Posted by amnion on December 18, 2010 at 09:47:41 from (216.38.38.211):
In Reply to: Re: MFPoor posted by pete 23 on December 17, 2010 at 10:13:44:
There is absolutely no reason that a farm equipment manufacturer like John Deere, or any other, can't build cheap, economical, and fuel efficient combines for the smaller farms with less acreage. If that isn't true, how are the same equipment manufacturers currently building smaller-scale "hobby"-sized tractors(say JD 6230) to sell around $50-65k while, at the same time, building tractors(JD 7630 & 7830) that sell for over $130k? Why would it be any different for combines, or any other equipment?
There is something to be said for demand. If someone built a 4-6 row machine and sold it for say $75k, would there be enough buyers to make the production worthwhile? Currently, small farms are becoming less in number, and big farms becoming greater in size. Until that trend changes, we won't see cheap small combines any time soon. I don't know many small-scale(<1000A) farmers who buy any equipment for over $50k, most buy the cheap used stuff and work on it.
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