Article: Will anyone own a combine?(leasing of Combines)

Will anyone own a combine? Future Vision 2007

Scott Hazlett, CEO, Machinery Link

Someday, farmers will figure out that combines are meant to be rented, not owned. The construction industry learned that lesson years ago, says Scott Hazlett, CEO of Machinery Link. As a result, most contractors don’t want to own a backhoe—they just lease the equipment, dig their foundations and send the machine back where it came. Machinery is simply another input cost.

Why shouldn't farmers feel the same way about combines he asks. The days when you proved your farming mettle by how many machines you owned are gone. That you think you can build equity ...

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