SimFarm/Machines

There are a variety of machines needed to take care of your fields.

Quality
Machines have three quality levels: A (High), B (Fair), C (Poor), and X (Bad). Fair and poor machinery sell for less than High (each level is half the previous). Bad machinery sells for very little, and does not work.

Machinery declines in quality with age, and cannot be improved. You can prolong the life of your machines by storing machines in a barn or shed, and making sure the machines have complete road access between their storage location and any fields they service. Paved roads are better than dirt roads for protecting your machine's quality.

AutoLease
If you have the AutoLease option enabled, your farm will automatically pay to lease any equipment your field needs that you don't have in stock.

This will also take effect if you don't have enough equipment. For example, if you have one Harvester, but three fields need harvested the same week, autolease will lease two extra harvesters. This is usually not ideal, as a single tractor or harvester can potentially cover many fields within a single week.