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Originally Posted by Sergeant

Correct But the HQ was back around here In Chicago But Most of the design staff were In Hinsdale, IL at the Farm as it was called. When I was Young and living in Glen Ellyn, There were at least 10 to 15 IH & IH Cub Cadet dealers around there and 3 Deere dealers( 1 was construction). . It was packed with IH dealers. Now, the nearest CASE IH is 46 miles from where I grew up. And the Nearest Lawn & Garden Deere dealer is 25 Miles from where I grew up. Where I live now, The Nearest CASE IH is still 46 miles away. The nearest Deere dealer Is 13 miles away. The Nearest full-line Cub dealer is 9 miles away. But in IH's Heyday It was hard to find dealers other Than IH & IH Cub Cadet in the 1960s and 1970s In the counties that bordered Cook County, as it was Cub Cadet land. But there are a few Cub Cadet dealers in the Quad City area. There is still a Cub Cadet dealer In Muscatine, Iowa even though it Deere country or at least there was a Cub dealer there in 2010. I always liked the Cub Dealer In West Liberty Iowa

But You are Lucky up in McHenry County. You have a Deere and Case IH dealer In the same Town of Harvard. At least since Johnson Bought AA Anderson's and brought back CASE IH

So Harvard Has JD, Case IH, Cub Cadet and Kubota. It is a 20-Minute ride from 176 In Marego to four brands.

Yeah, Harvard is a lucky town, they get a lot of options despite their relatively small size. I think as the urban sprawl continued the dealers closer to the city probably had to either move out further or adapt to selling primarily lawn and garden.

I heard the AHW Deere in Elburn was closed shortly after they bought it from Buck Bros...similarly, RF Houtz/Ralph Helm was in that same small town, and also went under (that location).