It's pure simple economics... I'd be willing to bet that the small combine would cost 3/4 as much or mabey as much as the larger machine and then have 1/2 or 1/3 the capacity. If a guy can't afford the larger machine then he's not going to afford the smaller one any better... I'd also wonder what these guys are doing differently that they could afford a new machine on those kind of acres? Or is simply that they have cash saved up from a lifetime? Mabey when one actually sits down to look at operating costs on the new machine... the numbers won't add up. Bigger is just the way of the world. Every year, everything costs more. You've either got to get more for what you sell or lower your costs and lowering costs through spreading equipment and labor over more acres is the most dependable path to follow... or run older equipment with extensive preventative maintenance.
I'd also argue the notion that small fields and old bridges prevent larger equipment from getting around. That's a state of mind. Excavators remove tree lines and make bigger fields at minimal cost... and old bridges have a habit of collapsing through the night... and get replaced with newer heavier bridges. I can't imagine 1000 acres not being worth building some kind of relevant crossing to access it.
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