may i say congratilations on "frank sutton" of monmouthshire becoming tractor dealer of the year farmers weekly 10th dec witch im sure they deserve i hear nothing but good things about them from people i have talked to but i have also heard a rumour "i hope its just a rumour" that they were soon to be dropped by deere john in faivour of europes biggest caseih dealers ross farm machinery do anybody think like me that all the manufactures dont care about great service that thease dealers provide and are only intrested in selling more volume of tractors frank sutton has also been selling jd for over 30 years keep up the good work

Any thing can and probably will happen in the industry at the moment. The only thing that is certain is that John Deere no longer wish to be associated with the smaller dealer. Since we've had a new dealer in the Berkshire area, niether my neighbours or myself have seen a franchised sells rep.

I remember a teacher at school (several decades ago) advising her pupils that"arrogance breeds contempt" and I have to say over the last few years my experience of JD would certainly confirm that they reached the arrogance stage and this years events with dealer changes may signal they have reached the contempt stage?