Buying Farm Equipment

[mctigger]

The brands are not loyal to their customers, why should the customers be loyal to any brand.

[BeardMan]

Your right to repair your own equipment is much more important than brand loyalty.

[insaneTrout]

Brand loyalty goes out the window when brands stop being loyal to their customers.

[kameronouellet]

I personally love fent and I think they make really nice tractors

[joshuacress]

Brand loyalty promotes monopolies, and in case you didn't know monopolies are bad for the consumers. 😅

[dh]

That neighbor sounds like a pretty intelligent individual to me.

[markmorrison]

Can you imagine being brand loyal to John Deere only to find out you have to use the dark web so Slavic hackers can fix the damn thing.

[imsonutzz]

Being brand loyal is like being loyal to your insurance agent.

[ianthompson]

Im a equipment mechanic first day at a dealership my mentor said " they all have pros and cons and all equal out to a point. Its the service that keeps people loyal. Doesnt matter hpw gopd you dozer tractor or skidsteer is if it has issues and isnt fixed right" words to live by as a tech

[percentCONSERVATIVE]

Even though I live in England I just wanted to say thank you for all you farmers do I mean that without you guys we starve even though theirs always someone trying to stuff you guys your absolutely awesome 👍😎

[koruoverland]

When they refused the customers right to repair they killed the last bit of loyalty that was left

[yamspaine]

Nobody runs from a warranty claim like a Deere dealer.

[seiboldtadelbertsmiter]

Being loyal to John Deere is just asking to get ripped off.

[craj]

I just drove a Fendt in while visiting England and it changed my whole perspective about tractors.

[sarahquevedo]

I’m so happy my algorithm brought me to good ol’ boys talking about farming. It’s fascinating and these are good Americans.

[miscellaneous]

My grandpa has a Fendt 1151, and the dealerships bend over backwards to help you. Amazing quality tractor as well.

[sterobinson]

Your neighbour seems like a sensible dude

[defeatingodin]

Loyalty is only to the closest dealer that actually has the parts to fix the junk they sell

[JEUNGURA]

Being brand loyal is like believing the stripper really likes you.😊

[MrJinxss]

Not a farmer, but I do own a lot of heavy machinery for my business. I wouldn’t call it ‘brand loyal’ but more service/dealer loyalty

I have a couple of JD powered generators, i do not care about JD, but I do have a good relationship with the local dealership. Always got me a good deal, almost no issues with the engines but when there is something wrong, he gets me great service.

And because I ‘know’ JD engines, I know my way around them, recognise issues before they become a problem etc. It’s more a familiarity thing then loyalty to me