A Bader Family Tradition since 1934

 

Charles Bader, a Reese area farmer, acquired the dealership in 1934 after the death of Sam Burrill in 1933. With the addition of his sons in 1947 Harry, Henry, and James, the company name changed after 13 years from Chas. Bader Implements to Chas. Bader and Sons. When James opened a separate store in Sandusky Mi. in 1960, the name changed again after 13 years to Bader Bros. Inc.

In 1974, a second dealership was built in Birch Run to better serve Bader Bros Inc. expanding customer area. Computerization was added in 1988 with on-line hook-up with the Birch Run office, making Bader Bros. Inc. an even stronger dealership. At that time a second story was added to the Reese dealership. This allowed space for four offices, an employee lunchroom, and a computer room. In 1990, a 5000 square foot addition was built on to the main building at Reese which provided more service area.

Bader Brothers acquired the former Burger Sales on Bay Road in Saginaw in the spring of 2003 and opened their third dealership. In May 2006, a 3600 sq. ft. addition was constructed to allow for more service capacity at the Saginaw location. A complete makeover took place in late 2007 at the Birch Run store, swapping the sales area with the parts department and adding handicap accessible restrooms.

In December 2007 Bader Bros. Inc. acquired the former Case dealership in Hillman Michigan making this the fourth store in the Bader Brothers group. The building is located on M32, just two miles west of M65. A 40' x 60' addition for retail and parts display was added, making this fully handicap accessible. This location served Alpena county and all of northeastern Michigan with agricultural service. John Deere parts were not available on the shelf there, however this was a John Deere parts drop-off location with parts being delivered from our Reese location twice a week. We had the Massey contract for Hillman and we were stocking the Massey Ferguson line of tractors. Also available at Hillman were White planters, Hesston hay tools, and Sunflower tillage equipment, as well as AGCO's full line of parts for older Minne-Mo, Oliver, and White tractors.

 
On November 1, 2010 our 3 John Deere locations were sold to Tri County Equipment of Sandusky Michigan, and the Hillman location was closed. Bader Brothers continues to own these properties while Tri County Equipment leases the Reese, Birch Run, and Saginaw facilities. While this was a hard and emotional decision to make, continued pressure from our major supplier for dealership consolidations forced us to take this action.

We miss our loyal customers and dedicated employees, but we are very proud of our accomplishments and contributions to the communities we served in the past. We do not yet know what the future holds for Bader Brothers Inc., however we look forward to once again serving folks in the Reese area in some way.
Again, thank you for your support.

On December 2, 2011 Henry Bader passed away. Henry "Hank" Bader was the youngest of the Bader Brothers and is survived by his brothers Harry and James Bader as of this writing. Henry certainly enjoyed being in the implement business and dealing with his customers and friends. Thanks to all of you for your kind words of support after Hank's passing.