John Deere has been screwing the harvest faternaty for its worth in the last couple of years. We have been feed all sorts of stories, most of it Bull S...t.
In 2003 a friend of mine brought the mid range JD self propelled spray rig, and in January 2009 he brought the latest model replacement. They were both purchased cash ,no trade deals The price differance for that 6 years was only $20,000. Where as Combine prices in that same period have increased by around 80%. The Dollar exchange rate being similar around the same time.
To add insult to injury the price of spare parts was increased by an average of 60% in the last 12 months
With Deers price gouging here in Australia, i as an owner of 5 JD Combines feel totaly abused by Deere and their Dealers and will certainly be getting quotes from other colours, with a totalt impartial approach