Headers & Harvesters

Yes. Used harvesters, headers and the fronts that go with them are listed in the Machinery & Supplies category. You can browse current listings, filter by location and contact the seller directly to ask about hours, condition and service history. Every sale is backed by LocalAg's secure escrow payment system, so your money is protected until the deal is done, which matters on a machine of this value.

Listings come from farmers and sellers across Australia, so you will find a mix of the major harvester brands across a range of models and ages. Use the search and filters to narrow down to the brand, class size and front type you are after.

Use the radius filter to show machines listed within 50km, 250km, 500km or 1000km of you, or browse the marketplace by map. With harvesters, many buyers look further afield for the right machine and arrange transport, and because secure escrow protects your payment until delivery, buying interstate is straightforward.

Yes. Listing is free, so you can list your harvester, fronts or other gear, along with anything else across the marketplace, and pay nothing until it sells. A small transaction fee applies on a successful sale, split between the buyer and the seller. Full details are on the Fees & Charges page.

Yes. Harvester fronts are listed both with machines and on their own, including draper fronts, stripper fronts and comb fronts, along with the trailers to cart them. Search by type and location and confirm the fit with your harvester before you buy, since fronts are matched to specific makes and models.

The same secure system covers a harvester as any other sale. Rather than paying the seller directly, your funds are held in secure escrow and are only released once both sides confirm the transaction is complete, so your money is protected until the machine is yours. For a purchase of this size, LocalAg Plus can also help manage the contract, payment and logistics, which is well worth using on a complex, high-value deal.

Yes. CheckVault is LocalAg's secure escrow partner and an established Australian payment service built for exactly this kind of high-value transaction. Your money is not handed to the seller. It is held in escrow with an independent custodian, Perpetual Corporate Trust, one of Australia's long-standing trustee companies, and is only released once you and the seller both agree the deal is done. CheckVault holds an Australian Financial Services Licence and verifies users' identities to reduce fraud, and if a dispute arises the funds stay held until it is resolved. For a six-figure harvester, that independent protection is exactly what takes the risk out of paying someone you may not have dealt with before.

Harvesters are large, often oversize loads, so most buyers arrange specialist transport with an experienced ag machinery carrier. You can organise your own freight, or for a purchase like this LocalAg Plus can help manage logistics and transport as part of the deal. Because your payment is held in secure escrow until the machine is delivered and confirmed, you can buy interstate with confidence, which matters when the best harvester for your program is in another state. National reach is one of the platform's strengths.

Before you buy, it pays to check:

1. Engine and separator or rotor hours, along with full service history
2. The threshing and separation system, including the rotor or drum, concaves and sieves, since this is the heart of the machine and the single most important area to get right
3. Wear points such as the feeder house, augers, elevators and chains
4. The front and any included attachments, and that everything matches the listing

For a machine at this value, an independent pre-purchase inspection by a specialist is well worth it. Because you deal directly with the seller on LocalAg, it is easy to request records, photos and an inspection before you commit.

Harvesters are usually judged on engine hours and separator or rotor hours, and sometimes on hectares or acres harvested. As a rough guide, under about 2,000 to 3,000 separator hours is considered moderate for a modern machine, while much higher counts point to heavier use. Hours and area matter less than how the machine has been maintained and stored, so always weigh them against service history and condition.

LocalAg is built by farmers, for farmers, and made specifically for agricultural trading. On a high-value machine that matters: you get verified users, secure escrow payments that protect six-figure sums until the deal is done, and an ag-only audience of genuine growers and sellers rather than anonymous classifieds. You deal directly with the seller, so you can ask the detailed questions a purchase like this deserves.

Yes. LocalAg is a family-owned, Australian business backed by Feed Central, with a team that brings together more than 100 years of combined experience in agriculture. It is built by farmers, for farmers, which is why the platform is designed around how farmers actually buy and sell rather than as a generic classifieds site.