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Tractor territory

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Aussietractor

06-16-2005 17:16:09




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G"day to all. I was wondering if tractor owners in up over experience a similar trend in tractor ownership the same as in Aussie.
In Aussie you find that certain makes of tractor are very much more popular in certain districts, with nearly a complete absence of other makes of tractor.
Then if you go a little as maybe 20/30 miles you will find that another make is dominant.
Does this happen in the US?

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JWhite

06-17-2005 10:52:31




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 Re: Tractor territory in reply to Aussietractor, 06-16-2005 17:16:09  
Before dealerships started to pop up every 20-30 miles with their line of tractors, most tractors (1920-1940 era) were sold by the local hardware store (usually the larger farming/rural cities) and they sent their salesmen out into the county to sell the tractors. The hardware stores usually sold one line of tractors and it made sense to the farmer to buy local. Back then a farmer wouldn't go 30-40 miles and past 2-3 other hardware stores with their own line of tractor just to get to your favorite line. That took too up too much time that could be spent in the fields.

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no.2

06-17-2005 07:52:20




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 Re: Tractor territory in reply to Aussietractor, 06-16-2005 17:16:09  
Certain tractors seem to dominant in certain areas, but it doesn"t seem as much as it was say 25 or 30 years ago. Dealerships have a lot to do with it. When I was a kid we had, Ford, John Deere, Massey, and International dealerships within 20 miles of where I farm now.I don"t remember seeing an AC or Oliver till I was in High school. Today the nearest dealership is about 40 miles and I"d need to travel almost 100 miles to find a CIH dealer.New Holland and John Deere rule the big tractor market and Kabota is in the mix for smaller tractors now.

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Chris(WA)

06-16-2005 19:28:47




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 Re: Tractor territory in reply to Aussietractor, 06-16-2005 17:16:09  
Yes is does happen that way here as well. A lot has to do with the dealers in the area. Around here John Deere is predominant. Farther north you find a concentration of New Holland and Case/IH. Another thing that influences buying is that farmers get together and talk about how a certain tractor does.Also get to see that tractor working in neighboring fields with similar soil conditions. Saves making a mistake on buying an expensive machine.

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steveormary

06-16-2005 20:33:59




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 Re: Tractor territory in reply to Chris(WA), 06-16-2005 19:28:47  
Here in the south of NM not too far from the Rio Grande the row crop farmers use JD,pecan growers use Ford NH,construction co"s use Kubotas. There are some older Whites,Internationals and MF.

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