The April report from the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers also shows that sales of under 40 horsepower tractors are up nearly 11% compared with April of 2016.
Machinery Pete's Quarterly Used Values Index Report for the first quarter of 2017 is at 6.7, compared with 6.6 for the fourth quarter of 2016. Index levels for rural equipment categories were in the 7.0-8.4 range.
The report also shows that year-to-date sales of 2WD 40-100 horsepower tractors were down 3.6%. For the month of March compared with March 2016, sales of 2WD 40 horsepower tractors were up 9.8% and sales of 2WD 40-100 horsepower tractors were up 1.6%.
Most Case IH dealers have a positive outlook about revenue in 2017, especially aftermarket revenue, and many will add tractors 40-100 horsepower and utility vehicles to their lineups.
Current operations functions have been split to form two new divisions, manufacturing and operations. Aftersales and customer support have been reorganized under a new Customer Support Division.
State agencies, local government entities, private nonprofit institutions of higher education and other authorized political subdivisions can purchase equipment using the contract through January 12, 2021.
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