Ok, I was working a detail today and there was a case tractor there on display and I could not help but notice how it favored a ls tractor. So forgive my ignorance if if this has been brought up before but look at the picture and notice that the plate says ls mtron.
LS not only supplies some Case models but they also supply New Holland with some models. LS Tractor also supplied the now defunct Montana and Farmtrac lines before starting their own distribution center in the US. They also supply other lines/brands throughout the world.
Price and the fact that LS has been building tractors for many years and for companies such as Case, NH, Farmtrac, Landini, Montana, McCormick and others was a deciding factor in my purchase.