First electric tractor ride

[California]

Somebody opened the southern border. Maybe in a few years it will be closed again.

Nah. The demand for immigrant labor to do jobs Americans won't do, is too strong. 'Dont ask dont tell' will continue to be the reality of how this continues.

The federal standard for an employer to not risk arrest for hiring illegal aliens, is simply that he has to have seen documentation that he 'considered credible'.

We never see prosecution of these employers. That wouldn't be Poiltically Correct in the eyes of either party.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

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[Torvy]

I prefer options and not mandates ..

The part that concerns me most is when existing equipment is banned... even year old equipment illegal to run.

It is this way with older diesel power and brand new brush cutters, blowers etc that run on fuel...

Then add wood burning, new natural gas installs and you see where I'm going.

You could try to argue that those are ex post facto laws and therefore unconstitutional. The current court may actually agree.

 

[5030]

The San Andreas Fault ran right under the site. That's not where you want a nuclear reactor.

Sounds like something Newsom would be all in for to me...

 

[cqaigy2]

Michigan does have water regulations.

Worked pretty well in Flint.

 

[cqaigy2]

Somebody opened the southern border. Maybe in a few years it will be closed again.

Eastern and northern border too.

 

[ArlyA]

Worked pretty well in Flint.

Flint was ran by a state apointed operator who was charged with something related to that mess he made. Don't ask me for details. I'm glad we have water, wells and sewage regulation.

 

[California]

Sounds like something Newsom would be all in for to me...

This was back when Reagan was governor ....

 

[Handloader109]

Can't add much, but I bought a new 25 hp for $13k with fel 6 years ago. There have been adverts for similar size for $16k to 18k this year. I'm going to pay double for an electric so I can save a few thousand in fuel and oil? Hydraulics are still there. I run my little one about 50 hours a year. Have 320 hours on it in just less than 6 years. I've purchased less than 150 gallons of diesel, closer to 120... but at $5 that is $750 in 6 years. $1500 in 12 years. (Actual cost is closer to $250 as of now) not anywhere near $12000.
Hard pass....

 

[California]

The present market for a compact-size Etractor is small. Maybe a riding stable where you want the employee mucking stalls to be inconspicuous while the kids are taking lessons for example.

And some folks, like the type who are buying small vineyards around here that will never be profitable, they just need to radiate 'ambiance' when they come up for the weekend. My neighbor bought a $30k Kubota mostly for towing an IBC Tote watering trailer, after she quizzed me extensively on the 40 year old $3,400 Yanmar I use for that task.

There won't be a market for these among rational farmers before they are cost-competitive.