Posted by JohnV2000 on November 14, 2019 at 03:23:19 from (71.61.100.67):
Last weekend I biked past a farm in northeastern Ohio that had several Minneapolis Moline tractors. There was one that was probably from the 40s or 50s, then several more that looked progressively newer.
It got me thinking about how much brand loyalty farmers had and have. I always see farms that have the same brand of tractor all over, be it JD, IH, Ford, etc. This got me wondering about how often farmers would branch out and own different brands.
I know that there were often benefits to owning to the same brand, such as a trusted dealer, similar parts and tools, and known reliability. However, I know that in the 30s and 40s, tractor technology often moved very quickly.
If someone was a JD guy and IH came out with a new, extremely helpful technology, would farmers have been willing to switch to IH or would they stick with the older technology JD (just as a example, I do not mean to pick on JD) and wait until their brand caught up with the new technology.
I guess I am just a little curious on this cold morning.
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