New Tractor Sales Are Declining

[CloverKnollFarms]

I would caution you about purchasing a 5-10 year old tractor. Reason being is that was the beginning of final tier 4 emissions regulations and almost all of the manufactures were having problems getting the technology right at that time.

Agree. Pre emission, sure. Early emission, hell no

 

[Cahaba Valley Farm]

Agree. Pre emission, sure. Early emission, hell no

Exactly. It took them about 8 to 10 years to perfect the technology and it came at a great cost to many who rolled the dice early. This is one of the many reasons I have taken the position that we really have no choice but to purchase new at this point in time.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Agree. The cries of those who bought those early units can still be heard

 

[5030]

Agree. Pre emission, sure. Early emission, hell no

Why both mine are pre T 3 interem. No emissions controls other than a puff limiter which is 100% mechanical. Mine even have road draft tubes, but then, so does my diesel pickup truck (which I retrofitted btw). Never sell them and if I do, they will command a premium price. Interestingly, both of them as well as my pickup truck are very fuel efficient. Maybe I'm FOS but I don't see how the new T4-5 units can be fuel efficient. They all use raw diesel to burn off the oxides of nitrogen, IOW, out the exhaust pipe instead of producing power.

The new compliant units are not and never will be in my wheelhouse. For one, too complex and failure prone plus you cannot correct any issues without dealer intervention.

 

[Hay Dude]

One of the large estates that I run the farm on just bought a 2022 L6060 and they are already complaining about the emissions and regens. I didn’t get specifics, but I thought that was pretty much all worked out, too. The operators aren’t exactly pros, so I took it with a slight bias towards operator inexperience. I swore I thought one of them said they had to do some stopping and regens.

 

[airbiscuit]

Just stopped in at my local Kioti dealer. They sold 5 tractors last week - mostly SCUT and smal frame CUT. They said sales have been good and are hoping they keep getting inventory.

 

[Hay Dude]

Just stopped in at my local Kioti dealer. They sold 5 tractors last week - mostly SCUT and smal frame CUT. They said sales have been good and are hoping they keep getting inventory.

I always notice a blip of sales first 2 weeks of January. These are usually from people who wanted to buy last year, but had to wait until the new year begins for tax reasons. I bet sales goes right back in the crapper in the next few weeks. Interest rates are going up and up and small business people are getting clobbered

 

[deserteagle71]

One of the large estates that I run the farm on just bought a 2022 L6060 and they are already complaining about the emissions and regens. I didn’t get specifics, but I thought that was pretty much all worked out, too. The operators aren’t exactly pros, so I took it with a slight bias towards operator inexperience. I swore I thought one of them said they had to do some stopping and regens.

I'll go with operator error also.

I've had to explain several times to new owners that just because their new tractor has a button for "Parked Regeneration", it doesn't mean that's how you have to do it. They have a hard time believing that no action from the operator is needed when the regen light comes on, that all you have to do is keep the RPMs up and keep on working. That regen light simply is a warning not to shut the tractor down while the regen process is going on.

 

[hornett22]

We have duck eggs, 3 neighbors have chickens. We don't buy eggs.

I'm NOT buying food at Wal Mart. No way I trust them with food. No way in hell.

 

[Hay Dude]

We have duck eggs, 3 neighbors have chickens. We don't buy eggs.

I'm NOT buying food at Wal Mart. No way I trust them with food. No way in hell.

We have gotten away from a lot of supermarket stores and have started to buy locally grown foods. Local brown eggs, raw honey & veggies are becoming the norm here in our home. All of us are beginning to see our health get even stronger from it.