New Tires for Used Farm Equipment 

Used farm machinery sales are booming, according to a state of the market report released last week by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).  The group’s economists say interest in used equipment is being fueled by the downturn in commodity prices, changes in government incentives that drove many new machinery purchases over the past few years, and a flood of traded-in equipment purchased during the recent up cycle.

Talking to the Next Generation of Farmers 

As part of our first-year sponsorship of the National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA), company representatives attended several tractor pulls this year to talk to today’s generation of farmers as well as the next. 

Flotation Tires and Manure Hauling 

Phillip McLain is a sharp analyst.  He tracks his stock picks on his Android phone as he walks through his family’s oilseed crushing operation near Statesville, NC. He has a running knowledge of farms up and down the roads that connect the 5,000 acres of cropland that he and his family operate.  

Selling Skid Steer Tires

Quentin Martin, owner of Martin’s Tire & Alignment in Narvon, PA, serves a 150-mile radius around his store and does a robust business in skid steer tires.  We asked him about his business and the latest trends in this product segment:

Q.  What types of skid steer tires are your customers primarily interested in?

“The demand that we see is pretty much in three tread designs:

• More of a turf design for lawn and garden applications;
• Your hard-surface design exemplified by the Galaxy Hulk.
• And the standard skid steer, like the Galaxy Beefy Baby or Muddy Buddy.