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Who really makes them?
I just started looking for a tractor to use for general work around a small (17 acres) horse farm. It appears from the photos on the net that the Tractors that Northern Tools, Allied Tractors and Iron Horse Tractors all sell are from the same manufacturer. Does anyone know if this is the case and if so who actually manufactures them? Are they good?
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Bill,
Thanks for the information. I prefer to buy American when I can, but from what I can see from the postings on this site all of the "name brand" compact tractors appear to be made overseas too. I'm not sure it's worth paying double or triple the money for JD, NH, Kubota, etc. just for dealer support if the dealers and their service departments aren't any better than 99% of the car/truck dealers I've dealt with. For that kind of money, if it's something I can't fix I could buy another tractor and still be ahead money wise. The tractor will be used primarily for maintaining pasture which is mostly mowing and moving manure/compose around. My fields are clear and almost dead flatand I'll have at most six horses. Would I be likely to need more than a 25hp tractor?
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Roger,
All views are welcome, that's why I was asking about other's experience, because I don't have any with tractors. Unfortunately my experience with automotive service, dealers and independents, is that most (not all) of them don't know as much about the vehicle and it's systems as you do and that by the time they work on it, and you have to take it back and argue with them to get it re-done correctly you've wasted more time and money than if you just did it yourself to start with. If that's not the case with most tractor dealers that's great, and I would be willing to pay more for a tractor to get that kind of support, but if the product support is no better than I've experienced in the automotive world I can't see paying a lot more money for something that your not going to get anyway. I live in northern Virginia in the Washington D.C. area and the general attitude on service around here (for anything) is that they don't need your return business because three other unsuspecting suckers just moved to the area and they don't have to provide good service to stay in business. If anyone out there can suggest a dealer in the northern Virginia area that they have had good luck with I'd be glad to give them a try.
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So far I have not been able to find anyone who has one of the tractors that Northern, or Hardy sell that is close enough to go take a look at. I will be making the rounds of the local dealers this week to see what I can find out on the JD/NH/MF and Kubotas. I've talked with a couple of the big landowners in our hunt and they seem to be buying big Kubotas. When I narrow down my selection I'm sure I'll be back with more questions. Thanks to all for the information. If anyone sees any of the tractors of the Northern/Hardy ilk I'd be interested in what they think of them.
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