Just as a follow up, I went to the Kioti website, I plugged in my Zip Code and asked for dealers within 100 miles of my home (I'm located about 50 miles south/east of Chicago). Kioti has 2 dealers within 100 miles of me. They are the same 2 dealers that are within 100 miles of Chicago.
Mahindra as 5 dealers within 100 miles of my home, the closest is 39 miles away.
Branson has 1 dealer 8 miles from me, but I only know that because I bought a NH from that dealership, their website's dealer locator function is not operational. But, again, the Branson product selection is not even close the number and type of tractors that Kioti or Mahindra offer.
John Deere has 16 dealers within 50 miles of my home, I got tired of counting all the dealers within 100 miles of me. Kubota's website only lists the 3 closest dealerships in their Zip Code search, but all 3 are within 30 miles. New Holland doesn't give "miles to dealership" information, but they had 5 dealers show up in my search and 3 are what I would call "local" dealers, and if I add their clone CASE/FARMALL tractors tractors then I have a bunch more dealers that are still "local."
The reality is that with that many choices of dealers, why would a consumer drive 30, 50, 70 or 100 miles to go to even look at any other brand? Yanmar, or any other brand, really needs to get a physical presence in terms of the number of dealers and needs to then let people know about all their choices. That is a tough job.
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Just for chuckles, I dug up SWEET TRACTORS website and picked off their Zip Code. Ken, just to let you know about your competition, there are 8 Kioti dealers within 100 miles of you, and 2 of those 8 dealers are YOUR locations. You also have 5 Mahindra dealers within 75 miles. But there are 32 John Deere dealers within 100 miles of your Zip Code.
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Also, just one more point, I am NOT brand loyal as I own 4 different brands right now! I will buy what is best for the job I need done, but I am not likely to travel very far to get service, and I am not likely to buy from a dealer that does not offer full service. My Ventrac was brought down from Wisconsin, so that is proof I will buy from someone far away, but understand the dealer brought me the tractor to test on my property, with no obligation for me to buy it, he has sent FED EXed me supplies and truck freighted me additional implements. I got to test the tractor on my property and compare it to other brands, he will pick the tractor up for repairs, or get someone local to repair it for me (so far no repair issues) and so I feel like I have a local purchase. But I would not even consider the Ventrac if I had to drive 6 hours to central Wisconsin to pick it up, or to take it in for service!!! And I would not buy from a dealer that did not provide me a full service and full parts department. Time is money, and I don't have nearly enough time, just ask the lovely Mrs_Bob, she has a list of "honey dos" that will keep me busy for the next 30 or 40 years. The last thing I want is to have to spend a day trailering my tractors back to the dealer for warrenty work. If the tractor breaks, I want the dealer out to my house that afternoon, or the next morning. I'll pay a LITTLE bit more for that service, and it is worth it to me. But to be honest, the prices I've paid so far are some of the lowest I've seen for the brands I've purchased and my dealer support is nothing short of EXCELLENT. If Yanmar wants my business, I'll gladly buy their tractor, if their machine will meet my needs, at a price that is as good as any I can get, from a dealer who will give me what I already get. Maybe my market is different than some, but I hear similar stories from some of you so I can't imagine it is THAT different.