Another point that should also be figured into the equation is that most farming done these days is done by BTO's using big time equipment.
It seems most antique/classic tractor enthusiasts had a grandfather or father who used to farm with a tractor, and they remember using the machines, or maybe just riding up in Grandpa's lap. Nowdays, most fathers and grandfathers are using riding lawn mowers. And those machines are mostly unchanged over the last few decades - not nearly as much change as with tractors.
People who live in/move to the country and need a tractor, for the most part, don't have any ties to the older machines. Many people think the old machines can't do a decent job -- otherwise, why wouldn't they still make them? Many others want a newer machine for reliability purposes. Many other reasons. Yes, I agree that the antique/classic tractor market is becoming smaller and smaller. One day, there will likely be just a handful who basically dominate the "collections" market. Hopefully that will be long after I'm gone from this world!
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