Kubota Dealer

[JRHill]

There is a pretty big Kubota dealer in Hood River, OR that I can see from I84. Yesterday, returning from a trip to the city, I finally stopped in there and looked around. All I can say is that my legs were shaking from sticker shock. I appreciate the ol B7100 more than ever.

 

[McMXi]

There is a pretty big Kubota dealer in Hood River, OR that I can see from I84. Yesterday, returning from a trip to the city, I finally stopped in there and looked around. All I can say is that my legs were shaking from sticker shock. I appreciate the ol B7100 more than ever.

Looks like I'll be driving that way a couple of days after Christmas. I'll have to make a quick stop to check that dealership out. It's always interesting seeing other Kubota dealerships.

 

[Bearcatrp]

Any new tractor is not cheap. When I originally wanted a new tractor about 12 years ago, the prices weren't to bad. When I did purchase my 1880 3 years ago, went up $4000. Prices never come down, on most things. Bet if your tractor died beyond repair, you would be looking at another one, new or used. Its a tool to get a job done.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

With the previous government policy of printing tons of unbacked money it's not that prices went up, it's the value of money went down. If we get a raise to compensate for the cost of inflation (yeah, that didn't happen) we're then in a higher tax bracket and the government takes a higher percentage of what we worked for, so either way we got a big pay cut.

Raw materials still take the same amount of energy to turn into a finished product, so with devalued currency you need more of it.

This happens all over the world, not just the U.S.

 

[Hugo Habicht]

Raw materials still take the same amount of energy to turn into a finished product, so with devalued currency you need more of it.

This happens all over the world, not just the U.S.

That depends. Thanks to Donalds tariffs there was an oversupply of solar panels in Europe. I bought a pallet full at 80 quid each (425W), which I thought was really cheap. They are down to 50 quid now, despite the Euro being devalued the same way...

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

That depends. Thanks to Donalds tariffs there was an oversupply of solar panels in Europe. I bought a pallet full at 80 quid each (425W), which I thought was really cheap. They are down to 50 quid now, despite the Euro being devalued the same way...

With the upcoming ban on buying energy from Russia that's a good thing! (Planned complete phase out by 2027)

Given imported energy price increases over the last decade, energy independence likely has many positive aspects.

For me in the U.S., continued currency devaluation and other questionable policies have led to increased food prices which I don't see going away as farmers have to spend a greater portion of their income for equipment. The seed war has hit pretty hard, it's difficult if not impossible to save a portion of your crop for seed since so much seed is generically modified and won't reproduce, plus the health impacts (increased cancer risks) are "costly" to say the least.

I'm just trying to find a way to afford a mini-ex.