Re: Junk, or the next generation?

Posted by Brokenwrench on February 18, 2004 at 14:15:19 from (205.188.208.73):

In Reply to: Junk, or the next generation? posted by Scott on February 18, 2004 at 08:33:33:

The up and coming brands are serving a market previously dominated by used tractors. In my area there is no market for 8n Fords,MF35's JD's etc except for collectors. The people that would have shelled out $2500-$3500 for a used tractor are now flocking to the Kioti,Same or Mccormick dealerships. They can take their $3000 and put it down on a 30-50 HP 4wd with a loader,hydrostatic trans,power steering,rops etc. Typical tractor buyers here are transplanted city folk who have bought a farm,or farmette. They want the same comforts in a tractor that they have in their cars,most have no mechanical aptitude,and are happy to call the dealer for oil changes and blade sharpening,or a dead battery.Like was pointed out below,all the electronics are going to be the downfall of any of the new tractors. While all the safety switches,potentiometers,and computers added either by government mandate,or manufacturer design,serve laudible purposes,they are also a constant source of trouble as the machines get older and are exposed to the elements.After the machine is out of warranty,very few consumers are going to swallow a $2-3000 bill for diagnosis/repair or replacement of a fried computer and wiring harness,or electronic damage caused by corrosion or wear thru. The machine will be traded,or sold. I am seeing more and more of this now on 1990 and up tractors. Lights don't work,guages don't function,3pts and pto don't work. Worst one I've had was a high hour 7810 JD, used to load manure. It quit moving all together. While working on it I bumped the turn signal switch and the tractor would move-stop-move-stop-move-stop.... Found it was caused by the wiring harnesses rotted by manure and rubbed thru under the cab and shorting together. $1250 worth of new harnesses,connector repair kits,and other parts,35 hours of labor to find the problem,remove the cab to fix it, clean harness connectors and put the cab back on.Ain't technology great!

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