[AT] Tractor deals

[carl gogol]

Massy, Agco and Cat are all the same tractor just with different paint and 
decals; sometimes a different transmission.  There have been some real deals 
in this area for used Cat Challangers.  I was considering one last year, but 
ended up with a 10 year  old JD that I thought was a reasonable price for a 
lot more iron.
Carl Gogol - Manlius, NY
Tasty grazing in the Oran valley of Central NY
AC D14, 914H
JD 5320 MFWD
Kubota F-2400, B7300HST
Simplicity 7116H----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charliehill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor deals


> If I was in that market I'd also look at the MF line.(Massey sells more
> tractors than anyone in the world I believe).  MF belongs to AGCO now and 
> I
> believe you can buy the same compact tractors (or maybe from another 
> source)
> with the AGCO badge on them.
>
> There is  a turf farmer in my neighborhood that has a New Holland that the
> cab is nearly as big as the tractor.  It looks about the size of a 4000 
> Ford
> but that thing has 90 some odd HP and they pull a big mower with it.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Bruce" <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 7:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor deals
>
>
>>I agree the xx10 series was a test run and the 2010 was the test run for
>> the xx10 series apparently :).
>> As I get more serious about looking I'll check a couple Deere dealers
>> also - with the current mess I'll bet most any dealer would look
>> favorably on an interested buyer with some $ - now to find the $
>>
>> David
>> NW NC
>>
>>
>> Indiana Robinson wrote:
>>> I have always looked at the XX10 series Deeres as a practice run and
>>> the XX20 series as much more wrinkle free and beefier. I think Deere
>>> did fairly well with the XX10 series when you consider that it was
>>> such a radical departure from anything else they had ever built. They
>>> really built and refined the same old two banger for about forever. To
>>> make such a change they must have started again from square one. There
>>> is nothing like experience to show up wrinkles.
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> Son Scott and I were invited along for advice when a very good
>>> neighbor was looking for a tractor much like you want. We hit about
>>> all of the units out there like Branson, etc. etc. etc. We made some
>>> jokes about him buying one John Deere or two of the lesser name brands
>>> and he had just assumed that he could not do any good at a Deere
>>> dealer. We talked about how you could paint an old coffee can JD green
>>> and yellow and get a fortune out of it.
>>> :-)
>>> On the way home we passed big Deere dealer and we said what the hell,
>>> they can only throw us out...   :-)   To the surprise of all of us
>>> Deere was not only in the market but lower than several we had looked
>>> at for the same features and HP. Even better he then talked to a
>>> smaller dealer in another county and they made him a deal he couldn't
>>> pass up. He has been very happy...
>>>
>>>
>>>
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