Isn't she a beauty? |
How much is that tractor in the lot? |
Yes. We are shopping for a tractor. We've gotten some excellent advise from our county Agent, her pal from a neighboring county, the John (overpriced) Deere guy, our neighbor, and various other interested folks.
So we have a pretty good sense of what action we need to take. BUT it always makes good sense to turn back a historical page or two and consult a
The Operation, Care, and Repair of Farm Machinery Twenty-First Edition, John Deere, Moline, Illinois. 1947 |
We need a disc. |
We don't need a cultivator. |
We most decidedly do not need a combine. |
But we do need a Bush Hog [TM] |
http://www.magneeders.com/ocr.html
http://www.retiredtractors.com/Q/books.html
The state of the corporate state was very quaint back in the
John Deere tractors are made in India.
The particular New Holland tractor we're looking at is made in Italy. (Italians don't make their beds.)
We are not done shopping! Thursday, we go to the Caterpillar place.
As it turns out, I don't mind tractor shopping.
You know why everything is made in India or Italy? Americans simply aren't willing to pay the price for products manufactured under our working condition standards! It's called the Walmart Effect people! We value cheaper products over good factory jobs. And if we value good quality products, made in America, we most likely can't afford them anyway. Check it out, really interesting.
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