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Re: Re: Re: $$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by G-MAN on August 22, 2002 at 06:11:59 from (206.106.139.74):
In Reply to: Re: Re: $$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! posted by gy3020 on August 21, 2002 at 19:18:05:
That's a very interesting comment. I once spoke to an engineer that was involved in tractor production at Waterloo. I mentioned building the 4020 again and how they wouldn't be able to keep up if they did. His comment was that if the 4020 were produced today just as it was back then, mostly by hand, it would cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $65,000 retail. Guess what a 90 hp tractor sells for today - around $65,000. The price of everything goes up - raw materials, overhead, employee wages and insurance, etc. Would you want to do your job for the same money that someone did it for in 1966? I didn't think so. The new electronics make today's tractors much more efficient and generally more reliable than those of 40 years ago. Ever worked on the 12/24 volt starting system of some of the New Generations? We tend to forget that these old tractors had problems of their own in their day. It's nice to remember the old days and wish to relive them, but also remember how much harder farm work was back then before all these more modern machines came along. Tractors are no different than cars, TVs, computers or whatever else - people will always want and buy the latest and greatest.
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