New fandangled crap

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Wait a minute, you guys have those infernal radios in your equipment? What's next, electric start and cabs?

[LEP]

I bought a used John Deere tractor a few years ago. It was brought in from Europe. I can barely operate the radio. But it is awesome on AM. It tunes in by the individual number not by tens. I am currently listening to QR770 out of Calgary. It is tuned in at 774 on the dial. Strongest signal of any radio on the farm.

All I can think is there must be alot of stations in Europe.

[Maver]

We bought a Hitachi track hoe a few years back. It was imported from Japan at some point in its life. No manual and every decal inside the cab was in Japanese. I had quite a chuckle watching dad figure out how to operate it.

[burnt]

We bought a Hitachi track hoe a few years back. It was imported from Japan at some point in its life. No manual and every decal inside the cab was in Japanese. I had quite a chuckle watching dad figure out how to operate it.

Mighta learned quicker if he'd been wearing a kimono :/

[parsley]

Wouldn't want to be without GPS, but damn are the replacement components and dealer service diagnostics expensive. Basically highway robbery. Lube doesn't even help with the discomfort.

When you've done all you can to troubleshoot it yourself and you need the dealership to start swapping out components to eliminate possibilities thats where it gets expensive, even if they don't leave the new components in that weren't causing the problem. Who keeps components on the farm just in case? Unless you can borrow the neighbors, but with all the settings etc...

Western farmers would be better off if they arbitrarily cancelled ALL check offs and used the money to hire scientists to build them a brand new farmer patented tractor. Set up a manufacturing plant. NO giveaway info. No high priced parts. Ans components that easily.slide in an out for easy repair

Well, it’s simplistic, isn’t it!! Pars.

[6V53]

Western farmers would be better off if they arbitrarily cancelled ALL check offs and used the money to hire scientists to build them a brand new farmer patented tractor. Set up a manufacturing plant. NO giveaway info. No high priced parts. Ans components that easily.slide in an out for easy repair

Well, it’s simplistic, isn’t it!! Pars.

800 Versatile but with a stainless steel muffler . For maintenance just give it a new paint job every 40 years.

[LEP]

800 Versatile but with a stainless steel muffler . For maintenance just give it a new paint job every 40 years.

We have two of those. Great hp.

[Guest]

Anyone born post post 1985 wouldn’t know how to operate a push button radio geez they wouldn’t know what a 8 track tape was or a cassette or am I the oldest one on here and you guys have no idea.....lol

but....... have you ever saw a "two track" ?

[woodland]

800 Versatile but with a stainless steel muffler . For maintenance just give it a new paint job every 40 years.

Maybe throw in an air ride seat too......

[farming101]

Air ride seat. Check. Not a fan of the 4 on the floor either....