Posted by BarnyardEngineering on July 30, 2018 at 07:51:03 from (98.17.202.246):
In Reply to: New "old tractor" posted by SodBuster87 on July 29, 2018 at 22:09:17:
Demand for old tractors is DECREASING. Predominantly "old guys" make up the market, and there are fewer and fewer old guys around every day.
When so many of the old machines are going to the scrapyard because nobody wants them, how can you hope to market a "kit" for a tractor that nobody wants, at 10X the cost?
Besides, any "new-old" tractor made today would have to comply with modern emissions, environmental, and safety standards. The new-old tractor would bear no resemblance to its ancestor, and would in fact be pretty much identical (and cost at least as much) as the current model.
If you want an example of a "new-old" tractor, look at the CaseIH Farmall 140A. It is a Ford 7710 underneath, but modernized with a shuttle shift, modern engine, and modern safety features.
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