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schmid
Posted 10/8/2021 17:43 (#9259326 - in reply to #9259015)
Subject: RE: Owning a Toolbar NH3 price


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coup - 10/8/2021 12:42

schmid - 10/8/2021 08:39

coup - 10/7/2021 20:14

schmid - 10/7/2021 12:11

coup - 10/5/2021 21:43

neukm - 10/5/2021 19:49

tmrand - 10/5/2021 18:28

$25/ton doesn't keep a bar maintained??

You guys must have high standards.


No, it doesn't. I've owned two different nh3 bars, including currently a 5310. For the amount of anhydrous I use, the $25 is quite a ways under water. Hoses, knives, tires, valves and keeping the flow control system working correctly when running N serve doesn't really come close. Not to even mention the opportunity cost of the initial investment.

Maybe if I would start out with something in better/newer condition it would help, or if it wasn't getting used in heavy silty clay instead of sand like you most likely have, that would make up the snarky difference.



$25 ton would buy a good used toolbar and cover up keep costs as well.



You're smarter than that. It's almost completely dependent on how much you run through it in a year.




Bought CIH 50 ft 5300 NH3 applicator three years ago in Sep for $9000. If sold it today cost per ton to own and upkeep it would be less than zero $ per ton. Cost per ton has nothing to do with amount of tons run through it per year.



What does you buying a piece of equipment in deflated market and reselling in an inflated market have anything to do with applying ammonia? Instead of farming you should be an equipment dealer, sounds like that's easy money.

Has a lot to do with what it costs after using it for several seasons and it brings more than it costs.




This is laughable. So now you're switching over to say that you need to buy and sell equipment at the right time to make the ammonia application equipment pay for itself? Funny stuff.

The $25/acre toolbar credit doesn't pay for the toolbar maintenance unless you're running a lot of tons through it. The 80 tons or so of ammonia I run through a toolbar does not pay. Try to buy a section valve when one starts leaking? How about the hoses and fittings into the cooler? Tires? Knives? Ever had the eye bolt on the lift mechanism break on a 5300? Or abroken shank or a two a year? The reason farmer owned toolbars are even around is because we get tired of dealing with the fertilizer dealers equipment and dealing with them and other farmers on timing.
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