According to data compiled by Greg Peterson, known as Machinery Pete, the values of used garden tractors continued to rise over the past year, and he expects this trend to hold or move up slightly during the last quarter of 2015.

If historic trends hold, North American compact tractor sales (<40 horsepower) should finish 2015 up nearly 4.4% compared to total sales in 2014, or at about 129,000 units. This would bring annual sales to a level not seen since 2007, when, according to the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the industry reached unit sales of 128,904 small tractors.

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