodes
Kansas Farmer to Nationwide Restauranteur – Jason Ingermanson of Solomon, KS
March 11, 2024 22:13 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBMachinery Pete chats with Jason Ingermanson of Solomon, KS whose beautiful line of farm equipment, including a ’22 John Deere X9 1100 combine with only 107 sep. hours, is selling on March 20, 2024 online auction by www.PurpleWave.com. Beyond the auction, we learn of the amazing growing restaurant biz Ingermanson has built since 2011, with 100 locations in 15 states with 3 strong growing brands. We also learn about how Ingermanson is giving back in a HUGE way with a program in cooper...
Rodney Miller – Founder/Host of “Small Town Big Deal” TV Show and Big IHC Collector
February 12, 2024 16:17 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBMachinery Pete chats with Rodney Miller, host of the well-loved TV show “Small Town Big Deal” on RFD-TV and 300 other TV stations across the country. Rodney has deep farming and farm equipment roots, being from Benton, IL where he still has a farming operation. He was also a force behind the growth of Montana Tractors from $3M in annual revenue to $80M+ back in the day, before moving on to CEO position with McCormick. Rodney is a huge IHC tractor and equipment collector and shares m...
Conversation with Aaron McKee – Founder/CEO Purplewave.com
November 17, 2023 21:23 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBMachinery Pete talks fast-moving changes in the auction industry with recent notable consolidations and rapid technological advances. Pete chats with Aaron McKee, Founder/CEO of Purplewave.com, a long time leader in the online only auction space, about their big news last month (Oct. ’23) of a new partnership with Copart, Inc., a worldwide leader in the online auto auction space. [:35] - Machinery Pete’s talks consolidation [11:06] - Interview with Aaron McKee begins [11:45] - Purple Wa...
Tractor Collector Market Trends with Kurt Aumann
October 20, 2023 15:58 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBMachinery Pete catches up with Kurt Aumann, owner of Aumann Vintage Power in Nokomis, IL. Kurt has been one of the foremost auctioneers in the vintage tractor, farm memorabilia, pedal tractors, toy tractors and farm signs space for decades. Kurt and Pete talk about Aumann Vintage Power 5-Day Annual Fall Auction Oct. 22-26 plus the 14 collector auctions they have coming up Oct. 27 – Dec. 3, 2023. [:40] - Machinery Pete’s intro, latest market update [5:48] - Interview with Kurt Auma...
Black Star – New Way to Sell, Find and Appraise Heavy Equipment
July 28, 2023 14:57 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MBMachinery Pete talks about the heavy construction equipment market with Andrew and Mike LeMaster with Black Star, an emerging company with a growing footprint across the U.S. helping folks sell, find and appraise all types of heavy construction equipment. The company aims for a more personal touch in the buying/selling process and utilizes innovative new means to get the word out on their current $27M of heavy equipment listings for sale. www.blackstaraca.com [:40] - Machinery Pete...
Morton Buildings – Repair & Renovation with Jeremiah Fairbanks
June 02, 2023 15:45 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBAntique tractors aren’t the only thing being restored on the farm today. Machinery Pete talks with Jeremiah Fairbanks, General Manager of Repair & Renovation with Morton Buildings about the company’s storied 120-year history dating back to 1903, how it transitioned a few years to a 100% employee-owned company and specifically about the company’s strong and growing focus on the Repair & Renovation aspect of its business. [:40] - Machinery Pete’s intro, equipment market update [4:25...
Jess Settles – Winfield, IA Farmer and College Basketball Legend
March 29, 2023 20:53 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBWith March Madness coming to a head with the NCAA Final Four this week, Machinery Pete talks with Jess Settles – farmer from Winfield, IA and Iowa Hawkeye basketball legend, also TV college basketball analyst on ESPN, Big Ten Network and Fox Sports. Settles talks about growing up on the farm in Winfield, IA, his family’s deep farming roots, his basketball journey that carried him to the University of Iowa and star status in the mid 1990’s. After his playing days ended, Settles trans...
Machinery Pete Advice to Young Farmers + News of New Auction Company – Merit Auctions
February 21, 2023 17:25 - 2 hours - 134 MBMachinery Pete looks back over his 33+ year career and pulls together his best tips and advice to young farmers. Pete also talks with Zach Hiner, Jim Huff and John Probasco with the new auction firm Merit Auctions of Fort Madison, IA. Hiner, Huff and Probasco have over 100 years experience in the auction biz. They already have 10 auctions on the books, including a huge Feb. 28, 2023 online sale for Ag Pro, a large John Deere dealer in Ohio, Georgia and the southeast U.S. [:40] - Ma...
North Prairie Butchery in Faulkton, SD – The Dream Becoming Reality
November 18, 2022 19:19 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBThe story of North Prairie Butchery in Faulkton, SD, the dream project coming into reality of Troy Hadrick, a 5th generation cattle rancher in northeast South Dakota. Hadrick recently received a $2.2M grant from the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program to build a 25/day head beef/pork/bison processing facility in Faulkton, SD to help expand our country’s pinched meat and poultry processing capacity and increase diversity in our nation’s food supply chain. Momentum is buildi...
Gary & Julie Peterson of Beresford, SD Reflect on Farming Career and Upcoming Auction Nov. 26
November 04, 2022 15:27 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBMachinery Pete visits with Gary and Julie Peterson in their farm shop in Beresford, SD in advance of their upcoming, highly-anticipated John Deere collector tractor auction November 26, 2022 in Lennox, SD by Westra Auction Land & Realty featuring the Peterson’s (6) rare open station 40 and 50 Series John Deere tractors. Gary and Julie share the story of their farming career and talk about how their tractor collecting got started, what drove it and how they are feeling as sale day ap...
TheAirSeederChick – Devin Marcin with Quality Drills
September 22, 2022 15:17 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBMachinery Pete conversation with Devin Marcin, Operations Mgr. with Quality Drills in Windsor, Colorado. Devin is known as “TheAirSeederChick” on Instagram. Marcin tells of her journey from growing up in the non-ag world of suburban Denver, CO into the hands dirty world of customizing and optimizing farmer’s used John Deere air seeders and planters throughout the U.S., Canada, even down under to Australia with Quality Drills. (www.qualitydrills.com) [:34] - Machinery Pete’s intro ...
When Will The Other Shoe Drop? Machinery Pete on Future of Used Farm Equipment Values
September 06, 2022 20:02 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBMachinery Pete has been asked a growing number of times throughout 2022, “Pete, when will the other shoe drop with used equipment values and how far will they fall?” Pete tackles this question head-on diving deep into multiple sources of market data and relevant anecdotal stories and comes out with an answer that will surprise many if not most in the ag space. [1:11] - Machinery Pete’s intro - “When will the next shoe drop?” [3:55] - Iowa farmers sell Peterbilts for more than what...
BigIron and Sullivan Auctioneers Combine Forces in Monster Deal This Week
August 04, 2022 20:30 - 52 minutes - 48.7 MBMachinery Pete talks with guests Mark Stock of BigIron.com and Dan Sullivan with Sullivan Auctioneers about the mega deal announced this week that saw BigIron acquire Sullivan Auctioneers. The two dominant online auction companies in the farm machinery/land space combine forces looking to better serve their sellers with an even greater reach. [:23] - Machinery Pete’s intro - celebrating anniversaries and the BigIron/Sullivan deal [4:09] - Conversation with Mark Stock and Dan Sulli...
Missouri Farmer Selling (5) IHC 2+2 Tractors on Machinery Pete July 19 Online Auction – Including 1st 6788 made!
July 12, 2022 16:36 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBGary Perkins of Green City, MO is selling (6) IHC/Farmall Tractors on July 19 Machinery Pete Monthly Online Auction, including (5) more rare “2+2” models, one of which is the very 1st IHC 6788 ever made, a 1981 model with only 2,657 actual hours on it. Pete interviews Gary about his amazing 6788 and also his IHC 6588, 3788, pair of 6388’s and his 1955 Farmall 300, all selling on the July 19 Machinery Pete Monthly Online Auction. [:38] - Preview of 7/19 auction, interview tease [4:...
Massey Ferguson 175 Year History – 1847 – 2022
July 06, 2022 21:03 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBMachinery Pete talks Massey Ferguson History, as in the 175 Year Anniversary dating back to 1847. Special guests from Massey Ferguson join Pete, Darren Parker, VP of Massey Ferguson North America, and Adam Sills, Marketing Product Specialist, Tractors. A cool opportunity is discussed for proud Massey Ferguson tractor owners to potentially have their prize Massey displayed at the 2022 Farm Progress Show in Boone, IA at the Massey Ferguson exhibit. [1:50] - Market update - recent auction pri...
Bernie Poore – Retired John Deere Engineer and His 1982 Model 4640 Tractor with 1,857 Hours
June 13, 2022 16:45 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBMachinery Pete talks with Bernie Poore, retired John Deere Engineer, about his 1982 John Deere 4640 tractor with only 1,857 hours selling on June 21st Machinery Pete Monthly Online Auction and his 2005 Chevrolet 3500 Silverado dually 4x4 crew cab with only 55,906 miles also selling on the June 21 online auction. Bernie and Pete talk about Poore’s 41-year engineering career with John Deere, which began in 1965 working on 4020 tractors up through the 8000/9000 Series tractors, in addi...
Joel Everitt – 3rd Generation Auctioneer From Strawberry Point, IA
April 27, 2022 15:35 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBMachinery Pete’s conversation with Joel Everitt of the legendary Everitt auction/farm equipment family of Strawberry Point, IA. Joel’s grandfather started out in the 1950’s and was followed into biz by Joel’s father Jerry. Pete and Joel talk about the amazingly HOT current used farm equipment market and all the changes to the auction biz over the years, including rapid change since the pandemic hit in 2020. [:43] - Used equipment market update for March/April [11:59] - Interview w...
Neil Messick – 3rd Generation Farm Equipment Dealer From Pennsylvania Who is Rocking Youtube
April 09, 2022 14:27 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBMachinery Pete highlights recent strong auction sale prices from the northeastern U.S. and stays with the northeastern ag focus for a conversation with guest Neil Messick, 3rd generation farm equipment dealer with Messick’s Farm Equipment, a 5-location Case IH / New Holland / Kubota dealer in southeast Pennsylvania. Neil is the driving force behind Messick’s huge Youtube audience with over 106,000 subscribers and over 800 videos posted on a wonderful array of topics that result in h...
Inventor of The TireGrabber – Alberta Farmer Darcy Goossen
February 11, 2022 14:36 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBMachinery Pete talks with farmer Darcy Goossen from Ferintosh, Alberta, Canada, inventor of the TireGrabber: the award-winning and head-turning, easy, new, safe way to change large ag tires. [:34] - Machinery Pete previews his upcoming farm show appearances [3:51] - Equipment market update [9:10] - Introduction to interview with Darcy Goosen. [11:10] - Interview begins, first TireGrabber sale, how Darcy got the idea [15:52] - Simple design; positive customer reviews [25:22] - ...
The Drago Corn Head Story – Continuing Growth
January 18, 2022 18:58 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBMachinery Pete has a conversation with Dustin Bollig, VP Sales/Marketing Dir. with Dragotec USA, the North American distributor of Drago corn heads. Bollig relays the tale of how his family brought the Italian made corn head, which dates back to 1954, over to the U.S. and their Fenton, IA farm/factory in 2001 and the explosive growth the company has been seeing and reasons behind the growth. [:31] - Machinery Pete’s latest on the used equipment market [7:52] - Interview with Dusti...
Machinery Pete Conversation with John Phipps, well-known Ag Broadcaster/Writer/Farmer
December 17, 2021 17:39 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBPete gives update on the red-hot farm equipment market and then welcomes guest John Phipps, former host of US Farm Report TV show and current eastern Illinois farmer and columnist/contributor to Farm Journal, Top Producer, AgWeb.com, to the podcast for a fun wide-ranging conversation including what to do about China, the supply chain issue, the issue of small rural farming communities pulling apart and what can be done, and a look into John’s Engineering roots and early days as a Nu...
Erin Holbert: Young Indiana Woman Returns to Family Farm – Builds Her Own Brand/Biz
December 03, 2021 20:10 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBMachinery Pete stops in Dana, IN to interview Erin Holbert on the family farm she returned to a couple of years ago. From the cab of their John Deere 8420 tractor back in October 2019 Holbert created her own online clothing store, “Heart of the Midwest”, which has grown rapidly. Holbert proceeded in short order to build massive social media and Youtube followings, now with nearly 60,000 Youtube subscribers. Impressive American entrepreneurial spirit at work in the heartland. [:33] - Previe...
Alan Hoskins – President of American Farm Mortgage & Financial Services
November 23, 2021 16:18 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBPete talks with his friend made on the auction trail years ago, Alan Hoskins, President of American Farm Mortgage & Financial Services. Pete and Alan talk about current challenges and opportunities in farm country, including tips and advice for young folks looking to get into farming, ag lending or any new career. Pete and Alan have an in depth talk about the Power of Listening. [:50] - Today’s topic - listening and preview of Alan Hoskins [7:07] - Interview begins [10:23] - What Alan lo...
New Book “Tractor Wars – John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester and the Birth of American Agriculture”
November 09, 2021 14:29 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBMachinery Pete interviews Neil Dahlstrom, Manager of Archives and History for John Deere about his new book, “Tractor Wars – John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester and the Birth of American Agriculture.” Dahlstrom shares fascinating stories from the period 100+ years ago on the race for dominance and relevance in the burgeoning new American market for farm tractors. Pete also provides a recap of a November 6, 2021 farm retirement he filmed for his TV show in Keymar, MD….according t...
Consolidation in Farm Auction Industry
November 02, 2021 14:32 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBMachinery Pete highlights the growing trend of consolidation in the farm auction industry and talks with Dan Sullivan and Allen Henslin about Sullivan Auctioneers (Illinois) recent acquisition of Henslin Auctions, Inc. of Minnesota. Pete also touches on consolidation in the farm equipment dealer sector. [:33] - Machinery Pete farm equipment market update [4:44] - Today’s topic - consolidation in the ag sector [9:35] - Conversation with Allen Henslin and Dan Sullivan begins [10:1...
Machinery Pete Equipment Market Update: On Fire Year-End 2021
October 12, 2021 17:58 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBMachinery Pete talks through the historic year 2021 has been in the farm equipment market, providing key examples that spotlight the trend of RISING used values and the why behind rising values. A tribute to Brice Volker at the end of the episode. Volker, from Auburn, Neb., passed away 10/2/21 at age 38 suddenly and unexpectedly. Volker was deeply connected in the farm equipment world online and in farm circles and in the auction industry. [:40] - Machinery Pete teases the market update in...
Easton Halverson's 1966 Oliver 1950 FWA Tractor - Grand Champion at '21 Iowa State Fair Annual FFA Restoration Competition
September 09, 2021 21:19 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBStory of Easton Halverson of Claremont, IA - now two-time Grand Champion of Iowa State Fair Annual FFA Tractor Restoration Competition. Halverson just won the '21 competition with his beautiful 1966 Oliver 1950 FWA, which is now for sale to help pay for medical school for Easton: https://www.machinerypete.com/details/100-174-hp/1966/oliver/1950/20412162 He also took top honors in 2019 with his restored 1966 Oliver 1850 2WD. [:40] - Machinery Pete talks about the launch of monthl...
Carson Kahler - 20-Year-Old Ag Youtube Star - 6th Gen Farmer
June 09, 2021 18:10 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBMachinery Pete talks with 20-year-old ag Youtube star Carson Kahler who has nearly 11,000 subscribers to his "6th Gen Farmer" Youtube channel which he started 3 years ago. Kahler will be a Senior this Fall at South Dakota State University studying multiple Ag Programs and is a Sales intern this summer with C&B Operations at their Jackson, MN store location. [:58] - Machinery Pete sets up this episode’s topic and interview [4:46] - Interview with Carson Kahler begins [7:18] - Carson’s ear...
Illinois Man Starting Truck & Tractor Show in His Hometown + Market Report From Pete
May 06, 2021 03:09 - 44 minutes - 41 MBMachinery Pete gives an update on the farm equipment market (on fire) + cool story of an Illinois man working to start up a new Truck & Tractor Show in his hometown of Neponset, IL. The event is scheduled for June 26, 2021. [:30] - Machinery Pete teases today’s interview [3:08] - Used values continue to go up, what that means for now + the future [12:18] - Interview with Rodney Benett begins [13:45] - The idea behind the Truck & Tractor Show [15:55] - How to reach out and get involved ...
Thad Shively Reflects on Career in Farm Equipment Dealer Biz
March 25, 2021 19:35 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBMachinery Pete talks with Thad Shively, Dir. of Pre-Owned Inventory for C&B Operations, a 37-store John Deere dealership with stores in MN, IA, SD, WY, MT and ID. Shively is retiring in April '21 after a lifetime in the farm equipment dealer biz. Thad and Pete talk about the current farm equipment market, trends and cycles over the decades, where the farm equipment has been and where it’s headed. Shively also shares his key takeaways/truths from 30+ years in the farm equipment biz a...
Words of Wisdom Remembered From Interview with 97-Year-Old Farm Equipment Dealer 10 Years Ago
February 23, 2021 22:07 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBMachinery Pete shares his memories from, as well as the full interview he did 10 years ago this month (Feb. 2011) in Wyoming, IL with then 97-year-old Joe Colgan. Joe got into the farm equipment biz in 1933, went to work for John Deere in 1937 and became a John Deere dealer in 1947. Joe Colgan passed 4/28/15 at the age of 101, but his words of wisdom still hold true today. [:28] - Machinery Pete shares some notes on the used equipment market [3:20] - The passing of time, intro of ...
Emotions of Your Farm Retirement Auction - Before, During and After
February 02, 2021 23:05 - 56 minutes - 52 MBMachinery Pete talks with Marshalltown, IA farmer David McCubbin about his online farm retirement auction on December 16, 2020. Pete and David talk about the emotions and planning involved from start to finish and beyond the sale....how does it feel when all the machinery is gone and your shed is empty? [:45] - Machinery Pete sets up today’s topic - retirement auctions [2:13] - The shift away from auctions’ negative connotations [5:20] - Introduction of guest, David McCubbin [11...
Vermeer - 50 Year Anniversary of Invention of Large Round Baler
January 08, 2021 15:05 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB50 years ago this week, on January 6, 1971, Vermeer Corp. of Pella, IA introduced the first large round baler to the ag industry. Pete talks with Jason Andringa, President/CEO of Vermeer and also grandson of company founder (founded 1948) Gary Vermeer about how the large round baler came to be. Pete, Andringa and Mark Core, Exec. VP, also talk about how Vermeer has handled the pandemic as well as how the company rebounded from the devastating 2018 tornado at their Pella, IA factory....
Vermeer - 50 Year Anniversary of Invention of Round Baler
January 08, 2021 15:05 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB50 years ago this week, on January 6, 1971, Vermeer Corp. of Pella, IA introduced the first round baler to the ag industry. Pete talks with Jason Andringa, President/CEO of Vermeer and also grandson of company founder (founded 1948) Gary Vermeer about how the round baler came to be. Pete, Andringa and Mark Core, Exec. VP, also talk about how Vermeer has handled the pandemic as well as how the company rebounded from the devastating 2018 tornado at their Pella, IA factory.
Dealer Pays -1% Interest (They Pay You!) To Farmers Buying Used Combines in Unique New Program
November 25, 2020 22:43 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBMachinery Pete talks with Kurt Miller, Director of Used Equipment for Heritage Tractor, a 21-store John Deere dealership in MO, AR, KS, NE and OK, about their unique new -1% Finance Program (They Pay You!) on any of 65 used combines they have for sale. Since the program started three weeks ago, they've already sold 22 combines. Pete and Kurt also talk about the latest trends in the farm equipment market through the crazy year of 2020. Pete ends the episode with a shout-out to an in...
Young Nebraska Man's Tractor Drawing Business Taking Off
October 15, 2020 18:39 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBMicah Moulin of Adams, NE is a busy young man with a full time job and a cool growing business, "Moulin Farm Art and Repair." His unique pencil drawings (now paint as well) of tractors, trucks and farm scenes have caught on in a big way with special commission orders coming in from around the country. Hear how it all got started for Micah and where his passion for drawing comes from. [2:30] - Machinery Pete sets up his conversation with Micah Moulin [6:12] - Interview with Micah b...
1971 IHC 1066 Tractor sold at auction last week for $86,100 (1st one made!), Pete talks the collector tractor market with auctioneer Kurt Aumann
September 28, 2020 22:45 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBMachinery Pete and auctioneer Kurt Aumann with Aumann Vintage Power of Nokomis, IL discuss the collector tractor market, including the 1971 IHC 1066 (1st one made!) with 2,993 original hours Aumann sold it for a new record price of $86,100 on a 9/22/20 collector auction in Iowa. Aumann tells stories on the following record price setting tractors he's sold over the years (IHC 1468 for $52,000 in Kansas in 2017; John Deere 4000 gas Power Shift for $82,500 in Minnesota in 2015; Oliver ...
1992 John Deere 4760 with 3.6 Hours and 1988 John Deere 4450 with 256 Hours on 10/28/20 Auction in Saskatchewan. Story on the tractors
September 10, 2020 14:26 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBMachinery Pete gets the scoop on the story behind the 1992 John Deere 4760 tractor with only 3.6 actual hours on the Raptor Enterprises auction October 28, 2020 in Speers, SK by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. Also, a 1988 John Deere 4450 2WD with only 256 hours is on this sale. Pete talks with Brendan Kramer, Territory Manager with Ritchie Bros., to get the story behind these tractors + other barn finds on this auction, with why and how the equipment has hardly any hours. [:35] - Machi...
Auction Price Data Now FREE at MachineryPete.com + Big Ohio Dealer Auction
August 11, 2020 18:08 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBMachinery Pete talks about the big announcement last week about making the Auction Price Data FREE at www.MachineryPete.com. Over 726,000 sale prices on ALL types of farm and construction equipment, updated daily. Pete also spotlights an upcoming market-setting auction for used Combines, the August 17, 2020 absolute online dealer inventory reduction auction for Ag-Pro John Deere dealership locations in Ohio, over 40 Combines on this auction. [:30] - Machinery Pete teases interview ...
Iowa Farmer Jeff Ryan, aka "Guy No. 2" - Survived Brain Surgery Awake on the Table to Become Loved Ag Writer
July 23, 2020 22:02 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBPete talks with his friend Jeff Ryan, farmer/writer from Cresco, IA. Ryan is known as "Guy No. 2" for his long-time online blog/columns about life and farming in northeast Iowa, always with a humorist slant that brings a smile. Or a tear. Ryan tells Pete about overcoming the Essential Tremor he grew up with and how an incredible brain surgery in 1998 - while he was awake on the table, changed his life. Guy No. 2 has been known to drive his yellow dune buggy on Christmas Day around C...
Huge Sinclair Tractor Online Dealer Auction 6/30/20
July 09, 2020 19:25 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBMachinery Pete talks with Bob Sinclair, owner of Sinclair Tractor, and auctioneer Dan Sullivan with Sullivan Auctioneers about Sinclair Tractor's huge absolute online dealer auction in southeast Iowa on June 30, 2020 that featured 80+ late model farm equipment items, including 20 John Deere S680 combines. Pete also touches on some eye-opening latest search traffic stats and sales data on smaller HP tractors, ATVS/UTVS and garden tractors, way UP due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [:42] ...
Story of the Silver Bullet Flying Combine from the 1980's
June 17, 2020 19:30 - 1 hour - 64 MBStory behind the famous Silver Bullet Flying Combine from the mid to late 1980's, seen at tons of fairs and shows all over the country + in the movie "Race Against the Harvest" starring Wayne Rogers from TV show M.A.S.H. Machinery Pete talks with Gail Brookins of West Fargo, ND, who along with husband Ernie Brookins built and operated the Silver Bullet Flying Combine. Gail shares amazing stories from the road of the Silver Bullet. [:40] - Machinery Pete sets up what might be his favorite ...
Ontario Farmer and Twitter Star Andy Pasztor - #AndyClean
May 29, 2020 17:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MBMachinery Pete has a fun conversation with rising star in the #AgTwitter world, Ontario farmer Andy Pasztor (@apasztor82 on Twitter), known as #AndyClean for the wonderfully obsessive way he cleans and shines farm equipment. [:41] - Social media talk and Machinery Pete’s start in it [5:00] - Starting a YouTube channel [11:20] - Spring Price Slasher Sale [12:50] - Interview with Andy Pasztor begins [19:03] - #AndyClean [25:00] - About Andy’s Dad, a gift from John Deere & Twitte...
Personalizing the Farm Equipment You Sell = $$
May 06, 2020 15:30 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBMachinery Pete talks about the opportunity he's seen for a number of years now: when selling farm equipment, personalize it to make it worth more $$. Pete shares successful examples of this that he's seen over recent years whether sellers were dealers, auction firms or private farmer sellers. [:46] - Machinery Pete talks about his love for the personal nature of the farm equipment business [2:15] - Our willingness to change and adapt to changes around us [6:00] - Why you should p...
Story Behind Like-New 1977 John Deere 4430 Tractor - Star of 2020 National Farm Machinery Show
April 20, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBMachinery Pete learns the story of the beautiful, looked-like-new 1977 John Deere 4430 tractor that was the star of the 2020 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY this past mid February at the John Deere exhibit. Pete talks with owner Don Cummings of Seymour, IN about his 4430, its unique history and the amazing reaction the tractor elicited at the Louisville farm show. Cummings is now considering selling his prize 4430. [:43] - Machinery Pete talks the John Deere 4430 and...
Coronavirus Ag Update: Pete Talks with Trucker, Auctioneer, Equipment Dealer and Farmer in Rural Virus Hotspot
April 01, 2020 17:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBMachinery Pete takes a spin around farm country to get the pulse on how the coronavirus situation has been affecting the ag scene the past couple weeks. Pete talks with a Trucker from Iowa, an auctioneer from Minnesota who just had two big online farm sales, a friend from the farming town of Fairmont, MN, which has 9 + coronavirus cases, and a farm equipment dealer from Missouri. Pete also provides the latest update on used equipment pricing. [:43] - Machinery Pete teases his four ...
Machinery Pete talks COVID-19 virus and the immense impact on the farm auction industry
March 18, 2020 18:05 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBMachinery Pete talks about the COVID-19 virus and the immense impact on the farm auction industry. Pete walks us through the past week day by day as auction firms dealt with unprecedented challenges and rose to meet them to serve both buyer and seller. Pete interviews auctioneers Dan Sullivan with Sullivan Auctioneers (IL) and Allen Henslin with Henslin Auctions (MN) about what the past week has been like. Pete also comments on how used farm equipment values held up over this challe...
Machinery Pete Talks Ag Equipment Engineering with President of CLAAS Omaha, Inc.
March 04, 2020 19:00 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBEngineering is our topic, specifically the field of farm equipment engineering. Machinery Pete wishes he'd have known more about engineering when he was young. Pete talks with Maury Salz, President of CLAAS Omaha, Inc. about their new award winning CLAAS Lexion 8000-7000 Series Combines, but more in depth about the field of Engineering and the myriad career paths forward. Salz went from building tractors and farm equipment to building helicopters before hopping back into the farm eq...
History of Allis-Chalmers - AGCO
February 19, 2020 17:55 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBTim Brannon, owner of B&G Equipment in Paris, TN has been involved with Allis-Chalmers and AGCO equipment his whole life, even before becoming a dealer in 1978. Brannon shares his wealth of knowledge, history and amazing stories on the iconic Allis Chalmers brand. Even avid AC lovers will learn a lot from this conversation! [1:32] - Tractor of the Week [6:44] - Interview with Tim Brannon begins [8:10] - Tim shares stories about his upbringing, his family’s farm and how B&G Equipm...
Iowa Family Collects Vintage John Deere Combines
February 05, 2020 14:05 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBMachinery Pete shares the story of an Iowa family that collects vintage John Deere combines, sometimes very rare ones, to go along with their antique tractor and farm implement collections. [1:20] - Tractor of the Week [5:25] - Machinery Pete previews interview with Travis Mullenger and Russ Bruhn [7:08] - Interview begins [16:25] - The story behind an unusual 1995 Crawler [12:05] - What do people say about Travis’ collection? [17:44] - When did the family start collecting an...