06/05/2026
A client asked me what my biggest accomplishment was one morning when we were starting a call. I proudly told him, “I sold my fancy French bulldozer today.”
He easily replied, “I didn’t know you owned a fancy French bulldozer.”
Honestly...I didn’t know I owned a fancy French bulldozer either.
Sorting through and understanding my husband’s farm equipment that he inherited from his uncle has been a task.
The fancy bulldozer was someone else’s decision two generations back. I’m sure it was bought on discount because it was less expensive than the mainstream bulldozers, and the relative thought they were getting a “deal.”
I’ve learned a few things from this:
1. There is a limited market for fancy French bulldozers.
2. If something was sold to you at a discount because it was hard to find parts it’s even more difficult to sell a used something that is hard to find parts.
Sometimes you just have to take a loss and move on.
I’ve said it so many times - something is only worth what someone else will pay for it.
I have no idea what my husband‘s uncle paid for this fancy French bulldozer, but I am grateful that I had a worksheet that had serial numbers, book value and a liquidation value recommended. I happily took the cash, created a bill of sale, and wished the new owner best of luck.
Now...who needs a John Deere tractor?
