Posted by JD Seller on February 25, 2016 at 20:42:57 from (208.126.198.123):
Over on Tales a fellow posted about a harvest for a farmer with terminal cancer. This harvest was on Sept. 25th, 2016 and the farmer, Carl Bates passed on Nov. 1st, 2016. There are videos and pictures of this on the web. The say 10 combines, 16 semis, and 40 people where directly involved.
What caught my eye was the brand make up of the equipment there, mainly the combines. The pictures and video only show nine combines. Here is the brand split: MF (4), Gleaner (2), JD (2), and CIH (1). What really stood out was these numbers are just about the opposite of the market share numbers of each of all brands. The market share numbers I have seen are JD (40-50%), CIH (30-40%), AGCO brands (10-20%). I know local dealerships make a huge difference but for AGCO to have 6 combines and JD/CIH to have 3 just is odd.
I know the size of farm has a big influence too. The numbers I have the best data for are for tractors. If you look at Tractors by just horse power nationwide here is the split for over 40 horse power: JD 27%, New Holland 23%, CIH 17%, AGCO 10%, other 13%. Now if you go by farmers with over $500,000 gross income the numbers really change: JD 46%, CIH 32%, NH 10%, and AGCO 8%. New combine sales closely mirror the Tractors numbers when looking at higher gross income farmers.
So is the High number of AGCO brands because of area Dealer support??? Is it a factor of farm size?? Meaning that smaller farmers maybe more able to take time to participate in this type of deal??? Another thought too, did a dealer send some combines out or are these all farmer owned combines??? Maybe Mr. Bates ran MF combines and his dealer sent out some used trade-ins???
None of this really means anything. The pictures just got me to asking the why of it. LOL Winter evening boredom.
If you look at 10 year old and newer combines I only know of 4 AGCO band combines in my area. This is Gleaner and MF both. Also ONE Challenger brand. The rest are JD or CIH.
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