"Sadly this world has been consumed with the throwaway mentality"
I don't think it's QUITE that simple, at least in the context of tractors and equipment.
First, the average guy/ family using equipment, sometimes up into CUT or bigger, aren't mechanics. They may have been able to fix minor problems "back when" stuff was simple, but modern electronics has changed much of that
Second, manufacturers just don't support "stuff" the way they once did. I can certainly see a guy waltzing past an older used piece of gear thinking "I'll never get parts for THAT" A quick Google at Sears will show you that
Third, I don't think many dealers, including tractors, equipment, and automobiles, support properly trained repair facilities like they once did. Again, part of this may be cost--it simply takes more and more special tools and equipment than it once did. Even bicycle tools have gotten more complicated!!!!
Last, I think some of it was "the gravy train will never end" which of course we all saw this year---did end. I have a neighbor who's thrown out stuff the likes of which I've bought at a thrift store!!
When we sold our Farmall "Regular" a few years ago, I cranked it up and DROVE it on the trailer.
I don't think it's QUITE that simple, at least in the context of tractors and equipment.
First, the average guy/ family using equipment, sometimes up into CUT or bigger, aren't mechanics. They may have been able to fix minor problems "back when" stuff was simple, but modern electronics has changed much of that
Second, manufacturers just don't support "stuff" the way they once did. I can certainly see a guy waltzing past an older used piece of gear thinking "I'll never get parts for THAT" A quick Google at Sears will show you that
Third, I don't think many dealers, including tractors, equipment, and automobiles, support properly trained repair facilities like they once did. Again, part of this may be cost--it simply takes more and more special tools and equipment than it once did. Even bicycle tools have gotten more complicated!!!!
Last, I think some of it was "the gravy train will never end" which of course we all saw this year---did end. I have a neighbor who's thrown out stuff the likes of which I've bought at a thrift store!!
When we sold our Farmall "Regular" a few years ago, I cranked it up and DROVE it on the trailer.
