In a sense that is true (certainly from an RoE perspective). However, once usage is high all the time (not the case here) then leasing/renting might not be effi

In a sense that is true (certainly from an RoE perspective). However, once usage is high all the time (not the case here) then leasing/renting might not be efficient. Not all machinery is equally shareable, though. I think for a combined harvester there are two challenges: (a) Can you move them around the world easily enough so that the costs actually can be shared by multiple users? Or will the payback period just become super long and everyone is happy with that? (b) From a policy maker perspective, do you want to rely on a supply chain for the full equipment on critical food infrastructure? What if all the harvesters are stuck in some channel?