Bundy
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While I completely agree with your sentiments on the very poor trade offers made by machinery dealers, I'm afraid all I have to say to you guys in the US and Canada is welcome to the real world! For far to long some guys over there have enjoyed the benifits of having these combine_machinery factories in your own back yard, and the ability to literally walk into a larger dealership and "buy off the lot", or "rent" nearly any larger peice of equipment you want. This coupled with some amazing finaceing deals that are offered to some of the "better" clients, is it any wonder that there is a glut of good quality, second hand machinery in the country!IJ! Now while we don't have the ability to "buy of the lot" or "rent" like you guys do there. (some people can have up to 6 or 8 months wait from the time of ordering) I was quoted recently that there are still up to 400 combines a year (all breeds combined) hitting Australia's shore. Now call me stupid here, but that sounds like more than enough to handle the entire East coast winter harvest on there own, let alone what else is already here. It seems all the companies are interested in is selling over-priced, over-sized, under-built machines to an ever more "big is better" driven throw away market. While capacity and technology are great, not all of us can afford a AU$200 000 jump up to our next combine every 5 or 6 years, and the option of buying some thrashed contracting machine which is worn to buggery within 1000hr sep. ain't so hot either.