workinonit
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Nice machine HD. Hopefully it's trouble free for several years. Show us the controls on it when you get a chance.
Add another Challenger to the TBN inventory
EddieWalker
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Really nice looking tractor!!!
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Well one things for sure, we aren't going backwards on prices and the value of the dollar keeps shrinking every month. The way tractors are appreciating in value, it's not a bad deal.
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Somehow I thought Challengers were synonymous with tracked vehicles which would have some advantages.
However, your new tractor looks like a BEAST.
However, your new tractor looks like a BEAST.
two_bit_score
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WOW! That's Nice!
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Looks very nice ! How many hours on it ?
dodge man
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The tracked Challengers were originally a Caterpillar product that got bought by John Deere I believe.
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Hay Dude
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No they stayed Challenger-even after AGCO bought them from Caterpillar
dodge man
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I had to look it up but yes Agco bought them out and apparently don’t make them any more. They were the hot thing for pulling scrapers in heavy construction for a while.
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Yeah production of Challenger Tractors stopped in like 2021. I think the tracked combines may have gone on a few more years?