If you have a tractor or a combine or any other large piece of farm machinery manufactured by John Deere, you're definitely going to need some equipment to go with it. The thing is, there's so much to choose from that you're excused if your first reaction is bewilderment. Don't panic, we're here to help!

One place to go is deere.com, the John Deere official website. It actually has a special section where you can click to find equipment for your machine - the call it "Equipment Quickfind". Neat, huh? You can click your way through the categories, like cotton pickers, rotary cutters, industrial diesel engines, irrigation engines and potato shredders, until you find the piece of equipment you are looking for. Quite possible you won't have to go any further.

There's a slight drawback though - cost. Although John Deere may have all the additions you're looking for to add to your machine, the official dealers aren't exactly cheap. If you need to save money, here's what we suggest: Use the wonders of the web to locate a used, second hand or reconditioned part instead!

There are several websites out there suitable for finding equipment that still has lots of used left for a fraction of the original cost. Auction web sites like ebay is one choice you can make, but I recommend that you shop around a bit first. Don't settle for the first website you find. Try searching Google using phrases like "refurbished John Deere equipment" or "cheap John Deere parts" and see what you come up with. You'll be able to save thousands of dollars. One site that you can go to for better used farm equipment parts is www.usedfarmequipment.net. But do your own due diligence and search around, and you will find a site you like.