Do-It-Yourself Farm Equipment

Do-It-Yourself Farm Equipment MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 18-3-38 A British manufacturer has hit on a new way of selling farm equipment that lowers costs both for the manufacturer and for the farmer buying the equipment. Michael Moore Moles in Southminster, England, sells a do-it-yourself assembly kit for a tow-behind packer roller. It comes crated with all the parts needed to put together. The rollers are available from 10 to 18 ft. wide with folding versions. A 13-ft. double row model with 26-in. dia. rings sells for about $10,000 in kit form and $12,000 fully assembled. "Most farmers have a workshop, welder and extra time in the winter. Selling kits allows us to pass on our labor cost savings to buyers. Our factory labor and overhead costs are about $35 an hour, much higher than on a farm," says Michael Moore. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Michael Moore Moles, Southminster, Essex, England (ph 0621772886).

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