Improvement of the Distribution System for Used Agricultural Machinery
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Improvement of the Distribution System for Used Agricultural Machinery Byounggap Kim 1
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Jeongmin Lee 1 & Seongok Kim 1
Received: 14 July 2020 / Revised: 2 November 2020 / Accepted: 5 November 2020 # The Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery 2020
Abstract Purpose As the supply of agricultural machinery has increases, the distribution of used machinery also increases. However, the legal system for their distribution is insufficient. The objective of this study was to develop an improved distribution system. Methods The first step in achieving this objective involved establishing a framework based on the analysis of current laws in Korea, alongside the distribution systems for both used agricultural machinery in Japan and used cars in Korea. The second stage included a survey on the distribution of used agricultural machinery from 28 dealers and 43 farmers, with the results informing the details of the framework. Results In the distribution systems for used agricultural machinery in Japan or used cars in Korea, dealers are registered and publicly announced, and there are dealer management organizations. The survey results showed that 91.3% of the dealers conducted pre-sale maintenance, 81.5% provided a warranty, and 85.7% were willing to apply for registration in the improved distribution system. Conclusion It is necessary to register and publicly announce dealers of used agricultural machinery and to establish a management organization. Moreover, registered dealers must perform pre-sale maintenance and provide a warranty to secure the quality of the goods. Furthermore, in the mid-to-long term, the management organization facilitates the distribution of used agricultural machinery and strengthens the competitiveness of the agricultural machinery industry by increasing exports, recycling used parts, and publishing price guidebooks. Keywords Distribution system . Pre-sale maintenance . Registration of dealers . Used agricultural machinery . Warranty
Introduction Since the introduction of power tillers in the 1970s, agricultural mechanization in Korea has progressed rapidly. In 2018, the number of major agricultural machines reached 1.87 million units (Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs 2019a), and the distribution of used agricultural machinery (UAM) has increased significantly. In the same year, the annual number of newly registered tractors, rice transplanters,1 and combine harvesters for taxfree oil was estimated to be over 20,000 (Kim et al. 2018). 1
There are two types of a rice transplanter: walking type and riding type. Recently, riding-type rice transplanters are widely used and the price is higher than that of walking type; therefore, only riding-type rice transplanter was considered in this study.
* Byounggap Kim [email protected] 1
National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, 310 Nonsaengmyeong-ro, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si 54875, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
Farmers purchase UAM from agents, repair shops, specialized shops fo
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