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<p>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 <br>
Cecil<br>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>I hate to see what kind of deal they got since they were over
the barrelhead.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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
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<p>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.</p>
<p>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...]<br>
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Columbia, MO<br>
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