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EquipmentJunkie
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Your informant is correct. Both Case and New Holland machines are built in the same plant. There is a lot more to the differences than just loader arms, however.
Case and New Holland loaders do share more drive components than they used to. But the differences are major. Sit in one brand and then another, you'd be hard pressed to identify things that are the same. Most of the common components are engine and hydraulics.
Rather than being siblings like Case and New Holland tractors, I'd say the skid steer loaders are more like distant cousins.
New Holland skid steer loaders used to be manufactured in Belleville, PA. Production of the New Holland skid steer loader was moved to the Wichita, KS plant a few years ago due to it being more modern and having the additional capacity.
If you ever saw the Belleville, PA plant you would understand the reasoning. It is small and broken up into many buildings. It is remarkable that New Holland churned out all the units that they did from that plant. Those New Holland employees must have been very efficient.
Case and New Holland loaders do share more drive components than they used to. But the differences are major. Sit in one brand and then another, you'd be hard pressed to identify things that are the same. Most of the common components are engine and hydraulics.
Rather than being siblings like Case and New Holland tractors, I'd say the skid steer loaders are more like distant cousins.
New Holland skid steer loaders used to be manufactured in Belleville, PA. Production of the New Holland skid steer loader was moved to the Wichita, KS plant a few years ago due to it being more modern and having the additional capacity.
If you ever saw the Belleville, PA plant you would understand the reasoning. It is small and broken up into many buildings. It is remarkable that New Holland churned out all the units that they did from that plant. Those New Holland employees must have been very efficient.
EquipmentJunkie
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No, just an equipment junkie.
QRTRHRS
Elite Member
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Those New Holland employees must have been very efficient. )</font>Not to mention a good work ethic. Have you ever seen the Amish or Mennonites build a barn, etc.? No goofing off, no unnecessary talking, cross trained and no personnal agendas against their fellow man.
MessickFarmEqu
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You did not happen to be told that by a salesmen from Messicks working at the farm show did you?
QRTRHRS
Elite Member
No, I was at the farm show but I did not speak with anyone at the Messick display area. Just speaking from personnal experiance based on what I saw when I had a 120x56 barn built for one example vs what I see on the jobsite when I deliver barn building materials.
MessickFarmEqu
Super Member
Just curious, I had that discussion with a few people and I was wondering if it may have been you.