LazyHRanch
Bronze Member
I recently purchased a new John Deere 3038e and I love it. I spent a lot of time reading reviews and information all over the internet and mainly on this website. I visited the local dealerships and drove different equipment before I made my decision. Overall I spent close to a year looking reading looking reading looking before I decided to pull the trigger. I even visited 3 different John Deere dealerships in the area before committing.
I would encourage anyone looking for a tractor to visit all the dealerships close by and Drive the tractors in your price range. I looked at a red tractor a couple times without driving it and really liked it, but after a couple minutes on the seat I decided it would not work for me. (I am glad I did not buy it without driving it)
I did visit a couple dealerships after reading a tread on here that someone was quoted different prices at dealerships close to each other and found this to be very true. I was quoted 3 different prices for the same piece of equipment at 3 different dealerships.
I had a great buying experience. Spoke with the same salesman several times and was not pressured to buy anything. The dealer brought in the tractor from another dealer close by and still did not pressure me to buy it. He told me he would put it on hold for a week or so and if I did not want it not to worry about it he would sell it of sent it back. He did not call or anything unless I asked him too. I would recommend the deal to anyone.
I came to my decision on what tractor to buy based off my needs and how the tractor felt to me. I love the tractor I bought and would encourage anyone to try it out. I think it is the best tractor on the market in its category and that is why I bought it. There are lots of great equipment out there and if I thought they would have meet my needs I would have bought one of them.
I needed something to help me manage 11 acres and a gravel driveway. I have a lot of dirt work I am doing and bush hogging everything I do not cut with the little mower. I also needed something with hydro because I wanted my wife to be able to drive it. She is there most of the time I get myself into something and need some help getting out. (ie move the tree off the chainsaw without letting it fall on me) I wanted a loader to help with moving dirt and mulch. I wanted something that is light so I could pull it with an 18 foot trailer and a gas burner. I also wanted something with a low center of gravity so I did not have to worry about it tipping over when I was cutting on some of the hills around here. I got everything I wanted. The tractor will pull trees to a pile when burning them 5 times the size of the tractor. It will pick up a full scoop of wet red clay dirt and carry it anywhere with a box blade on the 3 point. It manages a 5 foot bush hog like it is not even behind it. It has taken projects that would take weeks to do by hand and turned them into an afternoon.
I know it did not happen unless you post pictures so check my profile pic. And as you can tell that little girl in the pic wants to be sitting on that tractor more than she wants me to hold her. And one advantage of buying green was that I can pick her up something with a green tractor on it just about anywhere.
In short thanks to everyone who post on here for all the advice. No matter what kind of tractor you drive. And if you are in the same boat I am, and trying to decide on what to buy, you will not be disappointed with a 3038e.
I would encourage anyone looking for a tractor to visit all the dealerships close by and Drive the tractors in your price range. I looked at a red tractor a couple times without driving it and really liked it, but after a couple minutes on the seat I decided it would not work for me. (I am glad I did not buy it without driving it)
I did visit a couple dealerships after reading a tread on here that someone was quoted different prices at dealerships close to each other and found this to be very true. I was quoted 3 different prices for the same piece of equipment at 3 different dealerships.
I had a great buying experience. Spoke with the same salesman several times and was not pressured to buy anything. The dealer brought in the tractor from another dealer close by and still did not pressure me to buy it. He told me he would put it on hold for a week or so and if I did not want it not to worry about it he would sell it of sent it back. He did not call or anything unless I asked him too. I would recommend the deal to anyone.
I came to my decision on what tractor to buy based off my needs and how the tractor felt to me. I love the tractor I bought and would encourage anyone to try it out. I think it is the best tractor on the market in its category and that is why I bought it. There are lots of great equipment out there and if I thought they would have meet my needs I would have bought one of them.
I needed something to help me manage 11 acres and a gravel driveway. I have a lot of dirt work I am doing and bush hogging everything I do not cut with the little mower. I also needed something with hydro because I wanted my wife to be able to drive it. She is there most of the time I get myself into something and need some help getting out. (ie move the tree off the chainsaw without letting it fall on me) I wanted a loader to help with moving dirt and mulch. I wanted something that is light so I could pull it with an 18 foot trailer and a gas burner. I also wanted something with a low center of gravity so I did not have to worry about it tipping over when I was cutting on some of the hills around here. I got everything I wanted. The tractor will pull trees to a pile when burning them 5 times the size of the tractor. It will pick up a full scoop of wet red clay dirt and carry it anywhere with a box blade on the 3 point. It manages a 5 foot bush hog like it is not even behind it. It has taken projects that would take weeks to do by hand and turned them into an afternoon.
I know it did not happen unless you post pictures so check my profile pic. And as you can tell that little girl in the pic wants to be sitting on that tractor more than she wants me to hold her. And one advantage of buying green was that I can pick her up something with a green tractor on it just about anywhere.
In short thanks to everyone who post on here for all the advice. No matter what kind of tractor you drive. And if you are in the same boat I am, and trying to decide on what to buy, you will not be disappointed with a 3038e.