Buy American!?!

[Builder]

These claim to be mostly made in the usa:

Ranch Hand Tractors

Price on those tractors is amazing. Would like to know more. Kinda small tractors-be nice if they offered them in the 75-150HP range.

 

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DX 8452C
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Specs, Features and Options

DX 13452

this is one in the 80hp range

 

[k0ua]

Don't they look just like those Nortrac Chinese tractors that Northern Tool sells?
James K0UA

 

[Builder]

Something tells me they use the same supplier for cab/hood/sheetmetal. That's why they look same as chineez.

 

[JoelD]

My question is what is more helpful to the USA (1) goods made in America but the companies are owned by a non-U.S. corporation --- or --- (2) goods made with non-U.S. parts but sold by a U.S. company?

For example, what helps the USA more ... a honda made in Ohio or a Ford made in Mexico?

In reality, it is all a mixed bag and it is hard to figure it all out.

MoKelly

IMHO - whichever employs the most Americans. Based on the above I'd pick option A.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Price on those tractors is amazing. Would like to know more. Kinda small tractors-be nice if they offered them in the 75-150HP range.

They look like Jinma and Foton tractors like the one I have. If you read closely he does some clever wording about being 65% US parts and labor.

These tractors are sold under 100's of names including Nortrac, ect. He is right in stating that they will outwork a comparable HP tractor from other manufactures. They weigh 25% more than comparable tractors and the HP is rated at a 10 hour average, not peak.

Chris

 

[JoelD]

They look like Jinma and Foton tractors like the one I have. If you read closely he does some clever wording about being 65% US parts and labor.

Chris

Agreed, particularly the words about % of cost.

In other words, his parts might cost $500, the labor to assemble $5000 and shipping in US $1000.

Joel

 

[Cat_Driver]

If a tractor was 100% made in America no one on the planet could afford to buy it.