Comparison The Bitterness of Poor Quality Remains Long After the Sweetness of Low Price is Forgotten

[hornett22]

You literally have no way of knowing what their future offerings will be, and for what price. Maybe JD will come out with something that is competitively priced.

 

[Hay Dude]

You literally have no way of knowing what their future offerings will be, and for what price. Maybe JD will come out with something that is competitively priced.

Something tells me it wont happen in JD green. Slight chance it’ll happen in Fronteir green.
I think Hornett22 is right. JD is a higher end, higher profit per unit company.
IMO, JD doesnt want to compete in value priced equipment. It’s not their wheelhouse and they probably wouldnt fare well there.

 

[coobie]

Not brand loyal here.I buy what fits my needs price wise and dependability wise.

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[scaredychicken]

I like photos ... they tell a good story

 

[hornett22]

Something tells me it wont happen in JD green. Slight chance it’ll happen in Fronteir green.
I think Hornett22 is right. JD is a higher end, higher profit per unit company.
IMO, JD doesnt want to compete in value priced equipment. It’s not their wheelhouse and they probably wouldnt fare well there.

I don't know about higher end. At least in the category I fit in. JD and even Kubota seemed to offer A LOT less options yet wanted A LOT more $.

I'm just not seeing the logic.

 

[tacticalturnip]

I like photos ... they tell a good story

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Cordoba?

 

[JasperFrank]

I'm not hearing MTZ in this conversation. Guess right now, it would not be in anyone's interest to buy a Russian Tractor or other product. But, just before the fall of the USSR, Belarus was the go to "Value" tractor. My Dad bought a new one in 1987. It was super inexpensive and built like a tank. He got ribbing from many folks that saw all the CCCP markings. But it worked, and rarely failed, and when it did, it was a simple inexpensive fix.

American Brands, aren't American any more. We live with the perception that JD is an American Brand. The Brand is, but the product isn't. We have assembly plants for JD in the USA, but the parts come from elsewhere. Only Waterloo is left. And I think JD still maintains this, like a theme park. just so they can say its a USA Product.

 

[Hay Dude]

I'm not hearing MTZ in this conversation. Guess right now, it would not be in anyone's interest to buy a Russian Tractor or other product. But, just before the fall of the USSR, Belarus was the go to "Value" tractor. My Dad bought a new one in 1987. It was super inexpensive and built like a tank. He got ribbing from many folks that saw all the CCCP markings. But it worked, and rarely failed, and when it did, it was a simple inexpensive fix.

American Brands, aren't American any more. We live with the perception that JD is an American Brand. The Brand is, but the product isn't. We have assembly plants for JD in the USA, but the parts come from elsewhere. Only Waterloo is left. And I think JD still maintains this, like a theme park. just so they can say its a USA Product.

Hardly….

Not all manufacturing sites by any means, but more than just Waterloo. could have changed more recently than this map

Its a sad state of affairs though….
Our manufacturing base is probably 90% gone now.
Real sad.

 

[Emainiac]

One of the big decision points for me was the JD does not accept standard SSQA attachments.

 

[tacticalturnip]

One of the big decision points for me was the JD does not accept standard SSQA attachments.

I understand being put off by Deere using a proprietary loader QA, it certainly can be inconvenient; with that said, I absolutely love the JDQA and wish it were the industry standard.