Ironically my dad who is sort of old school like that poopooed JD when I asked him what happened to his old riding lawnmower and why the new one wasn't a JD. I think some people are starting to figure out JD doesn't have their best interests at heart. Pretty sure the only reason his tractor is JD is because its older and he repairs it.

Deere is garbage equipment these days.

The only JD piece of equipment my father ever had on his farm was a 290 pull type swather (one you attach to the back of a tractor to use). Every other tractor, piece of machinery, and even lawn mowers were all various other manufacturers like Case, MF, Roper and more. He would not touch JD because their parts were outrageously priced and always had to be shipped from the United States.

Not every farmer was dumb as to fall into the JD trap.

P.S. A little fun fact about that "green" paint. That particular color of paint is somehow copyrighted much like the way that that particular color or red for Coke is also protected. You want some JD "green" to patch up blotches on your machinery well that's gonna cost you. Also not 100 percent sure on this but I was told by a dealer that they internally call their "green" paint "JD Orange." and I think it also has something to do with the same copyright bull so internally they called it by a completely different color. Keep in mind this was some 30+ years ago so things have likely changed if this was ever true.

Sorry, I was rambling. Carry on.

Because many, many companies have gone from producing quality, long-lasting products to deliberately producing lower-quality products with earlier expiration dates and "planned obsolescence". Greed.