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Concluding Thoughts on Farm Show and Electric Equipment

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Is the Farm Economy in Trouble? Farm Machinery Show different this year?

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The host and Stanley 'Dirt Monkey' Genadek reflect on the National Farm Machinery Show. They note that compared to previous years, there wasn't a large number of truly new or innovative products on display, with many booths featuring familiar equipment. A particular point of discussion is the growing presence of electric agricultural machinery, including electric tractors and excavators, though the feasibility and cost of these technologies (e.g., a $250,000 electric excavator trailer with a 4-hour battery life) are questioned. The host expresses personal interest in smaller electric tractors like the now-defunct Solectrac. This segment provides commentary on industry trends, not instructions for lawn mower blade replacement.

Goal: The video concludes with observations on the National Farm Machinery Show, noting a perceived lack of significant new innovations and discussing the rise of electric agricultural equipment.

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right here apprciate all right guys that's it from the national Farm F Machinery show I know today was a little bit different than any other National farm machinery show we've been to do you know this guy Stanley dirt monkey good friend of mine out of Minnesota oh yeah yeah he's a motan good friend of mine we always come to this show together today I mean the national farm machinery show was fun interesting fun to travel around see stuff but there really wasn't a lot of really new Innovative stuff and I don't want to be a downer Debbie on this but there wasn't I mean as I look around we could walk a corner and go hey we're going to see this here that there this there and it was everything was laid out exactly like we had it had been for the last 3 years yeah I mean Iron craft is in the same spot this booth is in the same spot everything is so if you've been to one it's almost like you've been to all of them yeah all of them you're not going to see anything new typically walking around you'll see a lot of exhibits where there there are small things that are being demonstrated like oil bass and and rear ends and stuff like that uh spray set ups all sorts of stuff but it really I mean I I want to encourage everybody here to come check out the national farm machinery show yes in Louisville Kentucky it's over the uh Valentine's Day week every time but this time there was just more fun meeting the people walking around and enjoying the show I think you know and I got to give my my kudos to them because they don't charge an admission fee they don't make you wait in line they open up the doors everybody just comes in there's a lot there's things that here that you're not going to experience anywhere else but once you've experienced it once if you're going back you're not going to get to experience anything new yeah I think you familiarize yourself with it as you travel around and you know hey let's go see what you know Crone has new let's go see what coyote has new let's go see what John Deere has new I I saw I don't see a big a bunch of big reveals uhuh I saw smaller crowds this year than I've ever seen and I saw smaller crowds at some of the bigger Manu ufacturers especially the green tractor Booth I saw smaller crowds I want you guys I didn't see I didn't see crowds there at all yeah I want you guys to tell me why I thought I saw smaller crowds at at the John Deere Booth I mean it really did I don't know a whole lot about what John Deere has to offer this year…

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