LightningCamaroGuy
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I think you made a wise choice. I'm not saying that they are the powerhouse ag company they were 35+ years ago, but other than JD I would say they are still easily at the top of the food chain for large farm operations in North America. Around here there have been a few large farmers that were traditionally green and yellow paint farms that switched to red paint because of the price of green paint. They switched to Red not because the other brands make bad machines, but because they trust Case IH to be able to support their operations and of couse because they make more larger and powerful crop row tractors than most other brands in N/A, and probably also because of traditional thinking being you generally either use Green or Red tractors if you're a farmer. Of course a Farmall 75C isn't a large crop row machine but Case IH still has to uphold their reputation for offering great dealer support if they hope to remain relevant to farmers. I've never had problems getting parts for a Farmall M or Cub from my local Case IH dealer. I would say that Case IH caters more to the large tractor market where Kubota caters more to the small tractor market in their current setups.
When I think Case IH I think more International than I do Case. Even if that mindset is misplaced I always though of International tractor as being more relevant than Case tractor when I was growing up. Still I think when they first integrated some of their tractor models were based on existing Case models and some were based on existing International models, but I'm no expert on how that all went down. International made some great tractors nontheless back in the day. When I think New Holland I think of Ford with a worse name and a less attractive shade of blue. Ford/NH tractors from 20+ years back were easily my favorite sub-60/70 HP tractors, but I also grew up on them more than most other brands. When you think of Case IH vs NH now you should think of Chevrolet vs GMC. Lol
When I think Case IH I think more International than I do Case. Even if that mindset is misplaced I always though of International tractor as being more relevant than Case tractor when I was growing up. Still I think when they first integrated some of their tractor models were based on existing Case models and some were based on existing International models, but I'm no expert on how that all went down. International made some great tractors nontheless back in the day. When I think New Holland I think of Ford with a worse name and a less attractive shade of blue. Ford/NH tractors from 20+ years back were easily my favorite sub-60/70 HP tractors, but I also grew up on them more than most other brands. When you think of Case IH vs NH now you should think of Chevrolet vs GMC. Lol
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