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Bob Vander Ploeg

Owner of Meridian Equipment, a family-owned tractor and farm equipment dealership in Bellingham, WA, and longtime Allis-Chalmers/Kubota dealer.

Oct 16, 2026

Tractor Therapy

Tractor Therapy

They Watched the Tractor Industry Change Forever! | Tractor Therapy Podcast Ep. 14

Oct 16 · 1h 16m

DuaneHOST
22:52
That, that was his son then? [laughs]
Bob Vander PloegGUEST
22:53
That was his son, yeah, yeah.
Bob Vander PloegGUEST
22:55
So that was, that was a cute little joke.
Bob Vander PloegGUEST
22:57
But anyway, uh, what happened, uh, it was bought out by an outfit named Hamburgers Incorporated, and they al- they owned the Mount Vernon store of Allis-Chalmers.
Bob Vander PloegGUEST
23:06
They bought it from Hamburgers.
Bob Vander PloegGUEST
23:08
They were owned by Tacoma Boat, owned Hamburgers Incorporated.
Bob Vander PloegGUEST
23:12
Well, they come up and took over Meridian Tractor.

6 MINS LATER

MikeHOST
29:09
No hydrostat.

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