Pretty much boils down to no money....Irregardless of what the government says the economy is still in the toilet. As you said, cost of living have risen dramatically. States and local municipalities are scrambling to come up with funding for schools, road repairs etc.They are raising taxes,creatively coming up with new fees. In Maryland our wonderful Governor doubled the DMV fees,tolls, added 4 cents to the gas tax this year, and will continue to add 1 cent a year, probably for perpetuity. Prices... years ago to get in the hobby, you could by a Deere A or B,Farmall H or M in fair shape running for $5-700.less if it was stuck or needed alot of work. Spend a couple hundred on it,fix it up and paint it, use it around the place and take it to the shows and show off your pride and joy. Now the same tractor will run you $1500 to 2K, plus another $1500 to 2 K to get it in to shape. The "elitist attitude" by alot of the exhibitors at shows now.and this is carrying over from the classic car side. Unless the tractor is sitting on all brand new tires, has arrow straight sheet metal,automotive show quality paint, every decal correct and not 1/10,000 of an inch out of place, the tractor is a POS, And they will be happy to pick your tractor apart,pointing out every defect,chip in the paint,decal wrong or out of place. and God forbid you put an alternator on instead of the "correct am25603 generator,painted the correct Ditzler 2349 qr satin black" Basically the hobby isn't fun anymore.......
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