You can minimize the risks of purchasing used farm machinery by buying from a reputable source and getting the maintenance records.

"A machine can be on the market for two reasons," says Dave Resch, Scott County educator with the University of Minnesota Extension Service. "One is that it's no longer dependable, and the second is that it no longer fits the operation." Resch says the better machinery is generally available when the size of the operation has changed.

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