HISTORICAL PRICES OF EQUIPMENT -- HELP Cancel The title field is required!

1. James Prusa

   

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   5/24/2016 9:05 PM

   Colleagues:
   
   I have been researching for an article on the costs of golf course maintenance equipment over the years. Specifically I need solid price information by make / brand on greens mowers, fairway mowers, trim mowers, etc. going back each year for at least 3 decades.
   
   PLEASE email me any price / list information that you may have to jgp@alumni-GSB.stanford.edu .
   
   Thanks in advance!
   
   Jim Prusa
   http://www.PrusaAssociates.com
   SKY72 Golf Resorts - Korea

   
   
   
   
2. Peter Bowman

   

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   5/24/2016 9:05 PM

   Jim,
   
   Three decades???
   
   Probably easier, and, I would think, more accurate, to get with the major brands and ask for their list pricing (which they never charge anyway), and deduct a given percentage.
   
   I bought a bunch of stuff in 1995 (only 2.1 decades ago) and I have no idea what we paid for any of it back then. I don't even remember the models, let alone the brands, of what we bought.
   
   You're pretty much asking guys to remember what they paid for stuff - on average - three or four jobs ago. But then again, some guys are probably still using stuff they bought three decades ago.

   
   
   
   
3. Michael Hummel

   

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   5/25/2016 8:05 AM

   Jim:
   
   I remember in 1976 a Toro Greens mower ( Triplex) was about $3,500.00.. A similar configuration today would be around $32,000.00.. If you had a program similar to one that is used to calculate a mortgage on a home you might be able to do the math to factor in inflation .. Also the cost of R&D...

   
   
   
   
4. Corey Eastwood

   

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   5/26/2016 11:05 AM

   I would think old depreciation schedules could be found in the clubs records.I remember once seeing one that went back 40 years.

   
   Corey Eastwood CGCS, Stockton Golf & CC, Retired