I have to agree with you on a whole lot of what you said. I don't know about the Kubota worship,don't see it here locally. I do know without a doubt though that if you dare say one bad word about Deere,whether it's a product that they make,ever have made,the management of the company,management of any of the dealerships or even the truth about old John Deere himself,you'd better be wearing your asbestos underwear if the wrong worshiper at the alter of the Deere hears you. As far as the new dealer situation,I understand that what they're doing is a business decision,to "position themselves for the future". It makes sense to me. The days of having a dealership in every town,each selling 5-10 new tractors a year are long gone and are never coming back. I understand too that their business model doesn't include servicing my needs anymore. The super stores here are there to serve two kinds of customers,lawn and garden and the million dollar a year "buy new every two" crowd,or should I say "few". The parts department is there to sell maintainence parts for that new equipment and parts for lawn and garden. Like I've said before,I was all Deere once. I accept where they've taken the company. It's others who can't because of their worchip of the brand and the belief that they can do no wrong. I've moved on,found a good little hometown family run Agco dealer that fits my needs and personality to a T. I'll tell you the truth,it took a good two years to loose the craving to go back to Deere,it was in my blood,but anybody who thinks you can't farm without it is just plain wrong. One thing that cracks me up is the denial that some folks show when you mention that a lot of curent Deere models are rebadged foreign tractors. They can't see beyond the paint to admit the truth. As far as Oliver,yes,when White took over,the first department to suffer was R&D. White milked their existing product line for a cash cow until the whole line was obsolete. It's a darned shame too. Back to the Deere super stores,you bet some chains are going to hit the skids one of these days. These college boys who are making the decisions at the top don't know hard times in ag,but as you and I both know,it's cyclical and things will crash. What's going to happen when they do? Simple,they'll be company stores,and if you think customer service doesn't exist at some of them now,just wait til that happens.
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