Jim Spicer
Regional Product Manager
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quipment sales and agriculture have always been a passion of Jim Spicer’s. It is that passion and experience in the industry that has led him to work for one of the world’s leading compact equipment manufacturers, Takeuchi.
Jim says that Takeuchi has been a great company to work for as well as a great product to support. “Takeuchi is a manufacturer that does not cut corners or cheapen up a machine just to save a couple of dollars,” he says. “They are by far the heaviest built machines on the market.”
Jim was introduced to the ag industry when he began working at a local implement dealership when he was 16. He started out sweeping floors, washing equipment, and fixing lawn mowers, but quickly realized that this was the industry he wanted to have a career in.
It is that strong build that ensures the longevity of the machine and keeps customers coming back. The great resale value is a unique quality of the brand that proves its durability on the jobsite.
Another selling point of Takeuchi equipment is often After going to Lakeland College to become a technician, the overhead door in the track loaders. It helps with he worked on ag equipment for six years until given the the overall safety and versatility of the machine and opportunity to begin farming. He spent 13 years raising is a convenient feature that customers enjoy having. corn and soybeans and is grateful for the opportunity Additionally, Takeuchi excavators stand out from the he had to learn even more about the industry and what competition for coming equipped with a hydraulic it takes to have a successful farming operation. “I am a detent for running an attachment on continuous flow. firm believer that you must learn something new every Jim says that these machines have a wide variety of day which made farming a great job,” says Jim. attachments they are able to operate and are more than capable of running them proficiently. Once he stopped farming, Jim got into the construction side of equipment at Central Illinois Ag. He spent a In the near future, we can expect some new units year and a half working on Takeuchi track loaders and being released such as the TB370 excavator with a excavators at the Farmer City store, before transitioning touch screen monitor, the redesigned TL8R2, and the into selling them. “I always wanted to get into selling TB220E, an all-electric excavator. Jim is confident in the equipment and the day I got the chance, I jumped on direction Takeuchi manufacturing is going considering it,” he says. the dedicated managers and employees whose goal is to assist the needs of end users. From there, his career has led him to become the Regional Product Manager at Takeuchi where he covers “Takeuchi has always been known for building a solid seven states and works with several dealerships. Today, machine,” he says. “I have always stood behind Takeuchi he gets to train sales staff to keep up with the current products and they have yet to disappoint me.” trends in the marketplace and loves getting to see his colleagues succeed on their job each day.
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