[AT] Cub - Update

[Cecil Bearden]

Deere has done that in Oklahoma as well.   There is one dealership about 
50 mi south that is holding on by their fingertips.  They have 2 
dealerships and have started advertising on TV.  The one about 25 miles 
away has 27 stores including one in Illinois..  Deere's crap is one of 
the reasons I bought MTZ/Belarus
Cecil

On 7/9/2020 9:43 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> Two notes on this:
>
> The national right to repair movement is worth supporting. It’s 
> endorsed and fought for by several organizations. You might want to 
> look into it and see what you can do to help.
>
> As for the JD dealerships, I know exactly what you mean. We had a 
> local John Deere dealership here in our little town of Pfafftown. 
> Smitherman’s. They basically had to sell out to James River equipment 
> or lose their John Deere dealership, which was everything to them.
>
> I hate to see what kind of deal they got since they were over the 
> barrelhead.
>
> As for the JD dealerships, I know exactly what you mean. We had a 
> local John Deere dealership here in our little town of Pfafftown. 
> Smitherman‘s. They had to sell out to James River equipment (big 
> regional) or try to make it on their own on the few lawn equipment 
> lines they carried in addition JD Ag and lawn and garden.  It was a 
> no-win deal for them I am sure. They had no choice but to sell I feel 
> certain.
>
> They have one or two of the old staff but most left within the first 
> few years.  Everyone lost in that deal except James River.   I 
> wouldn’t patronize them except I realize it’s not really James River’s 
> fault either. They were bigger than everyone else in region and were 
> probably hand picked by Deere to take it all over.  They had a golden 
> opportunity and took advantage of it.  I’m pretty sure I probably 
> would have done the same as much as I hate to admit it. Plus the 
> closest non-James River John Deere dealer is way too far away to 
> drive. So I’m pretty much stuck with them.  Especially when you 
> consider I could probably ride my bike to the James River dealer here 
> in Pfafftown.
>
> http://www.jamesriverequipment.com/locations/pff.aspx
>
>
> Spencer
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jul 9, 2020, at 3:06 PM, Mark Johnson 
>> <markjohnson100 at centurylink.net> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Where Deere & Co. lost me has nothing to do with antique tractors at 
>> all, but rather with their service and maintenance policy for today's 
>> highly software-driven ag machinery. They have effectively put a 'No 
>> User-Serviceable Parts Inside. Warranty void if seal is broken' sign 
>> on their tractors, and with the destruction of the network of small 
>> local (some would say mom-and-pop) dealers, a simple failure can be a 
>> multi-day adventure in high-tech repairs. I'm not sure if it is true 
>> for the whole country, but this policy has been upheld by courts in 
>> California.
>>
>> One of my sources works for one of those now-former JD dealers. Deere 
>> offered to buy back their inventory, with a one-time deal, and told 
>> them that they didn't *have* to sell everything back (tractors, 
>> implements, and parts) but that they would get no factory support for 
>> anything they sold after the cutoff date. The 'word on the street' is 
>> that Deere & Co. wants to have regional dealers with at least 6 
>> outlets, and that more than that is even better. At the same time 
>> they got bought out, the big regional dealer in Missouri 
>> (Sydenstricker) merged with Nobbe...the combined dealership has 
>> locations in 26 towns in Missouri and Illinois. It's virtually 
>> impossible to avoid them in central to north/eastern MO and 
>> southwestern IL. [That said, I've never tried to deal with them 
>> myself...]
>>
>> Mark J
>> Columbia, MO
>
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