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Because they can't. I was going at this to the parent post. What JD offers in addition to the warranty riders, is a logistics and service network that's INSAN

Because they can't. I was going at this to the parent post. What JD offers in addition to the warranty riders, is a logistics and service network that's INSANE. when you buy a big tractor/combine/machine you get white glove service. Tractor breaks in the field? A field tech will come out and fix it, quickly. Have a dumb question about the length and width of cutter heads? they'll answer it. When you only really have 2 weeks to harvest 1000s of acres this service network can not be under stated. This is what's really locking people in. The software is a contributing factor, but it's not why farmers buy green.

mveety 7y ago
No they can. There are a lot of other brands with similar support like Fendt or Massey. The reason everyone gets JD machines is that for their specific purpose they’re generally the best barring a few niche markets like what Ventrac targets with their mowers.
- randomdata 7y ago
  > The reason everyone gets JD machines is that for their specific purpose they’re generally the best At least the best at marketing. A big time operator friend of mine, with a fleet of predominately Deere equipment, ordered a new CaseIH tractor a couple of years ago. Before it even showed up on the farm, John Deere caught wind of the purchase and swooped in to make him an offer he couldn't refuse, buying out the never used CaseIH tractor from him, and getting him into a green machine instead. Of course, us smaller farmers look to what the bigger farmers are doing to gain some insight into how they are successful, as people do. When you see the big guys running Deere equipment, it is easy to think that Deere helped them achieve the success they have, and if you buy Deere equipment you will also be successful. But there is some smoke and mirrors going on. I have a few different brands on my farm. As far as getting the job done, I'm not sure any are better than any other. They all break down just the same. However, John Deere does seem to have an edge on operator comfort. Which, admittedly, is nice on the long days.
  - ddingus 7y ago
    I got a chance to check out some of the cabs in the big machines. Amazing! Yes, comfort. That just has to boost sales.

mveety 7y ago

No they can. There are a lot of other brands with similar support like Fendt or Massey. The reason everyone gets JD machines is that for their specific purpose they’re generally the best barring a few niche markets like what Ventrac targets with their mowers.

randomdata 7y ago
> The reason everyone gets JD machines is that for their specific purpose they’re generally the best At least the best at marketing. A big time operator friend of mine, with a fleet of predominately Deere equipment, ordered a new CaseIH tractor a couple of years ago. Before it even showed up on the farm, John Deere caught wind of the purchase and swooped in to make him an offer he couldn't refuse, buying out the never used CaseIH tractor from him, and getting him into a green machine instead. Of course, us smaller farmers look to what the bigger farmers are doing to gain some insight into how they are successful, as people do. When you see the big guys running Deere equipment, it is easy to think that Deere helped them achieve the success they have, and if you buy Deere equipment you will also be successful. But there is some smoke and mirrors going on. I have a few different brands on my farm. As far as getting the job done, I'm not sure any are better than any other. They all break down just the same. However, John Deere does seem to have an edge on operator comfort. Which, admittedly, is nice on the long days.
- ddingus 7y ago
  I got a chance to check out some of the cabs in the big machines. Amazing! Yes, comfort. That just has to boost sales.