Future of Branson?

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gtobill

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Drove a 3510i and it was good. The concern is Branson's future now that Montana will be the distributor for Kukje. Any info out there?

Bill
 
   / Future of Branson? #2  
The news releases don't tell a whole lot, but it sounds like Kukje will be building Montana's tractors in the near future. There's no mention as to what may or may not happen to Branson as a brand, but I'd like to hope that if it disappears :eek:, the product itself will live on with Montana badging, and parts availability will not become an issue. I choose to think that an alliance of some sort will only help in the long run, as it will allow both companies to thrive during these lousy economic times.

.02 as usual...

Lunk
 
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Can you post links to more info about the Kukje/Montana relationship?

It was my understanding that Kukje bought Branson to be their sole distributor in the U.S. This was the reason behind the demise of the Century brand.
 
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Micropilot,

I was told the same thing, I think the plan is still in effect, just slowed down a bit due to a sluggish economy.
 
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Drove a 3510i and it was good. The concern is Branson's future now that Montana will be the distributor for Kukje. Any info out there?

Bill
Montana owners should be the ones concerned. The original manufacturer of the "brand" was (I think) LG. Now Kukje has taken on the brand. How long will LG have an interest in providing parts for the Montana units they used to make? This has been my long-standing argument against buying a tractor marketed by a totally different entity than the company that manufactures it.....it has way too much potential of becoming an orphan. At least with Branson (or at least last I knew) Kukje (the manufacturer) was the majority owner of the US company of "Branson Equipment", so the manufacturer is in essence also the marketer.
 

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