Tractor lots are full

[5030]

LOL!
Here I thought you were talking about THE Ford Maverick, you know, the car from the '70's.
I was wondering how he could be getting 40 mpg in that?!

No but I had one of those back then too. What a POS. Weak suspension, poor brakes and weak motor but then that was in the 60's and it was all good.

One thing about Fords, they have little creativity in naming new models.

We used to call the Maverick, the 'ick'....

 

[Boss 302]

"Government Motors" as American as apple pie.

 

[5030]

My wife has a GM (Suburban) and it's a dam site easier to work on than any Ford plus it rides better. Fords are lumber wagons, we have one of them as well. Not sure about a Fiat-Chrysler, none in this driveway. One of my renters has a new Ram 3500 diesel. I'm not impressed with the fit and finish at all. There are a number of them out here and they all seem to be suffering from body cancer too.

 

[jyoutz]

My wife has a GM (Suburban) and it's a dam site easier to work on than any Ford plus it rides better. Fords are lumber wagons, we have one of them as well. Not sure about a Fiat-Chrysler, none in this driveway. One of my renters has a new Ram 3500 diesel. I'm not impressed with the fit and finish at all. There are a number of them out here and they all seem to be suffering from body cancer too.

I don’t know why the Midwest still uses rock salt on icy roads. There are several non corrosive alternatives. It amounts to local governments destroying everyone’s vehicles. The magnesium chloride and sand/cinders used by my state highway department are non corrosive. Many other western states also use those materials. And no vehicle corrosion.

 

[5030]

They use CACL here. It's the dirt roads and lack of washing the undersides that cause it. People around here are mostly auto workers so vehicles are disposable for them or at least were. Nothing beats mud packed fender wells that turns to paste after every rain.

 

[newbury]

Read up on the tesla model...

Oklahoma & Mississippi against direct sales model such as Tesla’s

link

Not all states may allow direct sales
Mississippi enacts law effectively banning direct sale of electric vehicles

 

[5030]

Michigan is the same way. If a manufacturer don't have a physical presence in Michigan, they cannot sell their cars (or trucks) here. Interestingly, Musk opened a service center just south of the state line in Ohio where that don't apply. It's about 100 feet south of the state line.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I drove by a kubota place today and it is closed down. The lot is empty, building looks deserted. Pretty sure they were in business a month ago.

 

[airbiscuit]

Unusual for a Kubota Dealer to close.

 

[jyoutz]

They use CACL here. It's the dirt roads and lack of washing the undersides that cause it. People around here are mostly auto workers so vehicles are disposable for them or at least were. Nothing beats mud packed fender wells that turns to paste after every rain.

They are starting to switch to CaCl in my area too. It’s less damaging to vegetation than MgCl. Neither are corrosive to vehicles.