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The Term Farm Fresh

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Cityboy-McCoy

10-17-2005 18:31:21




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I see a lot of tractors for sale, described as "Farm Fresh". I assume that is supposed to mean something good. However, a good many of them look to me like they are too shot to be useful on a farm and in need of a rebuild.
What is "farm fresh" supposed to mean, if anything, in terms of the condition of the tractor being described?
mike




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CEB

10-18-2005 11:49:05




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 Re: The Term Farm Fresh in reply to Cityboy-McCoy, 10-17-2005 18:31:21  
It essentially has the same meaning as the term "runs out good" that I have seen on some tractors for sale. In reality it means nothing, since it can be interpreted to mean just about anything that you want.



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Nat

10-18-2005 05:46:22




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 Re: The Term Farm Fresh in reply to Cityboy-McCoy, 10-17-2005 18:31:21  
"Farm Fresh" has nothing to do with the condition of the tractor. It simply means that the tractor was recently removed from a farm property.

The seller is just trying to sound clever and cutesy, hoping some clueless city slicker will fall in love and pay the outrageous price he has on the tractor.



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Jack B. Nimble

10-18-2005 04:39:49




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 Re: The Term Farm Fresh in reply to Cityboy-McCoy, 10-17-2005 18:31:21  
I collect old "hit and miss" engines and we use the term "barn fresh". This usually means the engine is "as found, unmolested condition". That could mean anything from a pristine unrestored original to a piece of crap that was dug out of a 50 year old manure pile! A pieced together or restored engine would not fall into the "barn fresh" catagory. Realistically, the terms are just meaningless sales tools.

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RustyFarmall

10-17-2005 21:21:05




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 Re: The Term Farm Fresh in reply to Cityboy-McCoy, 10-17-2005 18:31:21  
I've seen the term also, and if I were selling the tractor I would never use that term. To me, that term means that someone has just purchased this tractor, either at an auction, or privately, and it is fresh off the farm, which means that the tractor probably does run, but they have owned it for only a few short hours and really don't know a darned thing about it.



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shoe

10-17-2005 19:56:58




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 Re: The Term Farm Fresh in reply to Cityboy-McCoy, 10-17-2005 18:31:21  
In all my years of farming I have never seen any
piece of equipment that is farm fresh, unless it
is a brand new piece that hasn't been used in the
field yet,LOL



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Rauville

10-17-2005 19:03:24




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 Re: The Term Farm Fresh in reply to Cityboy-McCoy, 10-17-2005 18:31:21  
I think some sellers are planning on potential buyers believing that tractors are like eggs..."the closer you are to the source, the better they are!" ☺☺☺



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Peabody

10-17-2005 19:01:28




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 Re: The Term Farm Fresh in reply to Cityboy-McCoy, 10-17-2005 18:31:21  
Same as a realtor's claim of a "handyman's special." Beware.



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Harley

10-17-2005 18:38:09




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 Re: The Term Farm Fresh in reply to Cityboy-McCoy, 10-17-2005 18:31:21  
I too have seen some of these "gems" and the only thing I can deduce is they have just come in off the farm. Hope this helps, Harley



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Nebraska Cowman

10-17-2005 18:38:06




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 Re: The Term Farm Fresh in reply to Cityboy-McCoy, 10-17-2005 18:31:21  
I think with old tractors it is just talk. I'd just as soon have one that has sat at a salvage yard or behind someones shed in town for the last 20 years as one that had been abandoned on a farm for the same time.



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P R Pete

10-17-2005 18:43:26




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 Re: The Term Farm Fresh in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 10-17-2005 18:38:06  
Advertisers, politicians, used-car salesmen.
Same thing.



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David Kronwall

10-18-2005 00:48:42




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 Re: The Term Farm Fresh in reply to P R Pete, 10-17-2005 18:43:26  
I agree with PR Pete. Having been in advertising most of my life, I think I might recognize when someone is trying to peddle something by being clever and cute. (I've probably done it myself a few times.) The idea is if you're creative enough, you'll get a positive response for the thing you're trying to sell. The problem is, you can also tick people off if you don't know your audience very well. Just my opinion.

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Jim Broughton

10-17-2005 21:00:14




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 Re: The Term Farm Fresh in reply to P R Pete, 10-17-2005 18:43:26  
Guys; It means it has come off the farm so recently that you can still smell the "puckey" on it !! Condition, now that's another matter! Good Luck ! Jim



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