I'm curious.....

Castiel · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:27

.....as to why Agricultural Vehicles such as tractors, combine harvesters etc are predominantly coloured Green and Yellow?

antijoke · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:28

It's to do with the type of produce they farm.

The Dread Pirate · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:28

So they don't look out of place maybe?

I mean a bright pink tractor in a green or golden field would sort of attract attention!

Morgoth · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:28

Looks badass innit.

godinman · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:28

John Deere!!

aaron · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:29

dont think theres a particular reason tbh, its just the goto colour, just like red for a ferrari. could be wrong though.

MikeHunt79 · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:31

Camoflague...

Kutter · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:32

I remember seeing some of the older red ones.

Castiel · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:33

Capn' $qu!ff said:
So they don't look out of place maybe?

I mean a pink tractor would sort of attract attention!

What's wrong with attracting attention? Covert Combines.....?

Cosimo · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:34

So the cows can see them.

semi-pro waster · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:34

anticonscience said:
It's to do with the type of produce they farm.

So what do the blue tractors farm?

I'd suspect that the colouring of tractors is usually down to manufacturers offering a fairly limited range of colour options, probably based on previous demand. There may also be an element of certain colours being associated with certain manufacturers e.g. Fords are often blue, John Deere tractors are often green etc.

Skidder · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:37

they're not particularly: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e...&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi

Different brands have different colours. Some are red, orange, blue etc. May be there is a John Deer dealership near you and you see more of their tractors.

PapaLazaru · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:37

Paint in basic primary colours is cheaper?

alx · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:37

semi-pro waster said:
So what do the blue tractors farm?

I'd suspect that the colouring of tractors is usually down to manufacturers offering a fairly limited range of colour options, probably based on previous demand. There may also be an element of certain colours being associated with certain manufacturers e.g. Fords are often blue, John Deere tractors are often green etc.

This. I think manufacturers tend to have set colours so they become part of the brand and can be easily identified, e.g. John Deere = green, Ford = blue, Massey Ferguson = red etc.

Brian8bit · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:38

Depends on the manufacturer. John Deere uses the yellow/green colour scheme. Ford uses blue and white.

misterPK · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:39

Because it's just a tool to do a job and most farmers don't really care if it looks pretty?

Would you buy a spade that was a nice red or one that was well built and reliable?

alx · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:39

PapaLazaru said:
Paint in basic primary colours is cheaper?

Good point, can't see many farmers being prepared to pay for their tractors to be painted in metallic gold

The Dread Pirate · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:40

Castiel said:
What's wrong with attracting attention? Covert Combines.....?

Spoils the view :rolleyes:

Embed · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:42

alx said:
Good point, can't see many farmers being prepared to pay for their tractors to be painted in metallic gold

I want to see this

mrk · 16 Sep 2011 at 09:47

Why are JCBs yellow, same reasoning