@@FighteroftheNightmanlol the only brand I have seen loyalty from was JD, they are very loyal in screwing their customers, my mom bought brand new 5090 for feeding cows a pulling the baler because that’s what the sales man said was a good fit for both jobs, transmission went out at 3hrs before warranty was expired and the dealer said it wasn’t warranty because she was using it to bale and it wasn’t high enough hp, so she traded it in and lost her shirt because it had a blown transmission, sales man said the 6120 was a good fit, the transmission went out 20 some hours after warranty expired and they told her she was out of luck, it turns out that both tractors have the same transmission and the sales man knew it, she bought a light green one next and so far she loves it and will never buy JD junk again
@@henryhenry3832sounds like your mom got screwed over because she didn't do her research. You buy an expensive piece of equipment, but are willing to learn absolutely nothing about it? That's why I still hear stories about women paying $400 for an oil change.
Except for the rear wheel bearings in the the 2010 936, we've seen those bearings replaced a total of 3 times on 2 different tractors. We do run them on 3m wheel centers though😬 but I've never heard of a case with wheel bearing trouble
This is the way it should be. Brand loyalty hurts consumers and its more evident than ever today. Make companies win your dollar like they used to. Take the best deals and vote with your wallet!
that works when you talking about shit like apple but not when you are talking about farming. for farms it makes sense to be brand loyal or you are gonna waste a bunch of money a bunch of time and a bunch of energy on problems you wouldnt have if you just delt with one or two manufacturers.
Well, if they don't do their own maintenance then it really doesn't matter, but it's easier to work with selecting a long term rig, working with part catalogues, and finding distributors if you already know the brand. But yeah, since the large brands started disabling vehicles remotely with electronics, cheaper is better.
@@blinkin78 Companies have been shitting on customers to get short term profits for decades now but it wasn't always that way. They used to care about keeping the customer happy enough to buy more stuff from them in the future, even if they were slightly more expensive than their rival.
I sell insurance and I agree. I'm always straight up with my customers that we're mid-range on price and our strength is great protection when you need it then I refer them to other guys I know with the lowest price.
Commercial Insurance agent here. If you are able to find a sharp agent who is honest (hard to find) then it’s definitely worth while to be loyal to them because they will fight tooth and nail to get the best rates possible while still keeping you properly insured. But there’s also some scum bags in the industry. The best thing to do as an insurance product/service consumer is to learn what to look for when doing a deal.
@@benscoles5085 Especially in small tractors JD is overrated and overpriced. If you're still in the market look at the Branson, just as capable, and I would argue has some advantages over JD and costs about 10k less. I love my 2505h.
Man, a JD 60” zero turn starts at 25-28k, a fully loaded toro 60” is about 8-10. I don’t see why people pay for the name especially dealing with the company with the way they are.
Toyota is just as bad, I’ve had issues with leaking rims since 2017 and they failed to replace under 3 year warranty as well as the extended 100,000 mile warranty I purchased.
Brand loyalty used to be something that was earned. Now all compsnies have made mandatory demands for your capital if you own one. When they fail they have no one to blame but themselves!
It's the apple of farm equipment. Same stuff as all the others with a higher price point and more lockouts and sensors to keep everything in Thier hands.
@@wiktorjachyra1869as a guy who grew up on a farm. Pretty much all farmers had shit break around the same time. Guess which farmers had their shit working again the quickest? Not the guys that usually waited on parts to save 10%. Loyal customers first.
My grandfather and my uncle have been loyal to Kubota for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid, my grandparents had a Christmas tree farm on a small section of the property. My grandparents bought his and hers Kubotas for the work they needed to do. They would use the Kubota with a mower attachment to mower the creek road during the summer. We would ride in the back of my uncle's old pickup truck or in the big bucket of the tractor down to the creek to go for a swim. Hanging body parts out of the truck bed or bucket lost you the privilege of riding in them. My uncle bought himself a new Kubota and almost every attachment the Kubota dealer had. His equipment area was like walking through an outdoor showroom. It's not his daily driver anymore, but he still has that old pickup truck, too.
Your neighbors are smart. If it works and it’s a good deal, then that’s the rig you need. The brands don’t care about you so just buy what you need at the best price.
Even though I live in England I just wanted to say thank you for all you farmers do I mean that without you guys we starve even though theirs always someone trying to stuff you guys your absolutely awesome 👍😎
Loyalty is to a dealership that can come out and fix a tractor in peak season and has access to parts. The dealership relationship is more important than the OEM
You're not wrong. We had a couple small green machines we bought new and a real nice 336 once upon a time and started having some trouble with the knotters that we couldn't nail down, and the local JD dealer is the reason we have all NH hay equipment.
I seem to find that each brand has a couple things they excel at, sticking with just one out of loyalty is like refusing to touch anything pink because it'll give you the gay.
Exactly what I was thinking. I'm not going to blindly buy something just because of the brand. Whichever one does what I need it to do, and isn't a piece of junk or a timebomb is the one I'm getting. It could be silver with purple polka-dots for all I care
my dad always told me, probably from an age too young, its all pink on the inside. (of course he was justifying if someone happened to get jungle fever, oddly I went the asian fever route. and its pink there too)
The Claas combines with the Cat engines were solid machines. I have a buddy that has had one since it was new. He keeps it up on general maintenance and cleans it before putting it away after harvest and it's given him minimal troubles compared to everyone with John Deeres. New Holland combines seem to be pretty slick machines as well.
@@brian8389 as in oil changes or repairs? I found that on the 1000 series its pretty easy to do regular maintenance, only real pain in the ass is filling up the hydraulic oil, it takes forever.
@@brian8389 oh yeah, in that case, you basically have to take the back wheels of for 90% of repairs, which is probably a pain in the neck since those are often the same size as combine tires in the eu (900s) and ours has wheel weights that weigh 1 ton each. Anything to do with the Government Juice (Def) is also annoying to work on but the rest is fine so far.
It's like lawn mowers I went for a good old Ferris Zero Turn before the price went up because they're making parts for another large well-known company. I love my Ferris.
I'd recommend to those shopping for good deals, look into your state farm bureau. Being a member can come with discounts on certain brands of equipment and even trucks.
@@casslester3625 I was what? Detroit/ were ya going honey, well I'd thought I'd head downtown and price out a Case tractor to pull our 12 bottom plow!!!!!! The old one is getting worn out!
Parts availability, and knowledge of maintenance is often what makes a person stick with a brand. My in-laws would have a FENDT if parts weren’t so hard to get here.
I’m only loyal to equipment dealers that do right by the customer on everything they do! If they operate with integrity and values, it’s worth your time and money
Deere is living off of a legacy of loyalty but they have pushed it way too far. No sense at all paying premium dollar for a name that does not care about the consumers and literally abuses them or holds them hostage to the brand. Like so many other iconic companies they have lost their way and will pay the price for it.
the real sucker is the one who refuses to stay loyal to a brand and fucks over themselves instead. there is a reason for brand loyalty and it don't just benefit the manufacturer.
@@WBWLM thats the goal brother. just got to finish college and save a little money for a couple years. shouldn't be too hard since im single with a lot of determination. 💪 it'll happen, just a question of how soon.
Hire on as a farmhand for one summer, then decide if you're cut out for it. Living on an acreage is one thing. Working a farm is a whole different ballgame.
@@grbmajor6645 well I'm from south Louisiana and i remember helping my grandpa with the hogs and the cattle when i was little. it was honestly the happiest and most rewarding times of my life. unfortunately their property got sold when they passed away, and after that happened i realized that my goal in life is to recreate that happiness in my own life and follow in their footsteps. I've got faith that everything is going to fall into place for me as long as i keep doing the right things to make it happen.
when my grandpa started the farm he tried every brand found which was most loyal and the easiest to work on he settled on case in our case and that's what we've stuck with ever since
My dad had a 18HP kabota for mowing and what-not and it was bulletproof. 4020 JD we ran was solid too. By younger brother has been buying the larger kabotas and seems pretty happy, but i think its the older ones ya want.
Do y’all not care about JD’s right to repair prevention tactics? If farmers just unified for 6 months on brand switch, it could change that. I assume farmers can’t justify throwing wrenches into their annual operations and momentum for stuff like that until they really get gotten and are mad enough to fight. Penalizing yourself with no gain to yourself is one of the axioms of stupidity. This can be interpreted both ways in this scenario. I know I don’t know enough to know here.
Brand loyalty only works if it is a 2 way street. But there is something to be said about having all the same brand equipment so you can steal parts from one to fix another if necessary.
A lot of orchards are using Kubota now, we use John Deeres, have 2 new hollands & these 2 have been the most unreliable piece of equipment, rims cracking, suddenly shutting off, some gears popping out, clutch cables breaking
Electronics commonality is probably the biggest (being able to plug the computers that run the equipment in and go is huge), and being able to turn to one parts department or service department that you know is good at what they do can do a lot to ease your worries.
I would say 95% of my local farmers run almost exclusively deere or case/nh. But recently there has been a massive shift to claas in particular, from small little arion yard tractors to xerions
I am not a farmer/rancher, but I know a few. They deserve all the respect from everyone in any country anywhere. They need to have their backs. We need to have their backs. Farming and ranching is a foundational pillar of our country. Right To Repair needs to be written into law. NDA's or whatever method needs to be done so farmer's have freedom fixing and salvaging their assets for ALL OF HUMANITY'S BENEFIT.
As a german farmer my family has been using fendt sind 1958. We still have them all. Some scrathes they all ran over 1000 hours but all in all great condition.
@@charlesbrown4483what my family and I run and alot of kentucky is blue I love new holland and I honestly don't see myself changing ever only deere I see here in Central ky is old deere used for bailing
Usually before the consolidation of most of the family dealers it was having a good relationship/buying history with the dealer, and ease of fixing problems since if youre familiar with one brand it makes repairs simpler for the most part. But that doesnt matter anymore since you cant fix the new shit and the dealers are big conglomerates who dont care about customer relations unless you're a top buyer
The neighbor is like me. I’ve got a Deere, Holland, and a Kubota, my implements lined up look like a bag of skittles. Deere is my favorite though, because I can get some sucker to pay extra for the Deere logo when I sell it, good tractors too.
We've been all deere for 3 generations. Got a fendt, a challenger, and a case the past few years. Honest opinion is I love the fendt and the challenger.
According to the local Deere dealer there are farmers in this neck of the woods that are "Rainbow Farmers" they have every color of equipment under the sun. JD combines, CaseIh combines. Tractors that are Ford, Case, JD, New Holland, Versatile. Sprayers that are Flexi Coil, Hagie. Planters are CaseIh, Monosem. You get the idea.
The brands are not loyal to their customers, why should the customers be loyal to any brand.
*incoherent nonsense about my awesome brand team*
*buys tractor company hat. Doesn't even live on a farm. Uses a push mower*
Brand loyalty is for suckers.
I imagine if you got all John deers you can fix and know them better versus getting a different brand
@@FighteroftheNightmanlol the only brand I have seen loyalty from was JD, they are very loyal in screwing their customers, my mom bought brand new 5090 for feeding cows a pulling the baler because that’s what the sales man said was a good fit for both jobs, transmission went out at 3hrs before warranty was expired and the dealer said it wasn’t warranty because she was using it to bale and it wasn’t high enough hp, so she traded it in and lost her shirt because it had a blown transmission, sales man said the 6120 was a good fit, the transmission went out 20 some hours after warranty expired and they told her she was out of luck, it turns out that both tractors have the same transmission and the sales man knew it, she bought a light green one next and so far she loves it and will never buy JD junk again
@@henryhenry3832sounds like your mom got screwed over because she didn't do her research. You buy an expensive piece of equipment, but are willing to learn absolutely nothing about it? That's why I still hear stories about women paying $400 for an oil change.
Your right to repair your own equipment is much more important than brand loyalty.
Amen!
That's why cat is better than deer.
Truth!!
@@pizzadude6615A cat will eat a deer.
The ONLY thing for loyalty
Fendt is criminally underrated. We use them all across Germany and they are incredibly durable.
Except for the rear wheel bearings in the the 2010 936, we've seen those bearings replaced a total of 3 times on 2 different tractors. We do run them on 3m wheel centers though😬 but I've never heard of a case with wheel bearing trouble
It is also named after the most deadly drug in the world🤣😂
Parts repair? Dealerships . I don't see them . maybe in one of those tiny Europe places
@@SilentService2722Fr “fent is criminally underrated” shit had me laughing
Fendt is expensive
This is the way it should be. Brand loyalty hurts consumers and its more evident than ever today. Make companies win your dollar like they used to. Take the best deals and vote with your wallet!
Wait what, Corporations will also do right buy their customers.
that works when you talking about shit like apple but not when you are talking about farming. for farms it makes sense to be brand loyal or you are gonna waste a bunch of money a bunch of time and a bunch of energy on problems you wouldnt have if you just delt with one or two manufacturers.
Voting with your wallet is def the only vote that counts
@@Caio-ow5tmMy 401k as done better under Biden than Trump
@@jacobwatson3781 and if you're still trusting politicians to manage your patrimony you'll be miserable in no time
That neighbor sounds like a pretty intelligent individual to me.
💯
Well, if they don't do their own maintenance then it really doesn't matter, but it's easier to work with selecting a long term rig, working with part catalogues, and finding distributors if you already know the brand.
But yeah, since the large brands started disabling vehicles remotely with electronics, cheaper is better.
@@JonesCrimsonJohn Deere literally doesn't want you to do your own repair work
This is my family to a T buy anything and everything whatever gives the deal
Can you imagine being brand loyal to John Deere only to find out you have to use the dark web so Slavic hackers can fix the damn thing.
Or they don’t make parts to fix 😂
The funny thing is us slavs dont even use those machines and yet we do know how to fix them
Legit comment yo
@@nikolakocic1523how is this?
Yup, as a slav i can confirm, we don't use that 💩, but did few firmware..how to call them... adjustments.
The fent route jus sounds like becoming a fentanyl addict😭
Fendt. European brand. Lamborghini, another good brand
Instagram comment section would love this
I just drove a Fendt in while visiting England and it changed my whole perspective about tractors.
Brand loyalty goes out the window when brands stop being loyal to their customers.
I don’t think big brands have ever been loyal to customers
@@blinkin78 Companies have been shitting on customers to get short term profits for decades now but it wasn't always that way.
They used to care about keeping the customer happy enough to buy more stuff from them in the future, even if they were slightly more expensive than their rival.
Being brand loyal is like being loyal to your insurance agent.
I sell insurance and I agree. I'm always straight up with my customers that we're mid-range on price and our strength is great protection when you need it then I refer them to other guys I know with the lowest price.
@@joshuam3081Do you work for an agency with multiple underwriting options, or are you an agent for a company with its own underwriting staff?
I’m loyal to my insurance agent, but not to a tractor or car company.
Commercial Insurance agent here. If you are able to find a sharp agent who is honest (hard to find) then it’s definitely worth while to be loyal to them because they will fight tooth and nail to get the best rates possible while still keeping you properly insured. But there’s also some scum bags in the industry. The best thing to do as an insurance product/service consumer is to learn what to look for when doing a deal.
2 self admitted scumbags in the thread. Not them though, Just the others. Ambulance chasers.
Been loyal to something that thinks nothing of you is unreal to me!! 😅
That’s what gen Z would call a simp
@@dantethunderstone2118 Its only called that if what your talking about is a human
Yes because John Deere is famously run by deer @@MultiArtStyleTWT
Farming podcasts is something i didn’t anticipate.
Industry plant tbh
An entertaining show, but a plant nonetheless
@@justin_38in what way?
7 months later and making its rounds again lmao
When they refused the customers right to repair they killed the last bit of loyalty that was left
they did for me, and I am not a Farmer, I wanted to buy a small tractor, and JD was the first one I eliminated.
@@benscoles5085good for you!!! Nothing runs like a deer and nothing smells like a John!
@@benscoles5085 Especially in small tractors JD is overrated and overpriced. If you're still in the market look at the Branson, just as capable, and I would argue has some advantages over JD and costs about 10k less. I love my 2505h.
@@NavyGuy2OO7Branson was bought out and will probably end up being a parts nightmare in the future.
Nobody runs from a warranty claim like a Deere dealer.
We bought a super expensive riding lawn mower, and with under 300 hours the welds failed on the deck.
@@yamspainedamn that's fluxed up
Man, a JD 60” zero turn starts at 25-28k, a fully loaded toro 60” is about 8-10. I don’t see why people pay for the name especially dealing with the company with the way they are.
Toyota is just as bad, I’ve had issues with leaking rims since 2017 and they failed to replace under 3 year warranty as well as the extended 100,000 mile warranty I purchased.
I know it’s different but try doing a Briggs and Stratton warranty. They are the absolute worst
Brand loyalty used to be something that was earned. Now all compsnies have made mandatory demands for your capital if you own one. When they fail they have no one to blame but themselves!
I personally love fent and I think they make really nice tractors
Being loyal to John Deere is just asking to get ripped off.
It's the apple of farm equipment. Same stuff as all the others with a higher price point and more lockouts and sensors to keep everything in Thier hands.
Loyalty is only to the closest dealer that actually has the parts to fix the junk they sell
Rather wait a bit for the part to ship than pay 50% because its closer
Yep
@@wiktorjachyra1869when you're a farmer you don't have time to wait for your equipment to be broken
@@wiktorjachyra1869as a guy who grew up on a farm. Pretty much all farmers had shit break around the same time. Guess which farmers had their shit working again the quickest? Not the guys that usually waited on parts to save 10%. Loyal customers first.
@@wiktorjachyra1869you obviously dont know what the fuck youre talking about buddy
My grandfather and my uncle have been loyal to Kubota for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid, my grandparents had a Christmas tree farm on a small section of the property. My grandparents bought his and hers Kubotas for the work they needed to do. They would use the Kubota with a mower attachment to mower the creek road during the summer. We would ride in the back of my uncle's old pickup truck or in the big bucket of the tractor down to the creek to go for a swim. Hanging body parts out of the truck bed or bucket lost you the privilege of riding in them.
My uncle bought himself a new Kubota and almost every attachment the Kubota dealer had. His equipment area was like walking through an outdoor showroom. It's not his daily driver anymore, but he still has that old pickup truck, too.
Buddy of mine used to have a Kubota, it never let us down for when we needed it.
Idk how a farm podcast got onto my timeline but I’m very interested 😂
My grandpa has a Fendt 1151 , and the dealerships bend over backwards to help you. Amazing quality tractor as well.
Fendt is the go to stuff in europe if you want quality that lasts.
They better, thing is like 350 grand.
@@BL-yj2wp Tell that to John Deere lol.
Your neighbour seems like a sensible dude
Wants to make a profit probably.
Nah wait till he has to fix some and it not the same as the equipment he just fixed
@@braxtondahlhauser9937 you act like John Deere will help you with a problem that arises with your tractor
@@braxtondahlhauser9937you're locked out of fixing any of the modern tractors or heavy equipment
Being brand loyal is like believing the stripper really likes you.😊
Brand loyalty is the mark of the beast
Your neighbors are smart. If it works and it’s a good deal, then that’s the rig you need. The brands don’t care about you so just buy what you need at the best price.
Especially since some wont give you the right to repair your own equipment after giving them all of that hard earned money
If everything is even (price, durability, repairability, fuel efficiency etc) then go for brand but I guarantee that’s never the case
The brand isn’t what you should be worried about it’s the price and quality you should be interested in.
The non brand loyal folks are likely the most chill and level headed people you'll meet
Even though I live in England I just wanted to say thank you for all you farmers do I mean that without you guys we starve even though theirs always someone trying to stuff you guys your absolutely awesome 👍😎
Loyalty is to a dealership that can come out and fix a tractor in peak season and has access to parts. The dealership relationship is more important than the OEM
You're not wrong. We had a couple small green machines we bought new and a real nice 336 once upon a time and started having some trouble with the knotters that we couldn't nail down, and the local JD dealer is the reason we have all NH hay equipment.
So, the problem is that only dealers have access to parts.
All good except regular folks can't get those parts
I seem to find that each brand has a couple things they excel at, sticking with just one out of loyalty is like refusing to touch anything pink because it'll give you the gay.
Better not chance it 😂
Exactly what I was thinking. I'm not going to blindly buy something just because of the brand. Whichever one does what I need it to do, and isn't a piece of junk or a timebomb is the one I'm getting. It could be silver with purple polka-dots for all I care
😂😂
my dad always told me, probably from an age too young, its all pink on the inside. (of course he was justifying if someone happened to get jungle fever, oddly I went the asian fever route. and its pink there too)
Wait, you mean that’s not true?
That last line though “I know a few people that went the fent route” just sounded so bad laugh😂
It’s sad stuff man don’t laugh… fent is rough stuff and he’s seen quite a few people go down that route :/ 😢😢
“What tractor does that guy have?”
“He’s on that fent!”
Fendt is awesome love their tractors
They make good stuff.
Fendt makes great tractors but they got some work to do on their combine.
The Claas combines with the Cat engines were solid machines. I have a buddy that has had one since it was new. He keeps it up on general maintenance and cleans it before putting it away after harvest and it's given him minimal troubles compared to everyone with John Deeres.
New Holland combines seem to be pretty slick machines as well.
go fendt for tractors
Claas for harvester
exact
@@knafjallravenrefur9648
Brand loyalty means nothing when literally none of the parts from any of the machines are interchangeable.
I’m not a farmer but this guy seems like he knows what he’s talking about
My wife's uncle was so loyal to John Deere, that the company started sending foreign nationals to their farm to see equipment in action.
And John Deere would be paying me and giving me free maintenance on my stuff if that were the truth.
Fendt makes a Great product
Those suckers FLY.
They’re a pain to service though
@@brian8389 as in oil changes or repairs? I found that on the 1000 series its pretty easy to do regular maintenance, only real pain in the ass is filling up the hydraulic oil, it takes forever.
@@Bean-ip6wlI’m talking about the service/ repairs that technicians would typically do
@@brian8389 oh yeah, in that case, you basically have to take the back wheels of for 90% of repairs, which is probably a pain in the neck since those are often the same size as combine tires in the eu (900s) and ours has wheel weights that weigh 1 ton each.
Anything to do with the Government Juice (Def) is also annoying to work on but the rest is fine so far.
bruh don't ever talk to me about brand loyalty lmaooo
It's like lawn mowers I went for a good old Ferris Zero Turn before the price went up because they're making parts for another large well-known company. I love my Ferris.
Brand loyalty doesn't get you shit. It just gets you the stick.
And it's not the clean end of the stick!
Loyal to 30+ year old John deere ...Fendt builds some nice stuff
I'd recommend to those shopping for good deals, look into your state farm bureau. Being a member can come with discounts on certain brands of equipment and even trucks.
Case guy+John Deere guy=Whiny Farm Welfare guy
It’s because retailers usually carry one or two brands of tractor unless you go to the city
City ain't that far lol
@@casslester3625sometimes it’s hours away
@@casslester3625 I was what? Detroit/ were ya going honey, well I'd thought I'd head downtown and price out a Case tractor to pull our 12 bottom plow!!!!!!
The old one is getting worn out!
Those CASE guys probably got a couple of IH Scout II's in various states of disrepair on their property too
Can confirm, as well as an old LOADSTAR;)
You'll hear so many say, "If it ain't red, it's best left in the shed." 😂
I thought this was a fentanyl joke at first
Love the fendts and clauz tractors very fast and pretty reliable and just generally comfortable to drive
Parts availability, and knowledge of maintenance is often what makes a person stick with a brand. My in-laws would have a FENDT if parts weren’t so hard to get here.
That's how my uncle is. He's been a farmer for about 45 years now, almost no equipment in his farm matches
Being "brand loyal" to that degree is the biggest trick you could ever fall for
Brand loyalty is like being a proud buyer. Yeah every sales man loves you
I’m only loyal to equipment dealers that do right by the customer on everything they do! If they operate with integrity and values, it’s worth your time and money
Deere is living off of a legacy of loyalty but they have pushed it way too far. No sense at all paying premium dollar for a name that does not care about the consumers and literally abuses them or holds them hostage to the brand. Like so many other iconic companies they have lost their way and will pay the price for it.
Nothing runs like a Deere is the motto of the dealer for warranty and service repair work
Nah i love when they showed the picture of the ''case'' and its actually a belarus.
Brand loyalty is why the red and blue don't care....job security via the suckers
the real sucker is the one who refuses to stay loyal to a brand and fucks over themselves instead. there is a reason for brand loyalty and it don't just benefit the manufacturer.
@@rampage3337 There's 0 reason for brand loyalty with how the right to repair shit is going on RN.
I don’t know shit about farming or the equipment but damn it’s so interesting to watch you guys talk about this stuff. !!!!
Your balls will drop some day son. 😂
Brand Quality + Customer Satisfaction = Well Deserved Brand Loyalty
The only guys that are truly brand loyal buy new equipment every year…
i live in the city right now but i love barntalk. i yearn for rural life.
Buy some rural land, it’s never too late.
@@WBWLM thats the goal brother. just got to finish college and save a little money for a couple years. shouldn't be too hard since im single with a lot of determination. 💪 it'll happen, just a question of how soon.
Move to the country man. Life is great out here.
Hire on as a farmhand for one summer, then decide if you're cut out for it. Living on an acreage is one thing. Working a farm is a whole different ballgame.
@@grbmajor6645 well I'm from south Louisiana and i remember helping my grandpa with the hogs and the cattle when i was little. it was honestly the happiest and most rewarding times of my life. unfortunately their property got sold when they passed away, and after that happened i realized that my goal in life is to recreate that happiness in my own life and follow in their footsteps. I've got faith that everything is going to fall into place for me as long as i keep doing the right things to make it happen.
Buy from dealer who have the best parts and maintenance dept.
when my grandpa started the farm he tried every brand found which was most loyal and the easiest to work on he settled on case in our case and that's what we've stuck with ever since
My dad had a 18HP kabota for mowing and what-not and it was bulletproof. 4020 JD we ran was solid too. By younger brother has been buying the larger kabotas and seems pretty happy, but i think its the older ones ya want.
Do y’all not care about JD’s right to repair prevention tactics?
If farmers just unified for 6 months on brand switch, it could change that. I assume farmers can’t justify throwing wrenches into their annual operations and momentum for stuff like that until they really get gotten and are mad enough to fight.
Penalizing yourself with no gain to yourself is one of the axioms of stupidity. This can be interpreted both ways in this scenario.
I know I don’t know enough to know here.
Brand loyalty only works if it is a 2 way street. But there is something to be said about having all the same brand equipment so you can steal parts from one to fix another if necessary.
I'm also amazed by the number of people I've seen that have gone the Fent route
sounds like the neighbors are smart and aren’t willing to be slaves to mega corps that wouldn’t even spit in their direction
I see a lot of kubota around here in the pnw yet we are mostly growing turf grass and trees
Kubotas are light and nimble machines, so those are the kinds of environments they excel in
They grow a hell of a lot more than that, you should try getting out of the rainy part sometime.
@@garyjones7044 eastern Washington is basically a different state. They grow soy beans and apples obviously. It is the state fruit after all
A lot of orchards are using Kubota now, we use John Deeres, have 2 new hollands & these 2 have been the most unreliable piece of equipment, rims cracking, suddenly shutting off, some gears popping out, clutch cables breaking
Kubota is reliable. But built cheap as fuck.
Is there any advantage to having a same OEM fleet? Like contractors will pick all Ford or GM so they can keep one OEMs parts on hand
Electronics commonality is probably the biggest (being able to plug the computers that run the equipment in and go is huge), and being able to turn to one parts department or service department that you know is good at what they do can do a lot to ease your worries.
fendt and TIERS above both. I’ve worked in an agco dealership as an ag mechanic and you can’t sleep on them, shits the best of the best
Surprised?? The whole country’s going the fent route 😉🤦🏼♂️😂😂
To be fair, nothing comes close to the unadulterated awesomeness of the MF135.
4020
I can say ur right.... plus the guy with the 4020. Had both and even had7710 ford and a 1066 ihc all at the same time . Lol
Huh saving money is nice
Man the last few years im amazed how many people ive seen that gone the fent route.
Me too, pal.
Me too...
I would say 95% of my local farmers run almost exclusively deere or case/nh. But recently there has been a massive shift to claas in particular, from small little arion yard tractors to xerions
I am not a farmer/rancher, but I know a few. They deserve all the respect from everyone in any country anywhere. They need to have their backs. We need to have their backs. Farming and ranching is a foundational pillar of our country.
Right To Repair needs to be written into law. NDA's or whatever method needs to be done so farmer's have freedom fixing and salvaging their assets for ALL OF HUMANITY'S BENEFIT.
Wait, people in Iowa have neighbors…….?
Have you ever looked at a map of Iowa?
Seriously, the town density is at least double that of Nebraska!
Yes, Iowa has neighbors... too many neighbors!
As a german farmer my family has been using fendt sind 1958. We still have them all. Some scrathes they all ran over 1000 hours but all in all great condition.
I find that people who buys YTO Tractors are exceptionally loyal. 😂
The fact that customers actually build loyalty to their products is hilarious.
Farming might be hard work, but it sure ain't smart work.
Given that you can pretty much fit all Apple owners into this category, would you still categorize people as such?
New Holland as well for higher HP
New Holland tractors are pretty popular here in Kentucky.
New holland and case are the same price of equipment just different colors
@@charlesbrown4483what my family and I run and alot of kentucky is blue I love new holland and I honestly don't see myself changing ever only deere I see here in Central ky is old deere used for bailing
Brand loyalty can be good for gear as a lot of parts are interchangeable.
Somehow I never even thought that there is a thriving farmer culture on the internet. Too cool. No farmers no food
Why wouldn’t a frugal farmer buy the best product at the best price instead of just buying what matches colors?
Usually before the consolidation of most of the family dealers it was having a good relationship/buying history with the dealer, and ease of fixing problems since if youre familiar with one brand it makes repairs simpler for the most part. But that doesnt matter anymore since you cant fix the new shit and the dealers are big conglomerates who dont care about customer relations unless you're a top buyer
Case for life
My algorithm must be hungover tonight
The neighbor is like me. I’ve got a Deere, Holland, and a Kubota, my implements lined up look like a bag of skittles.
Deere is my favorite though, because I can get some sucker to pay extra for the Deere logo when I sell it, good tractors too.
Never seen a CaseIH that looks like that. I must be behind the times.
That's a Belarus lol
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My neighbor's a John Deere guy, my dad's a case guy. They are both now Fendt guys 😂
The only true brand loyalty I've ever had is Bic lighters
Brand loyalty for a company who doesn’t give two shits about you.
"the fent route"
So which of your neighbors been hotting the foil? Lmao
We've been all deere for 3 generations. Got a fendt, a challenger, and a case the past few years. Honest opinion is I love the fendt and the challenger.
"You are a case guy" * shows a picture of a belarus tractor
Brand loyalty promotes monopolies, and in case you didn't know monopolies are bad for the consumers. 😅
According to the local Deere dealer there are farmers in this neck of the woods that are "Rainbow Farmers" they have every color of equipment under the sun. JD combines, CaseIh combines. Tractors that are Ford, Case, JD, New Holland, Versatile. Sprayers that are Flexi Coil, Hagie. Planters are CaseIh, Monosem. You get the idea.
I'd never even shake the hand of a Fendt man. No way no how.