I grew up on an integrated farm. Grand Dad had both red and green. When I was 12-13 years old I was on a NEW IH ( I think it was a IH 706) tractor at the County fair. I did not know that they had hydrostatic steering. So it fascinated me that you could turn the steering wheel and nothing much happened. One of the IH dealer's sons chewed my butt for spinning the steering wheel while it was not running. He did not tell me that it might hurt something he just chewed me out. Right in front of all of my school friends. You can bet I remembered that LOL.
About the same time the local JD dealer was baling hay. I was helping put the little square bales in the barn. He let me drive a brand new JD 4020 PS to haul a few loads of hay in. That really stayed in my memory. Grand Dad did not let me drive his JD 4010 as he said it was too big for us teenagers to handle. LOL
That same JD dealer hired me right after I got out of college. He told me one time the biggest reason he hired me was he remembered how I was a good worker putting in hay for him. That was 10-15 years before he hired me. I worked for him until he died. He was a real class act. He treated people very well and still made money.
So I did not even look at IH tractors for many years because of the way I was treated.
Side note, the Guy that chewed me out took over his Dad's dealership just a few years after that. HE did not make it five years until he had to sell out. Another family bought it and they are still in business. So watch how you treat everyone as they may very well be your customers tomorrow.
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