Tractors, combines, sprayers and irrigation — built for scale
Tractors, combines, sprayers, planters, balers, ag drones and full irrigation systems — sourced from Chinese ag OEMs that already build for export markets, with the right emissions and homologation pack.
Start your sourcing projectAg machinery sourcing — equipment that has to survive a season
Agricultural machinery sourcing covers prime movers (tractors, combines, telehandlers), implements (ploughs, cultivators, planters, sprayers, balers, mowers), irrigation systems (centre pivot, drip, sprinkler) and the new generation of ag drones for spraying, seeding and crop monitoring. The buyer is usually a large farm, an agricultural cooperative, an ag dealer or a development project — and the requirement is rugged, simple-to-service equipment that survives a full season.
The variables that matter are different from a construction equipment sale. Engine power and fuel economy, of course, but also hitch class, PTO speed, hydraulic flow, header width, ground clearance, tyre/track choice, and the cost of consumables and spare parts in the destination country. A combine that has no spare parts pipeline within 1,000 km of the farm is a useless machine.
Sourcing Captain places ag machinery orders with Chinese OEMs that already export — Lovol, YTO, Foton, Dongfeng, DJI for ag drones — and we work the destination service network into the contract. The buyer gets a unit with the right configuration, the right certification, and a serviceable parts pipeline.
Ag machinery sourcing — five steps
Configuration & territory
Engine, hitch, hydraulics, tyres, attachments — plus the destination country and its homologation regime.
OEM & dealer pick
OEM line with the right model and a destination service partner already in place.
Contract & parts kit
Locked-price contract with a starter parts kit and a service SLA included.
FAT
Witnessed FAT against the configuration sheet, including emissions and homologation plates.
Logistics
RoRo or container shipping with destination dealer handover.
What ships with the machine
Configuration sheet
Signed sheet listing every option and attachment as shipped.
Homologation pack
Emissions certificate and any local agency type approval.
Operator manual
Operator manual in the destination language.
Starter parts kit
Filters, belts, fluids and high-wear consumables for the first season.
Service SLA
Service-level agreement with the destination dealer or service partner.
OEM warranty enrolment
Warranty enrolment with the OEM's destination network.
Why ag machinery sourcing is a service question
The most common ag machinery failure mode is not a defective unit — it is a machine sitting idle in a field because the spare part is six weeks away in a Chinese warehouse. A planter that misses planting season is a season of lost yield. A combine that goes down at harvest is a financial event that no warranty can fully fix. Service is the entire game, and it is set up before the unit ships.
A sourcing partner who works with the OEM's destination service network, stages a parts kit with the unit, and locks a service-level agreement before the contract signs is doing the work that turns a Chinese ag tractor into a working farm asset. Global ag dealers and large farms know this and pay for the difference.
Ag machinery FAQs
Which OEMs do you work with?
Lovol, YTO, Foton, Dongfeng, Wuzheng and other Chinese tractor and combine OEMs with active export programmes. For drones we work with DJI Agriculture and several other established Chinese ag drone makers.
Do you supply CE and emissions-compliant tractors?
Yes for European destinations — we work with OEM lines that hold CE and the relevant emissions tier. We will tell you up front if a chosen model is not CE-feasible.
Can you handle full-farm packages?
Yes — tractor + planter + sprayer + harvester + irrigation as a coordinated package, with the configuration matched across implements (hitch class, PTO, hydraulics).
What about ag drones?
We supply spraying drones, seeding drones and crop monitoring drones, with operator training arranged through the OEM's training partner. Battery, charger and spray system are part of the package.
How is service handled in remote destinations?
We work with the OEM's destination dealer or service partner where one exists, and we stage a starter parts kit with the unit for destinations where service infrastructure is thin. The service plan is part of the contract, not a hope.
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