I'm not to familiar with the Branson or any of the other Korean built tractor. But i'm sure they all have their good and bad points, for instance the Romanian built
Long was a well built and dependable tractor, so it has been said, and parts can be had very easily to this day, even though the company is no longer in business.
My point is why buy a brand new foreign tractor that will depreciate in value very quickly and the chance of parts becoming unavailable should the company go
out of business, unless you are lucky as with the Long tractor.
There are so many used domestic tractors available at half the price and no worries about parts. I know we all like the feel and smell of a new vehicle be it
truck,car or tractor, however as soon as you drive it off the lot it depreciates at least 20 percent.
I always try to buy American, it's good for our economy and they are much better quality wise. I know a lot of the domestics are built outside the country or at
least some of the parts are. But they are still American for the most part John Deere and Ford tractors are still working on farms that are 50 and 60 years old
or more and get the job done very well.
I must admit I am a fan of the older tractors and would not consider anything else. So you can say I'm bias and I admit it, but to work these old tractors
of this vintage says something for American workmanship, and they have p/s , remotes and most of what the new tractors have, what else can you ask for.
