We crunch the full cost of ownership, cost per hectare, payback period, and give you a clear written recommendation — delivered in 48 hours.
The dealer tells you it's a great deal. Your gut says it might be. But can you actually afford it? Here's what most farmers are dealing with when they call us:
You've done some rough calculations but you're not confident in them — and the stakes are too high to guess.
The current machine keeps costing you money. But is a new machine actually cheaper once you run the real numbers?
Your financier or business partner wants to see the numbers on paper. You need a professional document, not a spreadsheet.
Doing a thorough machinery cost analysis properly takes half a day. You've got a farm to run.
Give us your figures. We run the full analysis — ownership costs, operating costs, cost per hectare, payback period, break-even, and a plain-English recommendation — and deliver it as a professional PDF within 48 hours.
This report is right for you if any of these describe your situation:
You're looking at a machinery purchase between $30,000 and $1,000,000+
You're unsure whether to buy new, buy used, keep the current machine, lease, or contract the job out
A dealer has given you a price and you want an independent view of whether it stacks up
You need a professional document to show your bank, accountant, or business partner
Your current machine keeps breaking down and you're not sure if it's time to move on
You want the numbers done properly — once — before you commit to anything
Every report is specific to your machine, your farm, and your situation. Not a generic calculator printout — a professional document you can act on.
One-page recommendation with the 3 numbers that matter most. Written to be read first and shared easily.
Depreciation, interest, insurance, registration, and storage — calculated for your machine over your ownership period.
Fuel, labour, repairs, maintenance, oils, filters, wearing parts, and consumables specific to your machine type.
Total annual cost turned into a per-area figure you can benchmark against any alternative or industry standard.
Your current machine vs the proposed machine — or buy vs lease vs contractor — shown clearly side by side.
Exactly how long before the new machine pays for itself, and the minimum hectares needed to justify the investment.
Best case, expected case, and worst case — so you understand the full range of outcomes before you decide.
Hard savings (fuel, chemical, seed, labour) and soft benefits separated, explained, and converted to dollar values where possible.
The real cost of breakdowns, missed weather windows, and late operations — often underestimated in standard analysis.
A clear statement of how reliable the numbers are, which assumptions drive the result, and what to confirm before committing.
Top risks to check before committing — dealer support, parts availability, finance terms, compatibility, and more.
One of 10 possible verdicts. No fence-sitting. Plain English. With reasons. Ready to share with anyone who needs to see it.
Email us with your machinery situation. We'll confirm the details and send you an invoice within a few hours.
Once payment is confirmed, we send you a short intake form. Takes 10–20 minutes. Rough figures are fine — we'll label any estimates clearly.
Your personalised PDF is delivered within 48 business hours. Clear numbers, clear recommendation. Ready to act on.
One flat fee. Everything included. Personalised to your situation.
Single machine — buy, replace, keep, lease, or contractor comparison
Delivered within 48 business hours · Payment by bank transfer
That's fine — most people don't. You only need rough figures to get started. If something is unknown, we use clearly labelled default assumptions based on common machinery ownership principles, and we tell you which assumptions have the biggest effect on the result. The more detail you provide, the more accurate the report — but we'll still give you a useful result with limited information.
All agricultural machinery — tractors, headers, seeders, sprayers, balers, cultivators, chaser bins, and any other farm equipment. If it's a significant purchase decision on the farm, we can analyse it. We cover grain, mixed farming, livestock, and horticulture operations.
Payment is by bank transfer (EFT). When you email us, we send you a simple invoice with our BSB and account number. Once we confirm receipt of payment, we send you the intake form. No credit card, no online checkout — just a direct transfer.
Yes — that's one of the most common uses. The report is a professional PDF, structured for exactly this purpose. It clearly labels all assumptions, states the confidence level, and presents the numbers in a format that accountants and bank managers are used to seeing. Note that this is not financial or tax advice — we recommend confirming the tax treatment with your accountant.
That's one of the most common decisions we analyse. The report compares the full cost of keeping the current machine (ongoing repairs, downtime risk, reliability cost, declining resale value) against the full cost of the proposed new machine (capital cost, depreciation, interest, operating costs). Often the result surprises people — sometimes keeping the old machine is the right call, sometimes the numbers clearly favour replacing it. The report shows you which, and why.
This is one of our standard comparison types. We break down the true annual cost of ownership against the equivalent contractor rate for your annual hectares, factoring in timeliness, control, and reliability. Many farmers are surprised to find the contractor option stacks up better than they expected — or that ownership is clearly justified once the numbers are laid out properly.
The analysis is similar — full cost-per-hectare, payback, break-even, and a clear recommendation. The difference is price and turnaround time. A farm consultant typically charges $800–$1,500 for comparable work, with a longer lead time. We focus specifically on machinery purchase decisions, which means we're efficient at producing quality analysis for a single, clear purpose — and we can turn it around in 48 hours.
Email us your machinery situation and we'll confirm whether a report will help — no obligation.
Get My Machinery Report — $297Or email us directly at gillettben304@gmail.com