Quick Data: Trenchers
quick data | by Marcia Gruver Doyle
MGruver@randallreilly.com
Top financed
new trencher*
Ditch Witch RT115 Quad
Top financed
used trencher*
Ditch Witch RT40
*New financed trencher sales and leases, Sept.
2011-Sept. 2012. Source: EDA, edadata.com
Trenchers
A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s
Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.
Auctions
Auction prices, 2007-October, 2012
18000
Trend prices for the top 10
trenchers and cable plows sold at
auction, not seasonally adjusted.
High: Jan. 2007
$
16000
15,776
14000
12000
10000
Top trencher buying states*
1 Texas, 533 units
Low: Aug. 2012
$
8000
8,562
6000
Current:
$
856 units
4 Water sewer
pipeline construction,
186 units
*2011-Sept. 2012, includes both new and
used financed sales and leases. Source:
EDA, edadata.com
2011
Oct.
Aug.
Apr.
Jan.
Oct.
July
Apr.
Jan.
Oct.
July
Apr.
Jan.
July
Apr.
Jan.
Oct.
July
Apr.
Jan.
Oct.
2010
2012 YTD
* Top auctionaprice, mid-size trenchers, paid for a 2008 Astec
RT1160 at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers International
45,000
OTHER
TOP BIDS:
event on November 16, 2011.
$43,000 2008 Ditch Witch RT115, Ritchie Bros., December 6, 2011
$32,500 2008 Astec RT1160, Ritchie Bros., February 14, 2012
$28,000 2008 Vermeer RT950, Cat Auction Services, April 4, 2012
October 2011-October 2012
final bids
Unit count: 51
*Oct. 2011-Oct. 2012; prices
for mid-size trenchers 5 years
old and newer, U.S. sales only.
Source: TopBid, topbid.com
0
$ 5,0
0
0
00
$ 45,
AVERAGE
primary crop, 187 units
2009
HIGH
3 General farms,
2008
LOW
contractors, 260 units
Oct.
2007
Top SIC buyer categories*
2 Landscaping
July
Jan.
3 Indiana, 174 units
1 Utility Construction,
8,784
2000
Apr.
2 Georgia, 201 units
$
4000
6
42
$ 11,
Trencher size divisions*
New
Trenchers, 10-year buying patterns*
2,500
2,216 units
Current YTD:
2,000
955 units
1,500
1,000
High:
Current YTD:
423 units
YTD
2012
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
and used financed sales and leases.
Source: EDA, edadata.com
Low:
278 units
2001
75 net hp
250
and above
0
No model
given
Number
of units
*2011-Sept. 2012, includes both new
Through 15 net hp
15 - 50 net hp
50 - 75 net hp
822 units
1,764 units
500
2002
55%
2009
5%
Low:
2011
16%
22%
Used
High:
2010
2%
*Financed equipment, 2001-Sept. 2012. Source: EDA, edadata.com
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