crazyal
Super Member
If I trade in something it's because I don't feel like waiting for the right buyer to come along. In the case of a tractor you could sit on one for some time depending on how much you want. If it's only a grand or two, it's no big deal. But $20 grand of equipment sitting idle is a lot of money to be tied up for a month or two. Plus if you took a loan out on the new tractor then you are paying interest on the extra money you borrowed. OTOH if the dealer has 20 of the model tractor I want on his lot and I don't have a task that I need to get done that my old tractor can't do then I sell it outright after finding out what the dealer will give me. Most dealers don't mind you not trading in a tractor.