Longview Equipment Appraisal
Oilfield, logging, farm and construction equipment valuations around Longview. Starting at $295.
Longview equipment appraisal gives an owner, a lender or a court a certified figure for what heavy equipment in Gregg, Harrison, Rusk or Upshur County would sell for. That covers the well service rigs, winch trucks and vacuum trucks of the East Texas oil field, the machines and trucks of a logging crew, a contractor’s dozers and excavators, and the tractors and hay equipment on a farm. The signer is a Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraiser (CMEA), and the work follows the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).
- Rigs near Kilgore, trucks in Longview and tractors outside Gilmer fit on a single report.
- A desktop appraisal needs only your photos and records, which leaves the equipment on the lease or the job.
- An inspection on site is arranged whenever the lender or the court requires one.
- The report names the kind of value, such as fair market value, and the date it applies to.
- You get the fee and a delivery date in writing first.
- USPAP-compliant
- Signed by a CMEA
- Rated 5.0 on Google
How do I start with a Longview equipment appraiser?
1. The equipment
Start the form by saying what the equipment is and giving a count.
2. How, where and when
Choose desktop or on site. Then enter the city the equipment is in and say when you need the report. The form ends with your name and email.
3. Your records
With the quote approved, send your list, the serial numbers, the hours or miles and the photos. Add the county for each piece, since the city of Longview itself sits in two counties.
What should an East Texas equipment owner know first?
- Four counties, four appraisal districts
- Each county has its own appraisal district, the office that puts a taxable value on property there. Gregg County has the Gregg Appraisal District on West Loop 281 in Longview. Harrison County has the Harrison Central Appraisal District in Marshall, Rusk County has the Rusk County Appraisal District in Henderson, and Upshur County has the Upshur County Appraisal District in Gilmer. Longview lies in Gregg and Harrison counties, and Kilgore in Gregg and Rusk. Gregg Appraisal District
- The rendition and the extension
- A rendition is the list of business equipment an owner files with the district each year. Texas makes it due April 15. The Gregg district’s page says a written request sent before that date extends the filing to May 15.
- When you give a market value
- The Gregg district says that if an owner gives a good faith estimate of market value in place of the original cost and the date acquired, the chief appraiser, who heads the district, may ask for a statement explaining it. A report that states a value for each machine and the basis for it can support that statement.
- Two federal court divisions
- Gregg and Rusk counties are in the Tyler Division of the Eastern District of Texas. Harrison and Upshur counties are in the Marshall Division. The bankruptcy court’s own page says court for cases filed in Marshall and Tyler is usually held in Tyler, where its clerk’s office is.
- How soon
- A desktop report takes 7 to 10 business days after the last photo and record comes in. When only one or two machines are involved, 24 to 48 hours can be arranged as a rush. On-site work depends on travel.
- Fee
- Starting at $295. More machines, a site visit or a rush date each add to that.
What is particular to equipment around Longview?
An oil field that is still pumping, a state tax exemption that names timber machinery, and hay tractors.
The East Texas oil field
The East Texas Oil Museum at Kilgore College says the wells of the East Texas oil field are still pumping, and its history names Rusk, Gregg and Upshur counties among the places the drilling reached. Equipment that stays in work for years is often rebuilt along the way, so the year built can say less than the rebuild history. For a well service rig, which is a truck carrying a tower called a mast that runs pipe and rods into a well and pulls them out, send the truck’s miles, the engine hours and the date of the last mast inspection, if there was one. For a winch truck or a vacuum truck, say what was rebuilt and when.
Logging crews
Timber is written into the state’s farm machinery exemption: machinery and equipment used to produce timber is exempt from property tax, as farm and ranch machinery is. The Gregg district’s timber FAQ is about how timber land is valued and does not mention machinery. A machine that works in the woods runs on rough ground, so photograph the tires or tracks, the underside and any attachment that grips logs. For a truck that hauls logs, send the miles and a photo of the trailer.
Hay tractors
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s farm census shows hay as the leading crop by acres in each of the four counties. A hay tractor often carries a front loader and pulls a baler. Say which of those sell with the tractor, and send the hours on each.
What clients have said
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“The appraisal came in right at what we thought it might.”
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What equipment is appraised around Longview?
Oilfield, logging, construction and farm equipment across Gregg, Harrison, Rusk and Upshur counties, one piece or an entire fleet.
Well service rigs
Well service rigs and workover rigs, the truck-mounted rigs that pull and run pipe and rods to repair a well, and swab rigs, which lift fluid out of a well. Send the last mast inspection, if there was one.
Oilfield trucks
Winch trucks, which pull heavy equipment onto a bed or across a lease, and vacuum trucks, which suck up and haul liquids. List the miles and the hours.
Earthmoving
Dozers, excavators, motor graders and wheel loaders used by contractors and on oilfield locations.
Logging and hauling
A logging crew’s machines, the trucks that haul its logs and the lowboys, the low trailers that move machines between sites.
Tractors and hay equipment
Tractors, loaders, balers and stock trailers from farms in Rusk, Upshur and Harrison counties.
Tell us on the form if your equipment is something else.
How do I choose an appraiser for East Texas equipment?
Does the report show which county each machine is in?
Four counties mean four appraisal districts, and the cities of Longview and Kilgore each lie in two counties. Send the county with every machine and ask that the report carry it, so no district is handed another county’s equipment.
Can the report support your answer to the district?
The Gregg district may ask in writing how you arrived at a market value. Ask for a report that states a value for each machine and the basis for it, so you have what the answer needs.
Does the appraiser know which court the report is for?
Gregg County is in the Tyler Division and Harrison County is in the Marshall Division, and the city of Longview lies in both counties. Write the court and its date into the deadline box on the quote form. The quote should state the delivery date.
Which offices and courts does a Longview equipment file go through?
The appraisal districts. The Gregg Appraisal District’s page says that when an owner files no rendition, its appraiser estimates the value, using comparable business types. An owner who disagrees with a district’s value can file a protest, which is heard by the district’s appraisal review board, and an appraisal can be part of the evidence. Gregg Appraisal District
The federal courts. The Tyler Division’s clerk is in the William M. Steger Federal Building and United States Courthouse on West Ferguson Street in Tyler. The Marshall Division’s clerk is in the Sam B. Hall Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse on East Houston Street in Marshall. The bankruptcy court’s clerk is on North College Avenue in Tyler.
Lenders and the SBA. All four counties are on the list of the Dallas/Fort Worth District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). A lender wants one of two numbers. Fair market value assumes an ordinary sale that nobody is hurrying. Orderly liquidation value assumes a deadline of some months, and comes in lower. Find out which before you order.
What do I send for a Longview appraisal?
- The list of equipment: year, make and model for every piece.
- Serial numbers for machines and VINs, vehicle identification numbers, for trucks and trailers.
- Hours, miles, and the date of the last mast inspection on a rig, if there was one.
- Photos of each piece, its plate and its meter.
- Rebuild and repair records, if you kept them.
- The county each piece is kept in.
Which East Texas towns are covered?
Gregg, Harrison, Rusk and Upshur counties, including:
- Longview
- Kilgore
- Gladewater
- White Oak
- Marshall
- Hallsville
- Waskom
- Henderson
- Tatum
- New London
- Overton
- Mount Enterprise
- Gilmer
- Big Sandy
- Ore City
The bankruptcy court’s clerk for Gregg and Harrison counties is in Tyler. Tyler equipment appraiser
All four counties are on the Dallas/Fort Worth SBA list. equipment appraisal in Dallas
What else do Longview equipment owners ask?
Who sells heavy equipment and farm equipment around Longview?
HOLT CAT is a Cat dealer whose Longview store on West Loop 281 says it sells, services and rents heavy equipment, trucks and trailers, engines and generators. For John Deere equipment, United Ag & Turf has locations in Marshall and Henderson. Ritchie Bros. auction results include machines located in Longview and New London.
My yard is in Kilgore. Which county and which court?
Kilgore lies in Gregg and Rusk counties, and each has its own appraisal district. Both counties are in the Tyler Division, so the federal court is the same either way.
Is a logging crew’s machinery taxed like other business equipment?
State law puts timber machinery in the same exemption as farm machinery. Whether a particular machine or truck qualifies is a question to put to your county’s appraisal district. The appraisal gives each one a market value regardless.
What does the Gregg district ask for when an owner gives a market value?
The district’s page says the chief appraiser must ask in writing and the owner has 20 days from receiving the request to answer. The statement has to describe the physical and economic characteristics of the equipment and give the sources and the basis for the value.
Ask for your Longview equipment appraisal quote
Well service rigs, oilfield trucks, dozers, logging machines, tractors and hay equipment in Gregg, Harrison, Rusk and Upshur counties, appraised for owners, lenders and courts. Four short questions, and the quote is emailed to you.