Buying Advice Made in the USA tractors

[MossRoad]

We buy pumpkins each fall from a guy that uses a G on his place.

Thinking about it, while the kids were picking pumpkins, I talked to him a bit. He added hydraulics to it with a small pump. Can't remember what he powered with the hydraulics, though. He used it to cultivate his veggie patch that he sells at his roadside stand.

 

[Jstpssng]

I can see something like that Tilmor being used in a small, commercial organic garden. I also can see somebody converting it to electric as battery technology improves. The two things that it needs most right now is good marketing, and an affordable price. The latter would be necessary to justify owning a specialty machine rather than the implements for a conventional tractor.

I don't believe that the OP is looking to convert us, he merely seems to want to talk about machines which interest him.
After all, that's what we're all here for, right?
:thumbsup:

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Thinking about it, while the kids were picking pumpkins, I talked to him a bit. He added hydraulics to it with a small pump. Can't remember what he powered with the hydraulics, though. He used it to cultivate his veggie patch that he sells at his roadside stand.

My G came from the factory WITH hydraulics...

SR

 

[Mat4644]

Here's one still made in the USA. Someone mentioned electric? No electric or gas here.

 

[Gee Ray]

I can see something like that Tilmor being used in a small, commercial organic garden. I also can see somebody converting it to electric as battery technology improves. The two things that it needs most right now is good marketing, and an affordable price. The latter would be necessary to justify owning a specialty machine rather than the implements for a conventional tractor.

I don't believe that the OP is looking to convert us, he merely seems to want to talk about machines which interest him.
After all, that's what we're all here for, right?
:thumbsup:

I was hoping for some knowledge about garden tractors like the old Cub Cadets or Wheel Horses.I recall a story about a guy that was buying up the old Fords 2N, 9N, 8N and disassembling and rebuilding them and selling them as renewed tractors. Hopeful some one might know of a place doing that for other garden tractors.

All the talk about the G is great. And as SR has stated they are a great design. I think it is funny how there has been no talk of the Farmall Cub which was built for the same job. I am of the mind that the new tractors are not better than the old ones but it may be easier to get parts for the new ones. I believe the new attachments may be able to do the job better but I do not think they will last like the old iron.

I would think we could throw in the 2 wheel tractors like the old 7.6 Gravely. I never have looked into the transmission on the Gravely but that was on tough machine.Could you imagine electronic ignition on one. That thing would run forever.

 

[Mat4644]

I just gave my Cub cultivators to someone who wants to actually use them the old Cubs were also great tractors. The Deere Ls and LAs were also Truck Patch produce tractors. The person totally rebuilding the Ford's was at tractor shows but I can't recall him being around the last few years.

 

[5030]

Kubota? Almost all the moving parts made in Japan or other countries then assembled here. They might make some newer models here, but my big Kubotas were made in Japan.
Kubota Assembled in USA? Yeah maybe, but mostly engines, transmissions, axles not made in USA.
Their loaders are made in USA, but thats all I am aware of.

Rims too. We used to sell Titan the slit coils they roll form the rims from. All the implements are made here from materials sourced worldwide. Kubota produces ALL the loaders in Georgia or at the Great Plains facility in Iowa (I think), GP is owned now by Kubota.

It's a worldwide market, like it or nor and everything manufactured here (or there) will have outsourced parts in it and usually those parts will be sourced from some company not located on the same continent as the builder.

 

[Diggin It]

So, did these guys have to pay something to Allis (if they still exist) to use a nearly identical design?

 

[Gee Ray]

So, did these guys have to pay something to Allis (if they still exist) to use a nearly identical design?

The G was built back in the 40's - 50's there were less than 30,000 made. I would guess that AC did not do anything to keep the design patented 75 years later.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

The G was built back in the 40's - 50's there were less than 30,000 made. I would guess that AC did not do anything to keep the design patented 75 years later.

I would say, you are right but it's not a nearly identical design, other than looks...

SR