Sneaky..???

[LarryT]

Ernie, I totally agree with you on the free advertising issue. I'm pretty fanatical about that myself. I'm not real excited about having Chevrolet on my truck (in fact I took it off) but I get real unhappy to have the dealers name on it. In fact I won't leave the dealer's lot with their sticker on a vehicle. For the life of me I can't understand why someone pays big bucks to advertise for DKNY, or the like. If someone gives me a tshirt or hat, I'll wear it. But won't buy one. I guess my compromise is that if you made it (e.g GM, Kubota, etc.), I'll tolerate their name on it. But, what if your home builder insisted on a big banner saying who built the house, or the road builder, or etc....

Anyway, the engine deal, where the tractor is made deal, and all the other deals, are our own fault. If we refused to buy something for some reason, they would change it. But if we continue to buy DKNY jackets, or Japenese Tractors with American names, why should they change?

Ok, I'm off the soap box now.

Larry...

 

[ERNIEB]

banjobj, My TC29 was assembled in GA. and I thought all boomers were, but from what JimBinMi has said , I guess not the 18 or 21.
I'm just guessing, but parts other than the engine are probably made all over the world for NH.

Ernie
"It will be appalling to you to learn, and see herewith inclosed our alarming weakness"
James C. Neill, Alamo commander Jan. 1836

 

[JATO_RaT]

Sneaky? well, depends on just what your definition of that is. All the information about a products origin is not only fully available, but it says on the tractor in more then one place. Did you know that New Holland is owned by FIAT. Did you know that GM now uses Isuzu diesels in their trucks. Rumours of the parent company of Chrysler, Daimler, will be using their diesel in Dodge trucks in the near future instead of Cummins which Ford has an ownership in. John Deeres compacts are almost all Japaneese as are New Hollands compacts. Crawl under a GM or Ford truck and see how many times Mexico is displayed. Whether a product is made here or elsewhere I don't want to get into, the important thing is that most of the times, its origins are clearly displayed. The really great thing though Justin is that you now have a pretty nice tractor. By the way, someone mentioned about the US compacts being killed in the 80's. US manufacturers never really got into compacts. It's my understanding that Kubota started the compact tractor market. When compacts went to 4WD, it made a huge dent on the old Massey and Ford skip loaders that did not have 4WD at the time. Rat...