Another strategy is to hold onto equipment as long as possible, making every repair to keep it running. This may be the least-cost approach, but it also requires a lot of labor and skill to keep combines and tractors running. If your operation increases or decreases in size, you might also need different equipment to meet different challenges. Likewise, a change in cropping mix can mandate an equipment change. They get equipment larger than they really need in most years, figuring in some years the weather will dictate that they have to plant or harvest faster than usual.
Large equipment is kind of like insurance.
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