Red Tractors break at operator's feet.

[LS Tractor Owner]

The tractor world is a true 'mix' of different manufacturers with a few exceptions (Kubota comes to mind). LS, for instance, uses 3 different engines.... Yanmar, Mitsubishi, and now their own in-house LS motors. It costs a lot of money to design, tool a manufacturing plant, troubleshoot the design, and get to full speed manufacturing/ distribution. LS has invested to design and manufacture their own now, just like Kioti/Daedong did in the past.

Why not take a proven reliable component and use it under contract? My first LS SCUT had a Yanmar engine.... same exact engine being used in the JD SCUT. My second (current) LS has a Mitsubishi engine. Both are very reliable.

In today's global market, 'cross platform' manufacturing is common place. It may let a manufacturer be competitive in a certain market.

This concept has been used for a long time.... Jeep, back in the AMC days used GM parts, Ford parts, and AMC parts. When it came time to repair, there were many options for replacement parts.... a good thing or a bad thing?

 

[Woodstock Walt]

I did look for a better category....
I watch a lot of Youtube 'tractor fails' silently when her shows get boring.
I notice in 3rd world or so countries, it's mostly red tractors that break in two from bouncing the front wheels - almost exclusively red!
Any clues?
Who is red in, say, lower Asia?
Are they made different, known to be weak framed?
Couldn't just be a coincidence...

Just gonna leave these here...

Just saying. I've seen a number of those videos as well, and the abuse and strain those tractors are put under on a daily basis, it's a wonder that they hold up as long as they do. As mentioned before, many of those "red tractors" appear to be quite aged and somewhat mechanically neglected. Combine that with the operating practice that generates enough strain to shear the bolts holding the frame sections together.

The only reason you don't see Green or Orange tractors breaking in those videos is because they are not nearly as popular in that region as the... (clears throat for dramatic effect) Number 1 Selling Tractor Manufacturer by Volume in the World, which happens to be Red, and not IH/Case red.

Granted, I may be a bit biased. But, as the owner of a "Red" tractor, if I was to post a thread bringing attention to the downfalls of certain "Orange" tractors, such as an unreliable emissions system that can render a $40k+ machine utterly useless, what kind of responses do you expect I would receive?