Posted by NY 986 on January 14, 2023 at 06:27:46 from (67.249.255.74):
In Reply to: Re: End of an era posted by coonie minnie on January 14, 2023 at 06:04:00:
That's the key in terms of market. For a lot of years the 488 was under 10,000 dollars new so a fair number of small farmers could entertain the notion of buying new. Around here NH was sold at just about every intersection of major highways so there was plenty of price competition and parts were seldom more than 15 minutes away. In 2023 that is no longer true with the price most likely above 20,000 dollars for a 488 but make no mistake there will be a flurry of last minute orders for it. I recall the local dealer saying the same thing for the 790 forage harvester when the announcement was made for its discontinuation around 10 years back. It as well was made for decades and most of that time the base unit sold for under 15,000 dollars. I think JD might have stayed in the sickle m-c business if something like the 1219 had a price point similar to the 488 but the 1219 was closer to the 492 and 1465 both from NH.
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