NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY A PLATFORM AN OVERSUPPLY OFGOOD USED PLATFORMS AND PREFERENCE FOR DRAPER UNITS DRIVE DOWN THE PRICE

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If your cutting platform is getting long in the tooth or you're looking to upgrade to a wider head, now is the time to be looking for a deal on a late-model used replacement. My certainty of this fact was borne out by a shopping trip I took to Marion,South Dakota. Marion is home to Wieman Auction (wiemanauction.com), which holds a massive consignment sale each year before harvest. By massive, I mean that nearly 140 corn heads or platforms sold in a day in addition to hundreds of combines, tractors,tillage equipment, and more. Acres of iron were up for sale. Prior to the Wieman sale, I had been researching the prices of used combines. Word was circulating that we were heading for an oversupply of good used harvesters.