INDEPENDENT MACHINE RESEARCHObserved prices are market evidence, not completed-sale proof or an appraisal.
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THE MACHINEBLUE BOOKResearch · Market · Ownership

Task

What it costs before the first part.

Machine, tooling, software, freight and rigging, power and site work, installation, training, taxes and the annual cost, line by line.

  • Published asking prices
  • Unquoted lines marked
  • CSV and print
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The task

Worked example, then your machine.

It opens filled in with a real example from the reference. Pick your own machine, or use the one you were looking at.

The worksheet runs in your browser. With JavaScript off, the total installed cost guide lists the same cost lines.

Haas VF-4 · Total installed cost guide

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How it works

How the worksheet adds up.

Evidence where MBB has it; your quotes for everything else.

  1. Published evidence first

    Where MBB has published asking prices for the model, the worksheet shows them, labelled as asking prices, not a quote.

  2. Unquoted stays unquoted

    Every line without your figure is marked unquoted. MBB does not estimate rigging, power or tooling for you.

  3. A total that says what it misses

    The sum counts only the lines you have filled, and lists the ones still open.

  4. Saved in this browser

    Save the worksheet, download it as CSV or print it. Nothing is sent.

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Next steps

Carry the machine through.

The machine you pick here is the one the other tools open with.

Asking prices are what sellers asked, not completed sales or appraisals. Costs you enter stay in this browser. Not financial, tax or engineering advice. Methodology