Heard back from the manufacturer. They're saying that is blasting media from the paint prepping process. I guess I'll have to take their word for it, but they didn't explain how it ended up in the bag with the finished product.
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Things that can make a guy proud!! Grats………Ok. I'm gonna brag on my kids again. The FJR kid set Ft. Worth PD's obstacle course record last year going through the lateral academy. The R6 kid just set the new record today.
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I added another blue machine to the stable. My Super T is still my main trasportation for years to come though. I heard years ago that the older you get the more equipment you need. I am finding that so true. Just finished up about 5 hours work on the new machine and it was so much easier on my old body!
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I had the stepbrother version of that blue tractor (40hp). Loved it. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. The guy who bought it from me said he was confident buying it because of how glowing I was taking about it. It made work possible that I would have never considered before owning it. A good tractor is an awesome machine.
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Are you saying Ford-New Holland has a tractor building plant somewhere in the USA ?
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I know mine was built in Korea, and I was told New Holland rolled out one side of the building and LS rolled out the other. I was told the parts were interchangeable.
NH In The World - North America - Pennsylvania | New Holland
New Holland, Pennsylvania is the home and headquarters of New Holland Agriculture and Construction in North America.
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Where Are New Holland Tractors Made, and Who Makes Them? - Nelson Tractor Blog
Ever wonder where New Holland tractors are made? Here in the USA and all over the world, and for good reason. Find out exactly where!
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"You will find New Holland Tractors and Manufacturing plants in Fargo, North Dakota, Grand Island Nebraska, New Holland Pennsylvania, Racine, Wisconsin, and Wichita Kansas."
Interesting that Korea is not listed as one of the international manufacturing plants in the second link.
Maybe it has something to do with where major sub-assemblies are made versus final assembly.
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Interesting! I did see that LS provides parts and peices and even whole tractors for a few tractor manufacturers as well as New Holland. All i know is during my studies and shopping for a tractor it seems more information is with held or completely missleading on tractors than any other type of vehicle i have shopped for. It is hard to figure out the fact and fiction on these things. Or it was for me. Another day on the new machine. So far im very pleased with the purchase. If it lasts like my 58 year old ford has i will be estatic!"The birthplace of New Holland Agriculture remains a key location for our company’s operations. Located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, among some of the country’s richest agricultural ground, the town of New Holland is the home and headquarters of New Holland in North America. Here, our Global Center of Excellence for Hay & Forage, engineering, research and development, product validation, manufacturing, sales, and marketing come together to produce the world’s top haymaking equipment."
NH In The World - North America - Pennsylvania | New Holland
New Holland, Pennsylvania is the home and headquarters of New Holland Agriculture and Construction in North America.agriculture.newholland.com
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.Where Are New Holland Tractors Made, and Who Makes Them? - Nelson Tractor Blog
Ever wonder where New Holland tractors are made? Here in the USA and all over the world, and for good reason. Find out exactly where!
"You will find New Holland Tractors and Manufacturing plants in Fargo, North Dakota, Grand Island Nebraska, New Holland Pennsylvania, Racine, Wisconsin, and Wichita Kansas."
Interesting that Korea is not listed as one of the international manufacturing plants in the second link.
Maybe it has something to do with where major sub-assemblies are made versus final assembly.
That is becoming the norm for everything.
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Anything I know is all second-hand. LS is openly South Korean. The one side or the other was a statement from my LS dealer, who did not want me thinking they rolled down the same assembly line. They don't.
My buddy's tractor shopping experience made one thing clear. New Holland is a premium brand and mentioning LS to the dealer is akin to mentioning a Super Tenere to a Harley dealer. Conversely, ask a LS dealer about New Holland and there's a total different response.
New Holland earned their premium status. For a non-professional tractor user like me, LS was exactly the level of machine I needed.
My buddy's tractor shopping experience made one thing clear. New Holland is a premium brand and mentioning LS to the dealer is akin to mentioning a Super Tenere to a Harley dealer. Conversely, ask a LS dealer about New Holland and there's a total different response.
New Holland earned their premium status. For a non-professional tractor user like me, LS was exactly the level of machine I needed.
Kinda like back in '92. I was trading in my '87 RX-7 on a family car. I was looking at a Ford Escort. I opened the driver door and looked in. I asked the salesman who made the Escort. He quickly claimed that it was a made in America Ford. I asked him why a lot of the switch gear looked like Mazda's. Then it was cough, cough, mumble, mumble, and slowly admitted that Mazda was somewhat involved with the car. Ended up with the Escort. Manual transmission and 40mpg highway. The only reason I went with it was I knew how good Mazda is.
I was looking at a Ford Escort. I opened the driver door and looked in. I asked the salesman who made the Escort. He quickly claimed that it was a made in America Ford. I asked him why a lot of the switch gear looked like Mazda's. Then it was cough, cough, mumble, mumble, and slowly admitted that Mazda was somewhat involved with the car. Ended up with the Escort. Manual transmission and 40mpg highway. The only reason I went with it was I knew how good Mazda is.
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Similar reason why DM and I bought a 1987 Chevy Nova as our first new car. It was a Toyota Carolla with Chevy stickers on it. 275K miles on the original clutch. No complaints on that car.
'Cuz, if you sold it and bought another one, the quality would not be anywhere near the same.
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I own a LS 4155, Ford New Holland 6610 and a 8N Ford tractor, LS tractors are definitely built in Korea, LS also builds most of the smaller New Holland tractors in Korea, there was some talk a few years ago that New Holland was going to build a new plant somewhere and start building the small tractors themselves again but as far as I know that hasn’t happened yet.
A New Holland dealer is not allowed to get a LS dealership.
LS has been supposedly building tractors since the 60’s I don’t know when they started using the LS name.
Only a little over 400 hours on my LS but so far it has been trouble free.
A New Holland dealer is not allowed to get a LS dealership.
LS has been supposedly building tractors since the 60’s I don’t know when they started using the LS name.
Only a little over 400 hours on my LS but so far it has been trouble free.
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I recently taught a lithium battery safety class at their HQ near DFW airport, as they are developing some LiB machines. Very Japanese and proud of their quality.