Farmall450's latest activity
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FTrying not to be too political here. If I owned an Illinois plant I would be worried about that states’ public employees pension...
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FThat is not at all how the abatement works. They pay plenty of taxes over the 10 years on the additional investment. Only the first...
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FFarmall450 replied to the thread Dewalt Deals.That's Fleet Farm.
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FAt Farm and Fleet
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FFarmall450 replied to the thread Eklind Is Closing Its IL Plant.Worse yet, the rates are about to spike.
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FFarmall450 replied to the thread Eklind Is Closing Its IL Plant.How is comparing a state to adjacent states (e.g. where that state's disgruntled members might move) a silly comparison? Comparing to...
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FFarmall450 replied to the thread Dewalt Deals.Standard grinders are 4-1/2". I typically buy 5", which is what all the brand name cordless are now anyhow.
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FThey say it uses 4" discs. I guess I'm thinking about using it when the access is restricted. So, by definition, I'll not be able to...
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FIt's also only a 3" disc, rather than a 5" for a full sizer grinder.
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FFarmall450 replied to the thread Eklind Is Closing Its IL Plant.Is that so? With net migration every year since '09, that seems unlikely. If we're short houses, the rest of the Midwest must really...
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FThat I'm an outsider is true. On the other hand, I pay attention to the news. Here are a few large corporations that moved or are...
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FI'm not picking any sides here but there ARE several reasons companys are leaving IL. It's why we still could see the "Indiana Bears".
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FFarmall450 replied to the thread Eklind Is Closing Its IL Plant.There's a reason Illinois mfg jobs more than halved since 1970, but Indiana's only lost a third. You might argue that's insignificant...
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FFarmall450 replied to the thread Eklind Is Closing Its IL Plant.How many more would it be if CaseIH (Moline, Rock Island, Chicago Works), Caterpillar, and others hadn't left? Not to mention the...
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F-The current president of Eklind (Earl) was brought in while I was there so Howard Eklind could step down. Sometime after I left he...
