- Location
- Lincolnshire
I'm really pee'd at JD for doing this, I've got a yard full of green a yellow paint due to the excellent service and backup and hard work of Sharmans.
John Deere reducing dealerships
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tweedale terrier
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- Location
- The Hills
I believe all the big decisions are being made from the states. They don’t have a clue what’s going on in Europe never mind the uk.
I have been told Sharman’s was told to dump jcb and they said no after last time they dumped it only for jd to stop making handlers. The family already have Scotland sowed up with jd but I suppose when ripon bought out Rbm it was inevitable that they would look at streamlining the rest of the dealers
- Location
- Lincolnshire
The family in Scotland are fighting against each other pinching customers from each other’s areas.
Could make any shakedown up here interesting.
To the west , the north you’d be in the wash , Doubledsys superb outfit , Rbm ?Makes you wonder about the dealer too the north of you!
tweedale terrier
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- Location
- The Hills
Same family different companies mainly north of the forth bridge. Corthwaites, Sheriffs etc in Scotland too.
Ducati899
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- Location
- north dorset
Wonder what my dealer will do then as sells massive amounts of Deere and jcbs
I think Sharmans, (Barclays) are wealthy and shrewd enough to counteract any chance of a take over....
Would make sense, I’m sure JCB wouldnt mind have a sole franchise outlet from a dealer.
Smart Ag Services? Colin sells lots of JCB tractors & forklifts as well as JD tractors. There's room on his forecourt for both, so why rock the boat by kicking out JCB altogether just so JD can flog Kramers?? There's no one else to sell JCB around here other than Oakes Bros who are to the west of Smart's area & Holt have always been told to back away from agricultural sales and focus on JCB's industrial side.
Shropshire Farmer
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- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Be interesting if Rea Valley get told to drop JCB. Next nearest dealers’ are TAG and Cornflakes who are both selling Kramer.
- Location
- Northumberlandia
Well there is only one across the whole of northumberland & into the borders now & not so long ago there was 3
- Location
- Co antrim
If a dealer has good service and happy customers and they get dropped and take on another francise alot of the customers will follow them which is good to giv jd the middle finger cause of there arrogance. Be nice to see smaller players bein took on by these dealers and them doin well and stealin deals from jd cause there products are so overpriced its ridiculous and the products are far from perfect that they dont justify the premium money. Lets hope the smaller players will benefit from this. I always had a soft spot for underdogs lol
The only John Deere we have here is a lawn mower....and we have 5 tractor,2handlers and a UTV.....and a JD dealer 5 miles from us.
Ultimately their engineering is nothing outstanding with engineered in issues,
Ultimately their engineering is nothing outstanding with engineered in issues,
- Location
- Northumberlandia
Weve not had a single piece of Deere Equ on this farm in my life nor my previous 4 generations before me spanning over 130years
but that doesnt mean i dislike them far from it, just got on well enough with other brands thats it really.