JasonMac
Gold Member
Here is my question? Why do you think John Deere even makes a 300x Loader? When the price difference between the 300x and the 300cx are so minimal?
I was talking to a friend of mine that I haven't seen for awhile, and he is ordering a 3720 Cab Tractor, very similar to mine. First after knowing this guy for years, I'm surprised he is even buying a tractor. He is pretty well known for being very tight in the wallet. Money isn't a problem for this guy, he has it. But he is just plain cheap, your stereotypical cheap person that goes 2/3 of the way of doing things right, then they always cheap out on the last 1/3. Always cheaps out, and regrets not doing it right earlier.
So I got thinking about this. What makes somebody spend big money on a nice tractor, and then opt for the 300x over the 300cx loader? 300cx is surely superior to the 300x. Lift height, lift Capacity, available attachments etc... but it is only about $400 difference in real world price.
I understand buying a tractor at a great deal, and it just happens to have a 300x on it. But, my question is what goes through someones mind and special orders it with a 300x loader?
Then I got thinking again? Doesn't this cost John Deere more money to offer two different but similar loaders? Now don't get me wrong, 400x and 400cx are two different loaders. I can see producing one of each of them, and charging lots more for one.
But the 300x and 300cx are similar design, my logic would be offer the 300cx only and produce just that, and that would bring down overall production cost, and they could probabley sell it for a few hundred dollars less.
I kind of feel this way about 4 tractors being identical, but with different HP. Wouldn't it make more sense to offer a 3320 non turbo, and a 3720 Turbo, offer two choices, vs 4 increments?
Hmmm? I was just wondering.... but this guy already put his order in for a 300x Loader, and of course he now regrets it after seeing my 300cx Loader. Bottom line, he thought he could shave a few hundred dollars off the cost... I asked him, did you ever think you might have more potential buyers later on if it has the better loader on it? He was stumped... But like I said before, this guy has money, it isn't an issue of he can't feed his family etc.....
Oh well, I'm going to write a book someday... for all the George Costanza characters there are out there that do things 2/3 right.
I was talking to a friend of mine that I haven't seen for awhile, and he is ordering a 3720 Cab Tractor, very similar to mine. First after knowing this guy for years, I'm surprised he is even buying a tractor. He is pretty well known for being very tight in the wallet. Money isn't a problem for this guy, he has it. But he is just plain cheap, your stereotypical cheap person that goes 2/3 of the way of doing things right, then they always cheap out on the last 1/3. Always cheaps out, and regrets not doing it right earlier.
So I got thinking about this. What makes somebody spend big money on a nice tractor, and then opt for the 300x over the 300cx loader? 300cx is surely superior to the 300x. Lift height, lift Capacity, available attachments etc... but it is only about $400 difference in real world price.
I understand buying a tractor at a great deal, and it just happens to have a 300x on it. But, my question is what goes through someones mind and special orders it with a 300x loader?
Then I got thinking again? Doesn't this cost John Deere more money to offer two different but similar loaders? Now don't get me wrong, 400x and 400cx are two different loaders. I can see producing one of each of them, and charging lots more for one.
But the 300x and 300cx are similar design, my logic would be offer the 300cx only and produce just that, and that would bring down overall production cost, and they could probabley sell it for a few hundred dollars less.
I kind of feel this way about 4 tractors being identical, but with different HP. Wouldn't it make more sense to offer a 3320 non turbo, and a 3720 Turbo, offer two choices, vs 4 increments?
Hmmm? I was just wondering.... but this guy already put his order in for a 300x Loader, and of course he now regrets it after seeing my 300cx Loader. Bottom line, he thought he could shave a few hundred dollars off the cost... I asked him, did you ever think you might have more potential buyers later on if it has the better loader on it? He was stumped... But like I said before, this guy has money, it isn't an issue of he can't feed his family etc.....
Oh well, I'm going to write a book someday... for all the George Costanza characters there are out there that do things 2/3 right.