D22—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 17,1984
Snyder observes 44th year
BY SUZANNE KEENE
TAMAQUA Charles Snyder’s
grandfather sold five tractor in
1940, the year he founded the
Charles S. Snyder, Inc. farm
equipment business in Tamaqua,
Pa.
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business volume has noticeably
increased. Last year, Charles
Snyder sold 51 new tractors and 85
used ones.
Snyder believes his service
department and his long business
hours are partly responsible for
this growth. During the winter
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months Snyder’s is open from 7
a.m. to 6 p.m weekdays and from 7
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. In the
summer, Snyder extends his
closing time until 9 p.m. on
weekdays and 5 p.m. on Saturdays.
The buildings have had to ex
pand to keep up with the growth in
sales. “The more equipment you
sell, the bigger you have to get.”
Snyder explained.
He said the business started with
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main building now measures 120
feet by 160 feet and another
building was added in 1979.
Snyder credits his success to his
adherence to the Golden Rule, or
as he says, “just treating people
the way you want to be treated.”
The Snyder’s, who sell Ford and
New Holland equipment and Claas
combines, deal mainly in new
equipment, but they do sell their
trade-ins, Snyder said. They also
offer full service and a complete
line of parts
Snyder employs 20 people full
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members. His wife, Jean, does a
lot of the bookwork, with help from
sister-in-law Nancy Knadler.
Brother-in-law Richard Knadler
and father Charles, also lend a
hand with the business.
Snyder started working with his
father in 1972 and took over the
business in 1980.
Instead of vacations, the family
spends their free time at tractor
pulls, Snyder said. Competing with
three Ford tractors in the
Superstock class, they have been
at the top of the New York com
petition for the last few years.
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