|
Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: Jon D's second debate
[ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by Jim (MI) on August 24, 2001 at 06:31:07 from (198.208.223.35):
In Reply to: Jon D's second debate posted by Jon D on August 23, 2001 at 17:21:39:
Jon,
First of all how many people do you know who have an old tractor, and has never fixed it. They are constant maintenance. I have a 48' Wd, and have spent a ton in the one year I have owned it, just in regular maintenance. So you are going to fix a tractor new or old. Thank God. Everyone says they are designed not to last, I beg to differ. What's the shelf life of Polypropylene Homopolymer (1 simple plastic product, very common.) Only about a million years. And yes plastic is perfectly fine, when the right product is used. The only reason a car is not completely made out of plastic is that it takes to much time to heat up-form-and then cool down a plastic part. As opposed to hitting a piece of metal with a press to form. Plastic has a bad rep, because the best material for the job is not always used. If you think it is so bad talk to fighter pilot and asks what he trust his life to. And realistically, a new tractor is comparable today to buy as it was in 1920. Think about it for a minute. What was minimun wage in 1920? What is minimum wage today? Same as a car. 20 years ago you could by a car for a few thousand. And make what; 1.50 an hour
at McDonalds. Let's look at today. Buy an econony car between 10k-15k. McDonalds down the road has a $10/Hour sign out front. I am definately not saying old tractors do not have their place in todays society. I personally love them. Like I said I have a 48' Wd. And yes tractors are made to break down along with cars. And thank your lucky stars that they are. Do you know anyone who makes a living as a mechanic, or since you said you were 15, how about anyone who works at a parts dept. Millions of jobs are created because these things break down. It helps maintain a stable economy.
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
Restoration Story: Fordson Major - by Anthony West. George bought his Fordson Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00 (UK). There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that this Major was produced late 1946. It was almost complete but had various parts that would definitely need replacing.
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|
