So why do you buy Deere? Even when times are tough?

[JCB]

It is FACT ....

For a minute there I thought I was on a tractor site, reading a post about reasons to buy a John Deere Tractor. My bad.

Three reasons: parts availability, high resale value, american company. Does any other brand even come close?

 

[MBDiagMan]

For a minute there I thought I was on a tractor site, reading a post about reasons to buy a John Deere Tractor. My bad.

Three reasons: parts availability, high resale value, american company. Does any other brand even come close?

I agree. Maybe it's bias on my part, but I feel that JD is the TOP product. If it's not the very top product it is without doubt ONE OF the top products. In spite of the fact that it is a top quality product, from what I can tell, JD pricing falls right in line with any other brand for same price of the comparable piece of equipment. I'm sure that JD has had a few bad models over the years as do all equipment manufacturers, but it's tough to go wrong with a JD product.

 

[beppington]

For a minute there I thought I was on a tractor site, reading a post about reasons to buy a John Deere Tractor. My bad.

Haha! The scope of reasons extends far!!!

Three reasons: parts availability, high resale value, american company.

Not sure about your definition of "american company"? :confused2:

Does any other brand even come close?

There's one that starts with K that I hear does more than "come close" :laughing:

Come on now, just some good ribbin'. I actually do like the color green better than orange ...

 

[JCB]

Bepp,

I knew calling JD an american company would be a pretty sketchy distinction.

 

[hawkeye08]

Bepp,

I knew calling JD an american company would be a pretty sketchy distinction.

Fact is, most large companies have to be global to compete. They make products consumers will buy. We buy often based on price, so green or red or blue or orange or purple, if you are selling to CUT/SCUT market, you will need to meet price points, most likely with offshore manufacturing.

HP is a global company, but based in US. They sell all over and the products are built all over. Just staying in business by providing what the consumers will buy. Some companies (including HP and IBM) offer US based support for a premium price. Customers that want US support AND are willing to pay for it, can get it. Some of the ones that screamed for it the most are not buying it, because they want it at the same price as off shore support. The US based labor costs more, so the price is more.

Same goes for tractors. If we were willing to pay more (much more) for US built (not just assembled), then companies would build them.

As for why buy Deere? it is simple, I needed a new lawnmower and home depot was selling (10 years ago) a Scotts (made by Deere) that was orange. I guess even then I wanted an orange tractor (not saying a lawn mower is a tractor by any means)...:laughing:

 

[CinderSchnauzer]

Not sure about your definition of "american company"? :confused2:
There's one that starts with K that I hear does more than "come close" :laughing:

It seems to me the nationality of a company is determined by the location of its Head Office and by the ownership of the controlling shares. For example, Deere & Company World Headquarters is located at One John Deere Place in Moline, Illinois.

That suggests to me that JD is an American company.

Kubota Corporation of Japan was established in 1890 and has subsidiaries and affiliates in more than 130 countries. Kubota Manufacturing of America (KMA) was formed in 1988 as Kubotaç—´ North American manufacturing base. KMA manufactures and assembles Kubota lawn tractors, zero-turn mowers, sub-compact tractors, loaders, backhoes and other implements. The company employs 1200 workers. One-third of all Kubota branded equipment sold in the United States is manufactured or assembled at its Gainesville, Georgia facility.

Therefore, 2/3 of all Kubota branded equipment sold in the US comes from someplace else and the remaining 1/3 is manufactured OR ASSEMBLED in Georgia.

The above suggests to me that Kubota is a Japanese company with a US subsidiary.

[FONT=&quot]Head offices are money machines: They create jobs, other activity, philanthropic gifts and an entry into the world economic sweepstakes. Branch plants are the last hired and first fired. Head Offices determine the allocation of profits and through transfer pricing determine the location of corporate profits thus reducing or eliminating corporate taxes in the US[/FONT].

Those who tout the benefits of a world economy have to realize - to benefit - goods and services must flow both ways.

 

[sweettractors]

Kubota Corporation of Japan was established in 1890 and has subsidiaries and affiliates in more than 130 countries.

I bet Kubota made military equipment for the Japanese that fought my Dad in the South Pacific in WWII. He would turn over in his grave, if he knew what the world has evolved into. Ken Sweet

 

[TripleR]

I bet Kubota made military equipment for the Japanese that fought my Dad in the South Pacific in WWII. He would turn over in his grave, if he knew what the world has evolved into. Ken Sweet

If we bought products based on what happened over sixty years ago the M1 Abrams wouldn't have as good of armament, the SAW used by our military would not be used nor the PDW used by many branches and the list goes on.

John Deere uses Japanese components as do some other manufacturers. My John Deere is about as Japanese as my Kubota.

My dad was in WWII and owned Japanese and German vehicles when he was alive.

 

[MBDiagMan]

My Dad also served in the South Pacific before his ship went down and he ended up as part of the Secretary of the Navy staff in Washington DC where he was on VE and VJ day.

In the sixties and on into the seventies he HATED any product made in Japan, but by the time he died this last February he was of the opinion that no car, motorcycle or small piece of machinery was even worth a passing glance unless it had the HONDA logo plastered all over it.

I never shared his love of Honda everything, but it was interesting to see his change in attitude over the years.

 

[Duffster]

Not sure about your definition of "american company"? :confused2:

Is there a company that is much more "American"?

There are a ~12 Deere factories within a 2 hour drive from here. It would seem that every tenth retired person around here is retired from Deere.