A seamless background is the only way to go. It gets rid of all that clutter and junk behind the machine and forces the viewer to look at the machine instead. I would use gray or black because white will make the shadows more noticable and the rubber tires will leave black marks on white paper.
Lighting. If you are into cheap I would get a couple of four foot flourescent lights with bulbs that match the bulbs (color temperature wise) in the room that you will be shooting in and place one light on each side of the camera. Shoot in Raw, shoot a gray card, use a tripod and ISO 100. Leave the overhead lights on to assist in lighting the top of the machine.
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