Re: Question for new tractor buyers--a little lon

Posted by kyhayman on July 08, 2004 at 08:06:48 from (205.204.242.23):

In Reply to: Question for new tractor buyers--a little long... posted by Wayne on July 07, 2004 at 20:59:35:

A lot of this has already been covered, leasing, operator comfort, the 'who' of actually is buying equipment, etc. American agriculture is becoming more stratified. There are folks who are simply into the hobby and recreational side of farming cost is not an issue and mechanical stuff is not their thing, the very large full time farms where you either have a full time mechanic or contract with a dealer, and those like me who have a full time off farm job and run what used to be 3 full time family farms with little time or patience to be making a lot of repairs. Most of the major dealerships have figured this out and borrowed from the construction industry. Been watching a local bridge reconstruction. Contractor that is doing it has 20 large lease Cats on the job, rented from the local Cat store, they send out a service truck every week to change fluids (and ensure proper disposal), repair things, etc. Job boss their told me the main reason they went this way was 1. Saves keeping ANY high $$/high benefit mechanics on the payroll. 2. Liability, saved them $100,000 a year in ins to not be servicing their own equipment mostly b/c they no longer had to worry about some moron spilling 50 gallons of waste oil on the ground.3. Equipment works like its supposed to when its supposed to.

Certainly I havent even gotten into emissions requirements. The new EPA regs are calling for greater and greater efficiency. It takes more precise fuel managment to control them.

Follow Ups:

Post a Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Re: Re: Question for new tractor buyers--a little lon Comments: Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: Email Notification: If you check this box, email will be sent to you whenever someone replies to this message. Your email address must be entered above to receive notification. This notification will be cancelled automatically after 2 weeks.

TRACTOR PARTS	TRACTOR MANUALS

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 ]