I bought a couple of items from Harbor Freight yesterday made in China. Price was right. Had they been made in the good ole USA I would not have made the purchase as the price would have been above what I had to pay. Yes the quality would have been there, but from my perspective it is functionality/usage vs price. I am a retired farmer and my stuff gets used seldom and wearout is out of the question.
Read today that Mexico is 4th in the world for mfgring and wages used to be way over the orient, but lately, they are only 3-4x over the orient. So, with shipping over the border being cheap, they have a good competetive market for their products up here as are Canadian products that have been influxing here for decades.
What we need to do as a nation is realize that the good old days are no longer here. Our industrial revolution has come and passed. We need to learn how to make the living we think we need in the technolodgical world in which we live today....aka cross train...I.e. go back to school and learn something that is saleable in today's work environment.
Once we make our mind up to do that, we will again be leading the world in productivity and products.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Harvestin Hay: The Early Years (Part 2) - by Pat Browning. The summer of 1950 was the start of a new era in farming for our family. I was thirteen, and Kathy (my oldest sister) was seven. At this age, I believed tractor farming was the only way, hot stuff -- and given a chance I probably would have used the tractor, Dad's first, a 1936 Model "A" John Deere, to go bring in the cows! And I think Dad was ready for some automation too. And so it was that we acquired a good, used J. I. Case, wire tie hay baler. In addition to a person to drive th
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
