Estimating Farm Machinery Costs - National Ag Risk Education Library

Table 1a. Remaining Salvage Value as Percent of New List Price
30–79 hp Tractor 80–149 hp Tractor 150+ hp Tractor Combine, Forage Harvester
Annual Hours 200 400 600 200 400 600 200 400 600 100 300 500
Age
1 65% 60% 56% 69% 68% 68% 69% 67% 66% 79% 69% 63%
2 59% 54% 50% 62% 62% 61% 61% 59% 58% 67% 58% 52%
3 54% 49% 46% 57% 57% 56% 55% 54% 52% 59% 50% 45%
4 51% 46% 43% 53% 53% 52% 51% 49% 48% 52% 44% 39%
5 48% 43% 40% 50% 49% 49% 47% 45% 44% 47% 39% 34%
6 45% 40% 37% 47% 46% 46% 43% 42% 41% 42% 35% 30%
7 42% 38% 35% 44% 44% 43% 40% 39% 38% 38% 31% 27%
8 40% 36% 33% 42% 41% 41% 38% 36% 35% 35% 28% 24%
9 38% 34% 31% 40% 39% 39% 35% 34% 33% 31% 25% 21%
10 36% 32% 30% 38% 37% 37% 33% 32% 31% 28% 23% 19%
11 35% 31% 28% 36% 35% 35% 31% 30% 29% 26% 20% 17%
12 33% 29% 27% 34% 34% 33% 29% 28% 27% 23% 18% 15%
13 32% 28% 25% 33% 32% 32% 27% 26% 25% 21% 16% 13%
14 30% 27% 24% 31% 31% 30% 25% 24% 24% 19% 14% 12%
15 29% 25% 23% 30% 29% 29% 24% 23% 22% 17% 13% 10%
16 28% 24% 22% 28% 28% 27% 22% 21% 21% 16% 11% 9%
17 26% 23% 21% 27% 27% 26% 21% 20% 19% 14% 10% 8%
18 25% 22% 20% 26% 25% 25% 20% 19% 18% 13% 9% 7%
19 24% 21% 19% 25% 24% 24% 19% 18% 17% 11% 8% 6%
20 23% 20% 18% 24% 23% 23% 17% 17% 16% 10% 7% 5%
Table 1b. Remaining Salvage Value as Percent of New List Price
Machine Age Plows Other Tillage Planter, Drill, Sprayer Mower, Chopper Baler Swather, Rake Vehicle Others
1 47% 61% 65% 47% 56% 49% 42% 69%
2 44% 54% 60% 44% 50% 44% 39% 62%
3 42% 49% 56% 41% 46% 40% 36% 56%
4 40% 45% 53% 39% 42% 37% 34% 52%
5 39% 42% 50% 37% 39% 35% 33% 48%
6 38% 39% 48% 35% 37% 32% 31% 45%
7 36% 36% 46% 33% 34% 30% 30% 42%
8 35% 34% 44% 32% 32% 28% 29% 40%
9 34% 31% 42% 31% 30% 27% 27% 37%
10 33% 30% 40% 30% 28% 25% 26% 35%
11 32% 28% 39% 28% 27% 24% 25% 33%
12 32% 26% 38% 27% 25% 23% 24% 31%
13 31% 24% 36% 26% 24% 21% 24% 29%
14 30% 23% 35% 26% 22% 20% 23% 28%
15 29% 22% 34% 25% 21% 19% 22% 26%
16 29% 20% 33% 24% 20% 18% 21% 25%
17 28% 19% 32% 23% 19% 17% 20% 24%
18 27% 18% 30% 22% 18% 16% 20% 22%
19 27% 17% 29% 22% 17% 16% 19% 21%
20 26% 16% 29% 21% 16% 15% 19% 20%
Source: American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1997.
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