Anybody here or know of somebody that is or was 100 percent one tractor brand including all the equipment associated with that line? The pictures the Case guy posted reminded of some stories of farmers years ago and their immense loyalty to one particular line. In this day and age you would be hard pressed here to find a guy that is all one brand where that brand had an offering to fill all that guy's needs. I remember a story told years ago about an interesting exception in terms of an AC dealer who had bought a new 4020 to put on his personal farm. I always wondered what that was about. Was this just a clandestine move by AC through one of its dealers to study a competitor's product? Was he saying that AC did not have a competitive product in that size. Just interesting some of the stories I've heard over the years as to how some guys bought one line exclusively. Not trying to start a brand war.
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I do. The family has all RED POWER. Even their pick up trucks were IH. The lawn mower, Snow blower, Freezer and fridg. are all still working.
One of the brothers even worked at an IH dealership for years.
One of the brothers even worked at an IH dealership for years.
Years ago when companies had a full line and local dealers sold everything,yes. Had an uncle who was all Deere,lived just a few miles from a good dealer. I was almost there once,but the Deere dealer I went to handled New Idea for a long time,then Gehl when New Idea became White/New Idea and the didn't have the franchise anymore. So I had some New Idea and Gehl.
Funny thing now is,we don't have a Deere dealer,so I went to the Agco dealer for New Idea and Gehl,which they handled too,now all I have is the things I can get through the Agco dealer,Oliver,White,Massey,Hesston,Gehl,New Idea,Kuhn,AC.....
Funny thing now is,we don't have a Deere dealer,so I went to the Agco dealer for New Idea and Gehl,which they handled too,now all I have is the things I can get through the Agco dealer,Oliver,White,Massey,Hesston,Gehl,New Idea,Kuhn,AC.....
Drove through a remote valley that straddles the Idaho- Wyoming border- One town named Athlon, I think. Sure saw a lot of old Allis Chalmers stuff. Sure enough, the only town in the valley had a boarded up AC dealership.
They were still doing Grade B milk, in the late 1990's- We've been all Grade A around here, since 1956. Anybody still doing Grade B in the midwest?
They were still doing Grade B milk, in the late 1990's- We've been all Grade A around here, since 1956. Anybody still doing Grade B in the midwest?
Fordfarmer
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Dont' think I can remember any farm being 100% brand loyal. Some farms around are/were very dealer loyal, like Mike M mentioned, but even then not 100%.
Mike(WA) - yes, there are still some grade B farms in the midwest, though their numbers are shrinking. Some are because they do it the way they always have, don't want to spend the money to 'get modern', some because they are plain lazy. I have no idea how they can pay their bills that way...
Mike(WA) - yes, there are still some grade B farms in the midwest, though their numbers are shrinking. Some are because they do it the way they always have, don't want to spend the money to 'get modern', some because they are plain lazy. I have no idea how they can pay their bills that way...
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Farm wise - my great grandfather was all IH, but he didnt have much to start with, one tractor, one sickle bar mower, one manure spreader.
My other great grandfather was an AC guy, but he worked for an AC dealer for some time in the 30s,40s and 50s.
My other great grandfather was an AC guy, but he worked for an AC dealer for some time in the 30s,40s and 50s.
Over the years there has been much conflict over Grade A Milk and so called Grade B milk. Know it is called manufacured milk used for cheese. It was all about marketing and pricing. In our state the only differrnce Grade A and manufacuring milk was the Bacteria count Your milking faclities had to meet Grade A spec even if it goes for chese making. I Know because I had a State inspected cheese plant and a Grade A Milking facility. Our cheese carried a Grade A label. Could tell you a lot of good stories gitrib
This area looked like they were tying them to a tree to milk- thought I'd crossed a time warp into the 1930's. We shipped in cans for awhile in early '50's- then the local creamery put everyone on notice that by X date, you had to have bulk tank and Grade A facilities. Put a lot of folks out of business. We did go Grade A, but dad quit milking in about '61. This county had close to a thousand producers in the late '40's, now down to about 20.
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Yep, there are some people around here that are 100% JD. Even go so far as to having JD grease guns and wrenches! Not saying it's a bad thing, they just have everything JD that is possible. Another observation I had many years ago is that it seemed if you ran JD, you also had Ford pickups, and if you ran IH, you had Chevy/GMC.
That's a good question, I like ford tractors, but not NH balers, so I have a JD 346 baler. I do have a NH haybine, but think the JD 1219 may be a better mower. I have a NH manure spreader, but my knight one is built alot heavier. I have a New Idea rake and a NH rake both are good. A fahr Tedder, along with different hay wagon running gears, NH, case and electric wheels, with rebuilt racks I made. They are all good. Case one dosent have a tounge extender thought! Lol, but it's hard to stick with one brand nowadays, I use what I like, and can afford. Good equipment isent cheap, and cheap
equipment isent good! I try to buy stuff that needs to be fixed. I got my JD baler for $1000. Got it working for another $300 and it bales just like a $5000 one. Now, I could also sell it for more than i paid for it. So I'm no diehard one brand only person.
equipment isent good! I try to buy stuff that needs to be fixed. I got my JD baler for $1000. Got it working for another $300 and it bales just like a $5000 one. Now, I could also sell it for more than i paid for it. So I'm no diehard one brand only person.
BigMarv1085
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Went to a farm sale in Louisiana one time and that farmer had 30 plus John Deere 4020's that they auctioned off. He farmed rice and every implement he had was John Deere. He was replacing the 4020's with a few 4240's and 4440's.
old popper
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I don't farm, but I have 11 antique tractors. 10 John Deere, and 1 Case VAC. True to your observation, I have had nothing but Ford pickups since 1974.
Wheat Farmer
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My Dad and Granddad was 100% IHC. Binders, Combines, everything. I still have the WD9, MD, 400, Super A, C,KB2 pickup, and a 1210 pickup. But I did buy a used John Deere MT, and a new Cub Cadet 7305. My Dad and Granddad are gone, or they would have had a talk with me out behind the barn.
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I forgot. Dad also had a IH Freezer, and a IH Refrigerator. Many other IHC items. Before it passed in 2002 he said he had it over the John Deere people because his blood did run red. 
My parents are grade B. The cost to upgrade now would be way too high to go for it with how long they'll be doing it yet.
They've been fighting with our milk company a little bit too because the field rep isn't helping them out any. The milk samples seem to have spiked a little the last few months and they're threatening to drop them, but my parents have had independant tests done by a lab in town and the numbers come back clean as a whistle. Just doesn't make sense to me because our milk was ALWAYS clean, and they've got several plaques on the wall in the office for quality.
Donovan from Wisconsin
They've been fighting with our milk company a little bit too because the field rep isn't helping them out any. The milk samples seem to have spiked a little the last few months and they're threatening to drop them, but my parents have had independant tests done by a lab in town and the numbers come back clean as a whistle. Just doesn't make sense to me because our milk was ALWAYS clean, and they've got several plaques on the wall in the office for quality.
Donovan from Wisconsin
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the only 100 percenters i'm familiar with are some with 100 percent no jd green on their place.
Anonymous-0
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When my brother and I were farming in the 70s and 80s we were nearly all Oliver. 6 Tractors, 2 combines, 2 planters, 4 plows, 1 disc, 1 grinder mixer, 1 cultivator, and two wagons. Only pieces not Oliver was 1 Kewanee disc, 3 wagons, sprayer and grain auger.
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