Is My Neighbor Correct?

[mcd176]

While on patrol the other evening I stopped at my local NH/Massey Fergusson Dealer, I always stop and do a walk around although this is part of my job I sure do enjoy it

Anyhow I was looking at a New Holland T5050 and right around the machines dash area was a sticker that said "Made in Italy" as others have said I know some of the big JD's are made here and some of their combines but I would be willing to bet that some of the components are from overseas.

This debate has been posted over and over on TBN and its always the same results, Most everything in this country has foreign components in them somewhere no matter who makes it due to the global economy

 

[clemsonfor]

Grey market tractors are basically tractors imported from countries not made for the US standard tractor market, so their PTO might operate at 300 RPM, and their implements may require it spin a different direction, or a different type of hitch their hydro QC's maybe different, screws my be threaded the wrong direction etc... Buying one of these would be silly.

While agree dont buy a satoh beaver or some other kuboo with a reverse rotationg pto unless your aware of it, but not all greys are this way. I HAVE a grey yanmar and it has a 540 PTO and (does have other speeds too). I now have ROPS and the only other thing is that it does not have the sheild on the pto stub. But it is just like the US made version of this yanmar. As a matter of fact the ONLY differences in my overseas market GREY yanmar and the US version is that my throttle pull back to increase rpms vs the US which pushed foward to be like other us tractors, and then the us pto has a ratched mecanism in the pto so that when you clutch your bushhog dosent keep pushing you. My GREY tractor i have to use an aftermarket overrun clutch, not a big deal between a $40 and $60 part.

So if you know what your buying it does not mean stuff that will be a problem