Dealer Dickerin with Dealers?

[jackmcardle]

Gentlemen - Thanks all! Again - this is a great forum, I'm sure I'll freq

 

[gotcha]

NO - I respect Barlow's and might end up getting one from them.
Right now they offer 500 Miles FREE delivery.
The point I was attempting to get across is that so many peeps post "I want X, Y, and Z" but never say they are even on the continent.
Barlow posts that his delivery charges might be about $1/mile. From their website:


That's where I came "up with a huge number".

I here what you're saying and I was told the same thing, but when it was time to turn over the check for my purchase on delivery it was A LOT less as he had 2 other tractor deliveries within 25 miles of my location making mine and the other 2 delivery charges a very nice surprise.
The Gotcha Man

 

[Fullfan]

I thought that Barlows only had the 500 mile delivery on used equipement??

 

[vic654]

Try uship.com to get quotes on shipping your tractors.I have used it many times when buying equipment from several states and have had great luck in both pricing and with great guys doing the delivery.all you have to do is list what is being shipped and from where to where and the bids will flow in.

 

[medicshawn]

I thought that Barlows only had the 500 mile delivery on used equipement??

I think Barlows is running a special right now free delivery for 500 miles. I'm pretty sure they will go further someone on here bought one in Arizona and had it delivered. Plus you save sales tax so for me delivery was a wash.

 

[newbury]

I thought that Barlows only had the 500 mile delivery on used equipement??

From their webpage

25th Anniversary Special
Free 500 Mile Delivery on Used Tractors

I read that as free up to 500 miles only on used.
Anything else (new, 501 miles to infinity and beyond, etc.) you might be subject to pay for.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

If you want immediate delivery that costs more on Amazon and almost every where. I stopped at Barlows yesterday and bought a B3200 from them. Steve said they sent a truck with 4 tractors to Northeast Tuesday evening at 6PM and one had already been dropped off in Maryland and driver was on his way further north from there. My understanding is the charge for delivery would be spread out between the 4 which would only be a few hundred dollars each. Guess there are 4 more new Kubota owners in the northeast today. Even at $1 a mile from Ky to Va that won't be $2500 unless someone got really lost.

 

[newbury]

<snip>Even at $1 a mile from Ky to Va that won't be $2500 unless someone got really lost.

Look - I rounded the distance from Barlows to Portland Oregon to 2,500 - actually 2,442 per Google. Nowhere did I say to Virginia, Delaware, Cuba, Puerto Rico or Spain.

Part of my job involves shipping HMMV's with shelters to those few places the US Army goes. They don't ship cheap.

Part of my interest involves VW Jetta TDI Sportwagens. They can usually be shipped from PA to CA for about $800 or less.

I'm glad Barlow can make such great deals, but there are tradeoff's for having a local dealer for support.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Your right newbury. I don't think everyone has "good" local dealer support. If you do as I do, which is Barlows, which also has good sale prices, then buy local. If your local dealer will not give you good prices to go along with that good dealer support then check prices from other dealers and decide how much you want to pay extra for that good dealer support that they should provide anyway since that's where alot of their income comes from. The bottom line is the difference. Doesn't matter the cost of shipping or state taxes. It's the bottom line that I look at. If you have to pay for a dealer quote then just buy whatever a dealer prices you but when it's as simple as a free phone call or a simple email then why not try it? You aren't even looking them in the eye to feel bad if you don't buy from them. They are shipping tractors to almost every state so they must be doing something right. My point was you throwing that $2500 number out would cause some people to not even check to see that figure does not apply in their case. I actually believe it rarely would be that much.

 

[gotcha]

I'm glad Barlow can make such great deals, but there are tradeoff's for having a local dealer for support.

I purchased from Brady and have had fantastic service from my local dealer that is 6 miles down the road. I guess that puts me to be one of the lucky ones. I would do it all over again, and again with Brady.
The Gotcha Man