Re: Am I just old fashioned?

Posted by Scott(MO) on October 29, 2004 at 16:06:44 from (209.248.48.143):

In Reply to: Am I just old fashioned? posted by IH johnny on October 28, 2004 at 20:31:33:

Well, if I had a nice line of new equipment (which I wouldn't turn down if given to me ), I would say "yes" you are old fashioned. But , since all I have is an 1850 Oliver (with a ring your ears Hiniker cab)and a few other maintenance tractors I'll have to say "NO" you're not old fashioned (or maybe we both are)!
When I worked at a Case/IH dealership years ago, I remember a dairy farmer traded in a 56 or 66 series tractor with a loader for a new model with all the bells and whistles. They didn't have the tractor too long before they started having problems. It seems that this tractor was quiting in the field because the huge wiring harness that was needed to run those bells and whistles had vibrated from typical farm use and shorted out . It took awhile to trace the short in that huge harness. I think the Dairy farmer was just about ready to get his old tractor back.
I've often wondered how the tractor market would do if they would reintroduce the 856 IH and the 4020 JD and the 185 AC and maybe a few others. Now , I know some of the flatlanders out there ( Kansas , Illinois , Nebraska , ect..) have a greater need for much bigger and updated equipment to get the job done compared to the small Missouri patches we have, but I wonder how those old model tractors wouls sell?

My $.02

Scott

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