Reference notes on running an implement business.
The questions small implement manufacturers ask us most often — costing, distribution and people. Written to be useful whether or not you ever engage us; if you can do it yourself from these pages, do it yourself. For FMTTI testing and certification, see our sister practice, Farm Machine Testing.
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What a farm implement actually costs you to build
Updated SEPT 2026 · 11 min readA BOM-up costing method for implement manufacturers, and the four costs that are almost always left out.
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Designing a dealer network for a small implement manufacturer
Updated SEPT 2026 · 9 min readHow to move from an inherited dealer list to a designed territory map, and the three rules that keep it working.
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Hiring in farm mechanization: the roles hardest to fill
Updated SEPT 2026 · 8 min readThe roles a growing implement manufacturer needs, in the order they usually become urgent.
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Which implement should you build next?
Updated SEPT 2026 · 10 min readFive tests for a new category — shared tooling, shared dealer, seasonal offset, competitive density and cash to standstill.
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Surviving a four-month selling year
Updated SEPT 2026 · 9 min readHow seasonality actually breaks small manufacturers, and the four levers that smooth it.
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