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Welcome to the Machinery Pete Podcast hosted by Greg Peterson, known to the industry as Machinery Pete. For over 30 years, Greg has been a trusted source of knowledge in the farming equipment industry. Starting with a gut feeling, Greg set off to bring more and better data to the agriculture space. He’s been a voice you can trust, no matter where you’re listening or reading.

In this podcast, Greg will be sharing stories and conversations from around the industry. The kinds of conversations that are longer and more meaningful than just a few soundbites. He’ll be adding context and color to stories from good people that make up the agriculture space. He’ll also be sharing the types of insights, trends, farming news and used farm equipment values from around the country that you’ve come to expect from him.

Founded in 1989 by Greg Peterson, Machinery Pete has come a long way since its beginnings in Greg Peterson’s home office in Rochester, Minnesota where he passionately researched, tracked and reported on auction prices. In 2014 Farm Journal and Machinery Pete partnered to provide a more efficient marketplace for buying and selling used ag equipment.

In July of 2015, MachineryPete.com launched its marketplace with leading-edge marketing solutions for dealers, informed and built with the online equipment shopper in mind and creates meaningful connections between buyers and sellers. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

You can find out more at https://www.machinerypete.com/podcasts

Copyright: © 2019 Farm Journal Media

Latest Episodes:

Story of the Silver Bullet Flying Combine from the 1980's Jun 17, 2020

Show notes

Story behind the famous Silver Bullet Flying Combine from the mid to late 1980's, seen at tons of fairs and shows all over the country + in the movie "Race Against the Harvest" starring Wayne Rogers from TV show M.A.S.H. Machinery Pete talks with Gail Brookins of West Fargo, ND, who along with husband Ernie Brookins built and operated the Silver Bullet Flying Combine. Gail shares amazing stories from the road of the Silver Bullet.

[:40] - Machinery Pete sets up what might be his favorite interview
[3:38] - Interview with Gail Brookins begins
[4:20] - Building the Silver Bullet
[8:40] - Testing and preparing the Flying Combine for shows
[12:03] - Coors Light and the Silver Bullet
[13:55] - The first jump
[17:00] - How Gail and Ernie met and how they got into demolitions
[24:04] - Reaction to the first jump
[36:45] -The Silver Bullet on the silver screen
[43:15] - “Track Attack”
[49:58] - “Tranzilla”
[56:08] - Inventions and patents
[1:05:33] - Looking back on the traveling years
[1:07:22] - Final words from Machinery Pete

Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from its humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to the Machinery Pete Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Ontario Farmer and Twitter Star Andy Pasztor - #AndyClean May 29, 2020

Show notes

Machinery Pete has a fun conversation with rising star in the #AgTwitter world, Ontario farmer Andy Pasztor (@apasztor82 on Twitter), known as #AndyClean for the wonderfully obsessive way he cleans and shines farm equipment.

[:41] - Social media talk and Machinery Pete’s start in it
[5:00] - Starting a YouTube channel
[11:20] - Spring Price Slasher Sale
[12:50] - Interview with Andy Pasztor begins
[19:03] - #AndyClean
[25:00] - About Andy’s Dad, a gift from John Deere & Twitter networking
[32:35] - Andy’s cleaning process
[36:30] - Field of Dreams
[46:38] - Final words from Machinery Pete

Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from its humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to the Machinery Pete Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Personalizing the Farm Equipment You Sell = $$ May 06, 2020

Show notes

Machinery Pete talks about the opportunity he's seen for a number of years now: when selling farm equipment, personalize it to make it worth more $$. Pete shares successful examples of this that he's seen over recent years whether sellers were dealers, auction firms or private farmer sellers.

[:46] - Machinery Pete talks about his love for the personal nature of the farm equipment business
[2:15] - Our willingness to change and adapt to changes around us
[6:00] - Why you should personalize what you’re selling
[8:20] - A story of a how Machinery Pete inspired the Hatfields
[11:00] - Clip of Larry Hatfield talking about his tractor
[13:45] - Interview with Matt Sullivan of Sullivan Auctioneers
[24:25] - Importance of putting name, face and story with a piece of equipment
[32:40] - Sell It Yourself advice
[35:30] - How video helped sell equipment for high prices at auction
[45:11] - Final words from Machinery Pete

Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from its humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to the Machinery Pete Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Story Behind Like-New 1977 John Deere 4430 Tractor - Star of 2020 National Farm Machinery Show Apr 20, 2020

Show notes

Machinery Pete learns the story of the beautiful, looked-like-new 1977 John Deere 4430 tractor that was the star of the 2020 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY this past mid February at the John Deere exhibit. Pete talks with owner Don Cummings of Seymour, IN about his 4430, its unique history and the amazing reaction the tractor elicited at the Louisville farm show. Cummings is now considering selling his prize 4430.

[:43] - Machinery Pete talks the John Deere 4430 and recent sale prices
[4:40] - Sounds from an auction sale of a 1977 4430
[7:43] - Interview with Don Cummings begins
[8:51] - How Don’s tractor was featured in a calendar shoot
[29:38] - Don’s experience with John Deere at the National Farm Machinery Show
[33:08] - A life event involving Don’s 4430
[41:25] - How his tractor got a chrome pipe
[59:55] - Don’s father Jim’s influence
[1:08:27] - Final words from Machinery Pete

Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from its humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to the Machinery Pete Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Coronavirus Ag Update: Pete Talks with Trucker, Auctioneer, Equipment Dealer and Farmer in Rural Virus Hotspot Apr 01, 2020

Show notes

Machinery Pete takes a spin around farm country to get the pulse on how the coronavirus situation has been affecting the ag scene the past couple weeks. Pete talks with a Trucker from Iowa, an auctioneer from Minnesota who just had two big online farm sales, a friend from the farming town of Fairmont, MN, which has 9 + coronavirus cases, and a farm equipment dealer from Missouri. Pete also provides the latest update on used equipment pricing.

[:43] - Machinery Pete teases his four interviews
[2:28] - Used values still going strong
[4:13] - Recent online auction sale prices
[11:09] - Interview with trucker Les Yaw about life on the road
[23:33] - Interview with Matt Maring on online auctions
[34:16] - Interview with Kevin Kahler on coronavirus affecting a small town in Minnesota
[39:33] - Interview with Kurt Miller of Heritage Tractor and current dealership life
[49:26] - Final words from Machinery Pete

Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from its humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to the Machinery Pete Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Machinery Pete talks COVID-19 virus and the immense impact on the farm auction industry Mar 18, 2020

Show notes

Machinery Pete talks about the COVID-19 virus and the immense impact on the farm auction industry. Pete walks us through the past week day by day as auction firms dealt with unprecedented challenges and rose to meet them to serve both buyer and seller. Pete interviews auctioneers Dan Sullivan with Sullivan Auctioneers (IL) and Allen Henslin with Henslin Auctions (MN) about what the past week has been like. Pete also comments on how used farm equipment values held up over this challenging week.

[:30] - Impact of Coronavirus on auction market
[2:00] - March 11 - right before the world changed
[11:00] - Updates on auctions moving online
[20:31] - Interview with Dan Sullivan begins
[26:10] - Dan previews upcoming sales
[28:53] - Allen Henslin interview begins
[30:20] - Henslin’s upcoming sales
[32:10] - How are the crowds at auctions?
[40:10] - Final words from Machinery Pete

Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from its humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to the Machinery Pete Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Machinery Pete Talks Ag Equipment Engineering with President of CLAAS Omaha, Inc. Mar 04, 2020

Show notes

Engineering is our topic, specifically the field of farm equipment engineering. Machinery Pete wishes he'd have known more about engineering when he was young. Pete talks with Maury Salz, President of CLAAS Omaha, Inc. about their new award winning CLAAS Lexion 8000-7000 Series Combines, but more in depth about the field of Engineering and the myriad career paths forward. Salz went from building tractors and farm equipment to building helicopters before hopping back into the farm equipment space. Salz tells Pete about an exciting upcoming event and learning opportunity, ASABE's Annual AIM event in Omaha, Neb. July 13 -15, 2020. A great chance for young folks interested in Engineering to learn more about the industry.

[1:13] - Machinery Pete tees up the episode’s topic of engineering
[4:36] - Tractor of the Week
[11:46] - Why it’s great to be an engineer
[13:07] - Interview with Maury Salz begins
[13:40] - About ASABE’s AIM 2020
[19:08] - How Maury got into engineering
[20:35] - Maury’s work on helicopters before returning to ag
[26:35] - Advice about engineering
[31:40] - Interpreting requirements to find solutions for the final product
[35:15] - The many subsystems of farm equipment
[37:46] - Features of the new Claas combines
[48:15] - The future of farming
[53:10] - Final words from Machinery Pete

Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from its humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to the Machinery Pete Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

History of Allis-Chalmers - AGCO Feb 19, 2020

Show notes

Tim Brannon, owner of B&G Equipment in Paris, TN has been involved with Allis-Chalmers and AGCO equipment his whole life, even before becoming a dealer in 1978. Brannon shares his wealth of knowledge, history and amazing stories on the iconic Allis Chalmers brand. Even avid AC lovers will learn a lot from this conversation!

[1:32] - Tractor of the Week
[6:44] - Interview with Tim Brannon begins
[8:10] - Tim shares stories about his upbringing, his family’s farm and how B&G Equipment started
[11:56] - Tim’s start at Allis-Chalmers
[13:18] - Women led the way along with creative marketing techniques for Allis Chalmers sales
[22:20] - AC history and their competition with Ford and partnership with Firestone
[27:15] - Different divisions of Allis-Chalmers, involvement of Nikola Tesla
[32:00] - AC’s all-crop harvester
[41:10] - Hard times befall the Allis-Chalmers brand
[47:40] - Founding of AGCO, AC brand changes
[1:04:00] - Gleaner history
[1:11:22] - Loretta Lynn’s dude ranch
[1:24:03] - Final words from Machinery Pete

Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from its humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to the Machinery Pete Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Iowa Family Collects Vintage John Deere Combines Feb 05, 2020

Show notes

Machinery Pete shares the story of an Iowa family that collects vintage John Deere combines, sometimes very rare ones, to go along with their antique tractor and farm implement collections.

[1:20] - Tractor of the Week
[5:25] - Machinery Pete previews interview with Travis Mullenger and Russ Bruhn
[7:08] - Interview begins
[16:25] - The story behind an unusual 1995 Crawler
[12:05] - What do people say about Travis’ collection?
[17:44] - When did the family start collecting and what intrigued them to collect?
[21:49] - What Travis looks for in machines to add to his collection
[26:30] - The types of implements people collect
[30:35] - Travis touches on his work at Horizon Equipment in Audobon, IA
[31:48] - Final words from Machinery Pete

Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from its humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to the Machinery Pete Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Ohio Hall of Fame Auctioneer Kevin Wendt Jan 22, 2020

Show notes

Machinery Pete sits down with Ohio Hall of Fame auctioneer Kevin Wendt, owner of The Wendt Group and also Showpig.com. Kevin talks about his auction career, building these two growing businesses and also about how they purposefully give back in powerful ways, changing many lives for the better in the process.

[:49] – Machinery Pete previews his interview with Kevin Wendt
[4:54] - Tractor of the Week
[7:25] - Interview with Kevin Wendt begins
[8:14] - How Kevin got started with the Wendt Group and Showpig.com
[16:25] - Kevin’s auctioneer influences
[19:26] - How Kevin got into auctions instead of becoming a farmer
[21:43] - The Showpig.com All-Star Camp
[29:22] - The Hopewell Project
[42:08] - Where will the auction industry be in 20 years?
[50:12] - How to apply for the Showpig.com All-Star Camp
[52:48] - Final words from Machinery Pete

Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from its humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to the Machinery Pete Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

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