Iron Solutions, Inc. software

Whether you are buying, selling or doing evaluations for tax purposes, IronAppraiser is the recognized authority on used equipment values for farmers and other end users. It is the only online appraisal tool for agricultural equipment that adjusts for unique options and usage. The values produced from IronAppraiser can help to determine an advertised price and navigate negotiations among buyers, sellers, lenders.

IronForecast is the first – and only – product to deliver real-time forecasting of future values. To mitigate the inevitable risk involved in buying, selling, renting and financing equipment, you need more than simple straight-line depreciation models. Our future values reflect actual industry data, accounting for the impact of market, industry, and geographic factors. The result: profitable decision-making throughout all stages of the equipment life cycle.

Manufacturers, analysts, and lenders use IronTrends, IronIndex, and IronMonthly to understand market trends and assess changing market conditions. IronTrends, a web-based application, lets users study shifts in used equipment values as well as shifts in market share by machine type, class, make and model over time. Market distribution is visible from 2002 forward, while valuations vs. the IronIndex are presented from 2007 forward. Easy-to-understand graphs and visualization of these changes provide granular insight into competitive shifts, a view that is not available anywhere else.

The only source of detailed, historical used equipment values by region, type, make and model. Manufacturers, analysts and lenders use IronTrends and IronIndex to understand market trends and assess changing market conditions. IronIndex acts as a barometer on the health of the agricultural equipment market. It calculates the change in actual dealer prices for the prior three model years for various types of equipment versus the original selling price. Provided in a format that allows the user to dissect the information to meet their needs, the IronIndex gives a unique perspective on the shifts in used values and relative supply and demand.

A gauge of the monthly change in used equipment retail prices. With so much riding on the future of your business, you constantly search for indications of shifts in market dynamics. IronMonthly can help. Its compilation of a rolling 12-month set of retail transaction data points helps pinpoint those changes. It focuses on the most common machinery types and classes, including tractors, combines and high clearance sprayers and shows trends back to 2005.