Kubota seems to be on a path to establish a growing presence in the USA Ag world. They have been slowly growing their dealership and models over the past 25 years.
Deutz had/has fairly good tractors, but they splashed around too much trying to take over the Ag market, not grow into it. So we quickly got the idea that they would come and go, only fair weather company, not worth risking them being around in 15 years for parts and dealerships... at this point I just don't trust Deutz any more would not buy their stuff.
In the 90s the nearby Case-IH dealerships took on the east European tractors as an economy line. Brain is locked up, can't say the name now, started with a B? With that backing a lot of folks bought them, but the rear ends couldn't hold up to our style of farming in tough heavy ground and lot of livestock utility loader conditions. All fell apart in a decade, no one wants to see one of those tractors any more, especially the dealerships!
The USA Ag economy runs in cycles, and farm machinery can last longer than a cycle, so any Ag dealership network has to grow slowly and be set up to weather the cycles of good and poor sales in both new iron and old parts. If you don't set up right for that, you will not be around over 20 years. (To be honest I don't know if JD and Case-NH are prepared for the next cycle!)
Good luck to kubota, they might make it, they seem to have some grit for the market.
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