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Posted by Trevor on September 19, 2003 at 06:47:59 from (198.208.6.35):
In Reply to: Re: Re: Collector value vs. practical use value posted by Indydirtfarmer on September 19, 2003 at 06:09:44:
I think we might be dancing around to the same tune but at a differnt pace. You have to realise that 20 years ago some people said the very same thing you are saying today about the new tractors then. But the one thing that has changed is the price. The prices 20 years ago allowed people to trade in good quality older equipment and afford a new tractor or what ever. Now however the new tractors cost so much that people aren't trading in the old tractor they are fixing them and using them. The nuimber of new tractors being sold has to be but a fraction of what was sold in the 60s and 70s. So in 20 years from today I think that tractors will be scarce and even old (our now 20 year old)tractors will be worth allot of money because there aren't the number being produced today. As far as the maintenance thing goes, I tend to think that the electronic tractors of today will still be around. The maintenance costs will drop as more and more younge people learn how to work with and repair electronically controled equipment. There are many examples of this already in our society such as the PC that I am using right now. One other thing to consider is, like you said, tractors of today don't really do anything that 70s tractors can't do. They just do it bigger, or quicker, or more efficiently or more comfortably. The hydraulicas and so on has changed very little. So, I agree with you that tractor prices will only go up in the future however I disagree that the tractors of today will not last. The only thing that could change this would be if the manufacturers somehow drop their prices and people start buying new tractors again. Of course there are allot less farmers now than there was in the 70s. How's that? Can we agree to disagree? LOL Always like your posts Indydirtfarmer. Good to debate with you.
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