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I dont understand why people keep buying JD tractors. They have a reputation for reliability, so do many other brands. Kubota, Deutz, Fent, Massy, Case, New Ho
by Gustomaximus 5y ago
I dont understand why people keep buying JD tractors.
They have a reputation for reliability, so do many other brands. Kubota, Deutz, Fent, Massy, Case, New Holland... a bunch more.
It's amazing the brand loyalty hold JD have on farmers.
- 8bitsrule 5y agoI read somewhere recently that the market for old, used JD's has grown dramatically in the recent past.
- dghlsakjg 5y agoIs it a case of lock-in with accessories?
- i_am_proteus 5y agoDealer proximity and local parts availability play a pretty big role.
- fnordfnordfnord 5y agoBoth of those things are worth zero when Deere can't supply enough technicians in the planting and harvest seasons to keep those tractors running.
- cplusplusfellow 5y agoAlso an established line of credit basically with the farm makes buying them easier than competitive offerings by other manufacturers. There’s still enormous cultural inertia with Deere.
- gerdesj 5y ago"I dont understand why people keep buying JD tractors." Let's get closer to home: why do people buy Windows and Apples, despite a fair few free (really free) alternatives?
- stickfigure 5y agoTractors are more plug-replaceable than operating systems. There are only so many ways to eg turn over soil.
- rasz 5y agoNot if you already bought into dongle ecosystem.