mwoliver
New member
Hey folks,
I am new here and this is my first thread aside from the introduction. I have searched pretty extensively and haven't really found an answer to my question so perhaps it's not a very bright question, but I'll ask anyway.
This is my first tractor purchase and I'm a little paranoid about the deal. I am often hung up on little details about things and I guess I'm looking for a sanity check as well. The dealer initially told me that he could obtain my tractor via a dealer transfer and I was like "eh, really?" and then later in the conversation he said that he would order it from Augusta, which made me very happy. That was on a Friday and then on Tuesday he replied to an email saying that he had the tractor on site. He's about 3 hours drive from Augusta so I reckon it's possible that he got it from the factory (which is what I wanted), but he also said that he was waiting on the loader, which really set my mind spinning trying to figure out why a new-from-the-factory 4320 wouldn't have come with the loader attached.
So, am I just being overly paranoid about this deal? How many hours would I expect to see on a tractor new from the factory versus one that might have been sitting on another dealer's lot for months with who knows how many test drivers? What if that other dealer had obtained it via dealer transfer themselves? Is it even a big deal to care about dealer transfer tractors versus new from the factory?
Again, I have found after the fact that I sometimes get hung up on mundane details that really don't matter in the grand scheme of things and I guess now I'm just looking for advice from you fine folks. I'm paying brand new price for an expensive (to me) machine and thus my very strong desire to have a truly new machine from the factory rather than a months-old lot demo unit. Would it matter to you? Does it really matter? If so, and I'm not crazy, is there a way for me to verify with the factory?
Thanks folks, I appreciate your time!
I am new here and this is my first thread aside from the introduction. I have searched pretty extensively and haven't really found an answer to my question so perhaps it's not a very bright question, but I'll ask anyway.
This is my first tractor purchase and I'm a little paranoid about the deal. I am often hung up on little details about things and I guess I'm looking for a sanity check as well. The dealer initially told me that he could obtain my tractor via a dealer transfer and I was like "eh, really?" and then later in the conversation he said that he would order it from Augusta, which made me very happy. That was on a Friday and then on Tuesday he replied to an email saying that he had the tractor on site. He's about 3 hours drive from Augusta so I reckon it's possible that he got it from the factory (which is what I wanted), but he also said that he was waiting on the loader, which really set my mind spinning trying to figure out why a new-from-the-factory 4320 wouldn't have come with the loader attached.
So, am I just being overly paranoid about this deal? How many hours would I expect to see on a tractor new from the factory versus one that might have been sitting on another dealer's lot for months with who knows how many test drivers? What if that other dealer had obtained it via dealer transfer themselves? Is it even a big deal to care about dealer transfer tractors versus new from the factory?
Again, I have found after the fact that I sometimes get hung up on mundane details that really don't matter in the grand scheme of things and I guess now I'm just looking for advice from you fine folks. I'm paying brand new price for an expensive (to me) machine and thus my very strong desire to have a truly new machine from the factory rather than a months-old lot demo unit. Would it matter to you? Does it really matter? If so, and I'm not crazy, is there a way for me to verify with the factory?
Thanks folks, I appreciate your time!