[WilliamBos]

Originally Posted by Bird

Do you have any idea what it would cost to keep one of each model available for potential customers to try out? Some folks, such as myself, don't care if I buy a "new" tractor with 4 or 5 (or even 10) hours on it, and I don't care if they scratched the paint on the bucket and touched it up with a rattle can, but read some old threads and see how upset some people get if their new tractor isn't delivered with zero hours on the meter and not a scratch on it.

So, yep, I can see two sides to this story. As a customer, naturally you'd like to try it out and I don't blame you for that. But as a dealer, how much extra overhead can you afford?

I agree Bird. We bought our MF 1523/snowblower as a package with 62 hours on it. Did not bother us that it was a rental unit, a local golf course used it to blow the driveway to their office, so not abused, since it was 9 months old when we bought it. Came at a nice price, with full warranty, and the 50 hour service was performed by the dealer, at no cost to us.