Tractors in Turkey

[EddieWalker]

While in Turkey last month, I saw tons of tractors all over the place. Lots of farming going on, but they where also pretty common on the roads. Some where pulling trailers, but others looked like people where just driving them around like a car. Here is the best picture that I was able to get from the tour bus.

Eddie

 

[/pine]

Cool picture...The title makes an intriguing outlet for photoshop artists...

 

[dave1949]

Must be some gimmick to it. Licensing, fuel taxes, insurance, or whatever. Or, maybe they are farmers who cannot afford a vehicle and a tractor?

 

[EddieWalker]

There was a lot of farming there!!!! Everyone seemed to be out working the fields, but there where also quite a few tractors in town. I just thought it was a little different.

Eddie

 

[creekbend]

Thanks for posting.

 

[Danno1]

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While in Turkey last month, I saw tons of tractors all over the place. Lots of farming going on, but they where also pretty common on the roads. Some where pulling trailers, but others looked like people where just driving them around like a car. Here is the best picture that I was able to get from the tour bus.

Eddie

Looks like a tractor dealer in the middle of a city. Pretty funny.



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[DFB]

Cool! Didn't think they had much dirt...just sand


I'm wondering what brands they are?

 

[J F]

More importantly Eddie...do they use shoe moulding there?

 

[TCJatko]

While in the USAF I spent a couple of years at Incirlik Air Base near Adana, Turkey (southern middle of the country near the Med.). In that area you were considered affluent if you could afford a car; many folks used tractors for everyday transportation. I saw some folks who had only a horse cart and lived in tents made of plastic bags. Many had less than that. This was early eighties, I doubt anything has changed at all.

 

[dfkrug]

....and John Deere compact tractor hydraulics have been coming from Turkey for more
than 10 years (HEMA).

We hope to make it to Istanbul in the next 5 y or so. I hear it's a fun trip.