Farmers are very well aware of repair and maintenance costs, the problem is you can't tell what parts and service will cost 20 years down the line. Nor do you k

Farmers are very well aware of repair and maintenance costs, the problem is you can't tell what parts and service will cost 20 years down the line. Nor do you know what is going to break 20 years down the line because none of a new model tractor or equipment is that old yet. The only people who would know would be the manufacturer who did the original stress testing on the design and cut it down to whatever price point/reliability level they wanted to achieve, and they obviously don't want you to know and you couldn't trust them even if they did tell you without seeing the testing data.