If neither has worked with a forage harvester before, maybe it is good they don't have a lot of acres lined up :).
It does seem in our neighborhood there are last minute changes in the forage harvesting world, so perhaps they will find more work. Or perhaps not.
I'm not sure a custom harvester's margin changes a whole lot with prices, but is probably easier to get paid when prices are good. It also seems like even the best of those guys make their payment to the bank, but really don't net a whole lot- or so I am told by the lending industry.
It also amazes me the amount of $$$ people will drop on forage equipment. I have a neighbor, milks 200 or so cows with two grown sons home on the farm. THey have a big selfpropelled chopper, new forage wagons to tow along side, pretty new tractors pulling them, and a BIG merger. I've got a pull type, and half a dozen forage boxes- mostly JD 716As, and a couple of H &S. 4020s etc as wagon tractors. And feed 350 milk cows. Guess who is done chopping first? Not the self propelled guy, although at least this year he was only one crop of hay behind. Quality of labor and priorities make a big difference, way more than the newness of paint.
So it will be interesting. Let us know how it works out!
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