Lubbock Equipment Appraisal
Farm, gin and heavy equipment valuations for Lubbock and the South Plains. Starting at $295.
Lubbock equipment appraisal is a certified, written value for heavy equipment on the South Plains, the cotton country around Lubbock: cotton strippers and tractors, the machinery inside a gin, trucks and trailers, construction machines and oilfield equipment. The signer is a CMEA, a Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraiser. Growers, gin managers, contractors and their bankers turn to a Lubbock equipment appraiser when equipment is financed, sold, insured or divided.
- A farm in Lynn County and a yard in Lubbock can go on one report.
- Desktop appraisals are built from your photos and records, so harvest does not have to stop.
- An inspection in person can be set up when a bank or a court calls for it.
- Reports are written to USPAP, short for the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
- You are told the fee and the delivery date by email before you decide.
- USPAP-compliant
- Signed by a CMEA
- Rated 5.0 on Google
How do I get an equipment appraisal started in Lubbock?
1. Tell the form what you have
Name the equipment and pick how many pieces.
2. Say how and when
Pick desktop or on-site, say where the equipment is, and give the date you need the report. Last, give a name and an email, and the quote is sent there.
3. Send what the quote asks for
After you accept, send your equipment list and photos. For harvest equipment, include the number of rows and the hours on the machine.
What should a South Plains owner know before ordering?
- Three offices at one address
- The federal district court for the Lubbock Division and the bankruptcy court’s Lubbock office are both in the George H. Mahon Federal Building at 1205 Texas Avenue. The West Texas District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lists the same street address, in Room 408.
- Each county has its own appraisal district
- Lubbock County’s is the Lubbock Central Appraisal District on Avenue Q. Its own page says a rendition, the yearly list of business equipment, is due on or before April 15, that a written request extends the date to May 15, and that an account with no rendition is subject to a 10 percent penalty. The page does not say whether a grower’s farm machinery has to be listed, so ask the district before you file. Hockley, Lynn, Crosby, Garza and Cochran counties each have a district of their own. Lubbock Central Appraisal District
- This is stripper country
- A guide titled “Stripper Harvesting,” written by authors from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Texas A&M and Cotton Incorporated, calls the brush-roll cotton stripper the main harvester on the High Plains of Texas. Many growers in other regions run spindle pickers, which pluck the cotton from open bolls and leave the burrs on the plant. Say which one you have.
- Two kinds of value
- Fair market value means the price in a normal sale, with no pressure on buyer or seller. Orderly liquidation value is usually a lower figure, for a sale that must close within a set number of months. A lender may ask for either one or both.
- Turnaround
- Desktop reports generally take 7 to 10 business days, starting when your photos and records arrive. With only one or two machines, a rush of 24 to 48 hours can be quoted. Reports with an inspection take longer.
- Fee
- Starting at $295. More machines, an inspection or a rush will raise it.
What is particular to equipment around Lubbock?
Cotton in the field, cotton at the gin, and oil toward Levelland.
Cotton harvest equipment
On the South Plains a cotton stripper pulls the whole boll, the pod that holds the cotton, off the plant. A boll buggy, a wheeled bin, takes the cotton from the stripper and carries it to the end of the row, and a module builder packs it for the trip to the gin. Send the engine hours, any other hour reading the stripper keeps, the number of rows it takes, and whether it has a field cleaner, the unit that removes sticks and burrs before the cotton reaches the basket.
Gins
Gin machinery is fixed in a building. Say whether the gin stands and the machinery around them would be sold in place or taken out, because the answer changes the value.
Oilfield equipment toward Levelland
Hockley County, west of Lubbock, has oilfield service firms as well as cotton farms. Oilfield equipment can go on the same report as farm equipment.
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What equipment is appraised around Lubbock?
Farm, gin, oilfield and construction equipment from Lubbock and the five counties around it. One machine or the whole operation.
Cotton harvest
Cotton strippers and the equipment that works beside them at harvest. Give the row count and the hours.
Tractors and implements
Row-crop tractors and batwing mowers, the wide mowers that fold for the road. List the implements that would sell with each tractor.
Gin equipment
Gin stands, the machines that pull lint from seed, and the machinery around them. Say whether they stay in the building.
Trucks and trailers
Semi trucks, flatbeds and stock trailers. Send the vehicle identification number (VIN) and the mileage.
Oilfield equipment
Pumpjacks, the units that lift oil from a well, workover rigs, which service wells, and vacuum trucks. Send the hours and the date of the last overhaul.
Construction equipment
Dozers, excavators, loaders and motor graders. Photograph the undercarriage and the meter.
If your equipment is not here, name it on the form.
How do I choose an appraiser for South Plains equipment?
Do they know a stripper from a picker?
The two machines harvest cotton in different ways and sell to different growers. Ask the appraiser which one is common around Lubbock and why it matters to the price.
Will they say how gin machinery was valued?
A gin stand is worth one figure running in its building and another on a truck. Ask that the report state which case it assumes.
Can the report be ready without stopping the harvest?
A stripper is needed in the field at harvest, and a visit can cost a day of it. Ask whether photos and records will do, and get the delivery date in writing.
Which Lubbock offices and courts matter to an equipment file?
The Lubbock Central Appraisal District. It appraises business equipment in Lubbock County for tax. An owner who disagrees can protest and offer an independent appraisal as evidence. Lubbock Central Appraisal District
The federal courts. The Lubbock Division of the Northern District of Texas takes in Lubbock, Hockley, Lynn, Crosby, Garza and Cochran counties, among others. The bankruptcy court’s Lubbock office is in the same building.
Lenders and the SBA. The SBA’s West Texas District Office in Lubbock lists all six counties among the 71 it serves. A lender, including one making an SBA loan, may want a particular kind of value, so ask your loan officer which one the file needs before you order.
What do I send for a farm or gin appraisal?
- A list of the equipment with year, make and model.
- Serial numbers, and VINs for trucks and trailers.
- Engine hours, and any other hour readings on harvest machines.
- Photos showing each machine, the serial plate and the meter.
- For gin machinery, a note on whether it stays in the building.
Which South Plains towns are covered?
Lubbock, Hockley, Lynn, Crosby, Garza and Cochran counties, including:
- Lubbock
- Wolfforth
- Slaton
- Shallowater
- Idalou
- Abernathy
- Levelland
- Sundown
- Ropesville
- Tahoka
- O’Donnell
- Crosbyton
- Ralls
- Lorenzo
- Post
- Morton
Amarillo bankruptcy cases are filed with the clerk in Lubbock. Amarillo equipment appraisal
The SBA office in Lubbock also lists Midland County. Midland and Odessa equipment appraiser
Abilene bankruptcy cases are filed with the Lubbock clerk as well. Abilene equipment appraisal
So are bankruptcy cases from San Angelo. San Angelo equipment appraiser
What else do Lubbock equipment owners ask?
Which dealers sell construction, farm and truck equipment in Lubbock?
Warren CAT calls its Lubbock store a central location for new and used heavy machinery and says it carries Cat construction equipment. South Plains Implement sells John Deere from its store on Highway 84, and Rush Truck Centers sells Peterbilt trucks from its location on Avenue A.
Do you appraise equipment in Plainview?
Yes. Hale County is in the same federal court division and under the same SBA office as Lubbock. It has its own appraisal district, in Plainview.
Can farm equipment and oilfield equipment go in one report?
Yes. A family with cotton ground in Lynn County and a service company in Levelland can have both listed, each piece on its own line.
My equipment is spread across three counties. Does that matter?
Not for the appraisal. Each county has its own appraisal district, so the county where a machine is kept decides which district handles it. Note the county for each machine.
Get a Lubbock equipment appraisal quote
Cotton strippers, tractors, gin equipment, trucks, oilfield equipment and construction machines on the South Plains, appraised for growers, gins, contractors, lenders and courts. Four short questions, and the quote comes back by email.