RNFord,
Thanks to you and all of those who've been supportive in my effort bring the FNA situation to light.
You've peppered me with overdue, burning questions...
I'll do my best to address them.
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Originally Posted by redneckford BlueLiner -- how can I pick a fight with you so that you can continue to write about... FarmTrac! |
No need. There's already a motherlode of hardhitting stuff here to address ... and I'm already motivated to make the public aware of it.
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Originally Posted by redneckford Much like the pig and the ham for breakfast, if you are a FarmTrac Dealer this ... is about success, failure, survival. (Choose your word) |
It is even larger for those who are exclusively Farmtrac sellers.
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Originally Posted by redneckford How's the Book coming? |
It has been waylaid by relocation. I'm up to my eyeballs in boxes full of "stuff" and putting humpty-dumpty's residence back together again.
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Originally Posted by redneckford Bet JD CREDIT or CNH CAPITAL would spring for the back cover ad. |
Heh! That is some epic smack, indeed!
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Originally Posted by redneckford What about all those FarmTrac dealers that went out of business in the previous year? 2006-2007 No interest----never come due----free Freight---Good Sales volumes---High (Large) Profits??? NO PAYMENT FOR WARRANTY CLAIMS OR SALES BONUSES Less than zero fininacing---- what did those dealers know and when did they know it . Could it be inside trading at its finest??? Other suppliers with a game plan, Dealers ready to switch tractor lines at a moments notice? Key personel repositioned to run the game plan? WHAT DID THEY KNOW AND WHEN DID "THEY" KNOW IT???? Let us see who is un-running other companys that are importing LG tractors and SAME tractors.Have they ever worked for Long/FarmTrac/Textron???? |
Yes Sir, you pose a hopper full of questions that need to be answered. I've tried to address some of the larger ones in the Southerner articles, but limited space required the ruthless editing knife.
I've made about 15-20 hours worth of efforts to call and write other media outlets, hoping to expand the scope of coverage. A couple nibbles at best. In negotiations with a farm magazine. Will release more on it when the deal is approved or denied.
With the Southerner "mini-series" released, I will retry a few outlets.
I agree with whomever suggested Lou Dobbs. I *like* his style and my father has been a HUGE honk of his for about a decade now. I'm 100 percent confident that if Mr. Dobbs would talk to me for 10 minutes, he'd be given a heapin' helpin' of resources (of many kinds) to have a killer article!!
So Louie, if you're reading ... e-mail me at
bob_benedetti@hotmail.com
Let's do this thing!
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Originally Posted by redneckford Isn't it amazing how things work out when you know the information before everyone else does? |
And how about when two groups know it and work together to scam a third?
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Originally Posted by redneckford Hold the press I am still praying for a miracle!!! A happy workable solution for all those honest faithful dealers that played by the rules. Wouldn't it make a great last chapter? |
Gulp... RNFord, if your statement is taken literally, then I believe it'd take the Barry Bonds equivalent of a blast into McCovey Cove for this to turn out right for many dealers.
I think the outcomes dealers could hope for are:
- justice being served onto the crooks who perpetrated this/these scam(s) (aw shucks... like corn on the Cobb),
- legislation being created to prevent future financial implosions from foreign factions (Perrot's "giant sucking sound" that Tommy B. referred to in an earlier post)
- redeeming modest value of remaining FNA units, reducing amt of losses incurred and escaping somewhat intact.
I'm aware that's not a cheerful prognosis ... but a gut-level one.
One that I hope I'm completely wrong about.
Either way, you'll continue to see my name on the byline, covering it ... to the bitter end.
--b