Posted by dhermesc on December 17, 2010 at 08:19:02 from (24.248.193.103):
In Reply to: Thanks John Deere!! posted by Lurch. on December 17, 2010 at 06:33:56:
Why would they build it in the US? Why would anyone willingly build a plant and staff it with UAW employees?
The biggest market is overseas and the strong dollar policy of the US makes it extremely hard to export. While there are small farmers in the US there is still a massive number of USED small tractors on the market everyday that the new ones have to compete with on price. I'm 43 years old and have never bought a NEW small tractor in my life and probably never will. I have 4 brothers that farm full time - not one of them has bought a new small (80hp or less) tractor in their lives either. Now that I think of it, other than a few rich "horse ranchers" I don't think I've seen a real live farmer buy a new tractor with less than 50hp in the last 20 years.
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