I just had a log chat with my old Branson dealer who is now a TYM dealer. He said he reality of the change is really not as big of deal as some people make it out to be. The old Bransons are now badged TYM but they are the same tractor. The merge gives him access to a wider range of tractors to sell, and all indications are that the models that were previously labeled as Bransons will continue to sell the best.
He said that TYM moved their headquarters to the Branson headquarters in Georgia, so the people he is working with for parts, warranty and other issues are the same people. From his dealer's perspective it seems more like Branson absorbed TYM in every respect but the name. One thing they did change was the parts inventory software and he is still learning how it works. He feels it will be an improvement once he gets comfortable with it.
