Aslongasitruns77 - 9/25/2025 23:39

Further info (not that it matters to some): combine was offered at a good price from a competing color dealer out of state, trip was taken out of state to view in person, purchased, shipping arranged and delivered to dealer within about a two week span this summer.

So, what I've learned from NAT today, only idiot poorly managed farmers purchase combines during the months from March through December, unless of course your God's gift to wrenching and then you can do everything on your own (unless, ya know, that whole 'farming' thing keeps ya a little busy and you don't have time). Because goodness, no-one is stupid enough to try and get a combine into a dealership outside of late December or January and February (heaven help any of you wheat farmers. "No room in the combine Inn" in the summer months). I guess all these dealers are kinda idiots too then. Why pay all that $ to have your combines listed on Tractorhouse or Fastline from February through late Dec.? I mean, it's only gonna be idiot farmers who would buy any combines in those months. And then they're just gonna clog up your service shop. Not worth it it sounds like to me. I guess if I had my crystal ball up to speed in January, I could have foreseen this deal coming 6 months later and arranged a spot to get it worked on in early August. Funny how that thing isn't helping me much with crop prices either. Maybe it's time to trade in for a different one. But oop! OOP! DON'T do it now! Duh. I need to wait till January or the crystal ball dealers won't be able to work on it!

Farmin' is rough out there. It's a wonder with so many of us idiots doing it we can feed the world and still have billions of bushels sitting around doin nothin'.