I am on the east coast of the U.S.A. Northern part of the country and we have nothing local for big 4wd except Deere. The farms out my way mainly produce for horses or cattle. Not many farms have any machine over 200hp.DirectCedar wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:21 pmSort of a related question for JCBguy and GenXFarmer:
Are you seeing many Versatiles in the newer tractor segment in your areas? They are slowly making inroads again in the big tractor market in Western Canada since Rostelmash has taken over and been expanding and promoting the overall line. I would only be guessing at what market share they have here now but that guess would be 10-15% of new 4WD sales.
Just curious if your regions appear similar.
With that being said as the younger generations are taking over the need for big 4wds is increasing. Myself and the guys around me are buying out any private farms that share a border with ours in order to turn them into one big farm. Most of us right now run Deere machines, but I imagine soon the local CNH dealers will bring in some 300 plus horsepower 4wds.
Doubt we will see Versatile machines or anything else besides Deere and CNH though. Im one of the only guys who travels anywhere beyond 100 miles to look at other brand machines. Most are content with Deere so it makes it hard for anyone elso to get a foot in the door. Im the only guy within a good 350 mile radius with a JCB Fastrac. The looks I get from fellow farmers when they see that machine are as if I just showed them a UFO lol