"Face it, Montana does not manufacture anything, they are just a group of investors....."
This entire thing is getting almost ridiculous.
Now, Montana is adding Kukje gear to its line and dropping their own color in addition to adding blue Farmtracs. Additionally, now LS is entering the market and adding dealers of it's own selling the 'real' Montana tractor in direct competition with.....Montana.
It sounds like we're headed for a "correction" in the sub/small tractor market involving these specific lines. Aside from providing an existing dealer base, what is Montana's reason for existing in the future? No unique, indentifiable product. Primary supplier is now looking to compete directly with it in the market and has the weight of the company behind it.
Montana is a marketing exercise. I remember they were all the rage 4-5 years ago but they've experienced much the same as the other recent start-ups.......dealer contraction, supplier concerns, an appearance of uncertainty.
Not anti-Montana or anything but it seems that once old man Hunt passed away that the company began to go downhill. Besides, if I've got a Branson, Mahindra, or LS dealer nearby I would just go ahead and buy from them rather take a bit of a risk on buying the red/blue/green badged version from the Montana guy.
Thoughts...?