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Allan in NE

06-16-2004 03:00:10

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Ugh!!!

3am comes too darned early!

I've been thinkin': Maybe all of us down in the mouth red guys have been looking at this Case/IH merger thing completely wrong for the past few years. Things weren't really as they seemed.

Does anyone remember that when this merger into Tenneco happened that Case was all but non-existent?

Yes, let's face it. The IH name saved that old Case line from completely going the way of the dinosaur. Whew! Good thing IH was there to bail �em out.

Why, they even put the Case name in front of the IH to help jump start �em again.

Darned big-hearted gesture, I�d say. :>)

Allan

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Paul in mich

06-17-2004 20:05:49

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Re: Stirrin' the Soup in reply to Allan in NE, 06-16-2004 03:00:10

Allan, One thing Case realized is that IH red sells better than Case cream and orange, or Steiger chartreuse, thus the paradigm decision to, if nothing else, use paint that sells. IH may have made a lot of business blunders (enough to put them out of business), but they did have the paint right.

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Charlie

06-17-2004 00:13:49

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Re: Stirrin' the Soup in reply to Allan in NE, 06-16-2004 03:00:10

Now we see where they both are at now don't we.

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Allan in NE

06-17-2004 10:02:19

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Re: Re: Stirrin' the Soup in reply to Charlie, 06-17-2004 00:13:49

I'm with ya on that one Charlie.

Pickups are closing in on $50K and tractors at $100K. Corn at $3 a bushel.

I think the whole darned world has just about gone compeletly wacko.

Allan

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Red Dave

06-16-2004 10:03:08

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Re: Stirrin' the Soup in reply to Allan in NE, 06-16-2004 03:00:10

You are right. Without IH, the Case name would now be like Oliver, A-C, Cletrac, Cockshutt and many others.
The IH agriculture line was a victim of many forces including poor management, inflexible unions, the russian embargo, an overall weak economy etc. But IH had a fairly complete line of ag equipment. Case was down to a few unpopular tractors and not much else. Tenneco saw a chance to aquire a complete ag line, including an established customer base and dealer network, without spending time and money on development.
The rest is history.

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Indydirtfarmer

06-16-2004 04:23:24

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Re: Stirrin' the Soup in reply to Allan in NE, 06-16-2004 03:00:10

SIMPLE.....The golden rule..... ...He who has the gold rules. IH had tractors, Case had M.O.N.E.Y.
Neither would have survived without each others contribution. $$$$$$$$ win though. John

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rustyfarmall

06-16-2004 04:42:25

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Re: Re: Stirrin' the Soup in reply to Indydirtfarmer, 06-16-2004 04:23:24

They even had the good sense to use the red paint, they knew that would get them recognition.

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Allan in NE

06-16-2004 06:16:23

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Re: Re: Re: Stirrin' the Soup in reply to rustyfarmall, 06-16-2004 04:42:25

John,

I don't think anybody wants to talk to us. :>)

Allan

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rustyfarmall

06-16-2004 06:42:20

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Stirrin' the Soup in reply to Allan in NE, 06-16-2004 06:16:23

Are we the only folks here this morning?

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john in la

06-16-2004 07:59:01

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Stirrin' the Soup in reply to rustyfarmall, 06-16-2004 06:42:20

Most of us working stiffs have a Job we have to go to.
If we are off today (like me) we have a wife saying "Stop talking to your tractor buddies and get off that computer and go cut the grass" So I'll see you all later.

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Lyndon

06-16-2004 08:35:40

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Stirrin' the Soup in reply to john in la, 06-16-2004 07:59:01

There's also those of us who are too young for a job, and have nothing to do outside. It's pretty cool and wet up here in central Alberta. Oh, here's a question. What are the production years for the Ford 6600? It's not quite an antique, as far as I can tell, but getting there. I'm just curious as to how old it is.

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steveormary

06-16-2004 09:46:19

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Stirrin' the Soup in reply to Lyndon, 06-16-2004 08:35:40

Allan in NE;

What you doin up at 3 am? Potty call?

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Allan in NE

06-16-2004 10:51:09

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Stirrin' the Soup in reply to steveormary, 06-16-2004 09:46:19

Hi Steve,

No, this is when my day starts. I have to get all the work lined out and transferred to the different contractors.

It's okay tho, 'cause I get to knock off at 7:30 or 8:00 every night. :>)

Allan

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steveormary

06-16-2004 19:31:37

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Stirrin' the S in reply to Allan in NE, 06-16-2004 10:51:09

Allan;

That sounds about right. But just rember,the harder you work the less money you make.

steve

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