Author: Jacob Bryce

Current Position

  • Machinery Scope & Finance Scope Owner

Education

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) focusing on Agribusiness from North Dakota State University

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Experience

  • Jacob grew up on a family farm near Glenwood, MN growing row crops and cattle. His interest in ag business combined with a passion for farm equipment led him to a job at Titan Machinery, where he would become the Business and Sales Manager. He then took a job at Midwest Machinery, managing multiple locations and overseeing used equipment sales and asset management. From here, he founded Machinery Scope and Finance Scope to help people with their equipment transactions and investments.

Jacob Bryce's Articles

Finding Inspiration Through Adversity

The moment you capture a picture and realize it is so much more! To some people it is the sunrise, clouds, and green grass that captures your attention. To others it might be the “good old 4020.” To Joe Bryce, it is a symbol of hard work, perseverance, and hope after his son Brenden suffered

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Checking Oil On A Combine And Finding An Issue!

Don’t assume! Inspect & protect your equipment! Jesse saved himself a new gear box purchase ($8,000-$10,000) and instead spent $500 on the repair needed. Jesse demonstrates how he checks his oil, explains why, and shows his results. Simple to do and could save you on both money & downtime this harvest season.

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The Importance of Managing Risk for you and Your Customers in a Volatile Market

 In today’s agricultural economy, both dealers and farmers are navigating a landscape filled with uncertainties. Higher interest rates, lower commodity prices, and a slowdown in equipment sales are creating challenges that impact decision making and profitability. For dealers, it’s critical to find ways to provide added value to customers, while also safeguarding your own financial

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Options for Preserving the Value of Your Equipment

In this short video, Jake emphasizes the significance of safeguarding investments in used farm equipment, like tractors and combines. He discusses how our Machinery Scope products have been developed to address the emerging challenges in the equipment industry. Take, for instance, Bryce Farms, which previously invested in new or nearly new equipment but now finds

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Machinery Scope’s New Equipment Extended Warranty Programs

Guided by the principles of offering maximum value, peace of mind, and efficient business processes, we are enhancing our offerings with extended warranty solutions aimed at benefiting equipment owners, dealers, industry professionals, and auction companies. With over three decades of experience in warranty services, our team of collaborators designed solutions that address intricate regulatory and

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Growing in the Same Field

Guided by the principles of offering maximum value, peace of mind, and efficient business processes, Machinery Scope is enhancing its offerings with extended warranty solutions aimed at benefiting equipment owners, dealers, industry professionals, and auction companies. With over three decades of experience in warranty services, our team of collaborators designed solutions that address intricate regulatory and

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Machinery Scope Unveils Innovative Extended Warranty Solutions

ALEXANDRIA, MN — Machinery Scope, LLC, a respected provider of comprehensive agricultural extended warranty solutions, appraisals, and inspections, announces its latest extended warranty solutions in collaboration with risk management specialists Garde Solutions. The development of these products included equipment owners, dealers, and warranty experts. Guided by the principles of offering maximum value, peace of mind,

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The Bryce Farms Story

We Won’t Provide a Product or Service That We Ourselves Wouldn’t Use! The Bryce family has long held its roots in farming and recently has fulfilled a dream from the early days, the opportunity to pass the farm to the next generation.  Back in the 1950s, my grandparents started farming in Glenwood, MN. Grandpa grew

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