Glad I bought American /JD

[BattalionChief]

Well, ..not trying to be a horse's rear here... but I was checking out some of the other sections of the forum here and saw a post in the "Chinese Tractors" section that said "glad I bought Chinese." The poster, an apparently nice and knowledgeable fellow, said that he seemed to find a lot of comments about how the American (big 3) tractors had a lot of problems and such.. I just recently purchased my JD 5105 and interestingly enough I based my decision, in small part, by web surfing the various "tractor forums" and making an assessment of the problems presented by the various makes, models.. . My non-scientific research found that JD had fewer problems, better warranty service, better quality build, but does cost more than a foreign tractor... And the JD5105 is made in America! I found that many of the foreign tractors had "maintenance issues"... lacked good service, etc.. (understand these are general statements) ... If I have a problem with my JD, my dealer will come by, load it up and take it to his shop and fix it.. pronto..

So, this post puts in the good word for the American tractor!
Even though I paid more than I would have for a Chinese tractor--- I am SO GLAD I bought an AMERICAN tractor! And heck, you can't even buy an "I'd rather be riding my "KAMA" bumper sticker! he he

Glad I bought American / John Deere

I feel better now

 

[390GT]

I too am "Glad I bought American". Having said that, all makes and models of equipment can have problems. Good support from the dealer is important. Buying American is imporant. Keeping as many Americans employed as possible is Very important. Cheers to you for putting in a "Good Word For American Products".

 

[slaveToHorses]

Yup, they are great tractors. My parking area is full of green machines!
However...don't look to closely at where all the parts are from

Actually my biggest and most traditional one was made in Mannheim Germany and the engine (JD 4 cyl) was made in Saran France.

My newest is a 3720 and it was made in the US, but the engine is Japanese (Yanmar). The 300CX loader is made in Canada but the major castings are made in China...

All very good stuff though. Not without flaws and design issues but generally higher quality than any of the competition.

 

[burnetma]

I too am glad that I bought American. That goes for my truck, my wife's SUV, the JD 5420, etc... Honestly, it was really never that big of an option in my mind.

Now if I could just get my company to stop sending high paying manufacturing, accounting, information management and engineering jobs across the pond, I would feel really good! Until then, I will not buy any of their products that are manufactured offshore.

 

[friedlake]

I to am glad to buy American or Canadian!!! My neighbour down the road just bought a 35hp Chinese tractor with loader and backhoe. Seems like solid castings and steel. But all of the hydraulic's and levers on the tractor leave lots of room for improvement. That being said I used his BH to dig up my water line?? The old 2520 was a little un happy to be left out!! He paid around $17,000, I paid $25,000 without the Bh. After close inspection of the import I am sure he is going to have to be handy with a wrench to keep it running over the years!! Maybe I will be able to return the favour when I get my 46 bh???

Cheers!!

Jamie

 

[Gatorboy]

Buying American is imporant. Keeping as many Americans employed as possible is Very important.

Not sure how these two items are related? I know many Americans that are employed by non-American companies.

 

[Pilot]

I have a domestic market Yanmar & it takes 9 days to get parts IF they have them at the warehouse in Chicago. Otherewise, 3 weeks if I am lucky.

I bought a JD to replace it & I get parts the next day.

When you break down, it makes a difference!

 

[390GT]

Not sure how these two items are related? I know many Americans that are employed by non-American companies.

Dealer = Americans with jobs. Made in USA factory + Dealer = More Americans
with jobs. American Company + USA factory + Dealer = Even More Americans with Jobs. My point being clearer now I hope.

 

[Gatorboy]

My point being clearer now I hope.

So Non-American Dealers and Factories located in the US don't hire American employees? Wow, that's news to me!

 

[BattalionChief]

So Non-American Dealers and Factories located in the US don't hire American employees? Wow, that's news to me!

Relating this to my original post, the foreign tractors I looked at before my purchase were all made outside the US.. only the dealership was here.. and all the parts for those tractors are made outside... (again, I am talking about the tractors I looked at).. are there any Chinese tractors "made in America"?

My John Deere was made, assembled, etc in Georgia, USA..