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Machinery Forum Re: Re: Re: Re: Considering: Yanmar [ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ] Posted by Ed on April 18, 2003 at 07:06:21 from (198.185.163.7): In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Considering: Yanmar posted by invirish on April 14, 2003 at 17:08:40: Putting the safety legal stuff aside the biggest concern would be that Yanmar is making it hard to get parts. A $6,000 tractor that dosen't work and can't be fixed is $6,000 down the drain. The safety stuff could be taken care of easily by requiring the owner to install the required safety equipment and certify it has been done. The good old farmall M or JD A don't have all the safety stuff of a modern tractor so why are the old Yanmars different. The legal stuff was put in place by Yanmar and the other tractor companies to prevent the importing of their less expensive tractors. I'm sure they could get that undone if they really wanted to. I think it comes down to $$$$$ and they believe imported tractors will decrease their profit margins. Follow Ups: Post A Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Considering: Yanmar Comments: Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: Email Notification: If you check this box, email will be sent to you whenever someone replies to this message. Your email address must be entered above to receive notification. This notification will be cancelled automatically after 2 weeks.