wallace now wears white

[JoelD]

Daedong, not Kioti. You could never tell a Mercury mechanic he worked for Ford

I couldn't spell Daedong so I went with Kioti.

I did not realize that Kioti and Bobcat, when it comes to Daedong are two completely separate entities in every way.

I'm still curious to see if they continue with the Kioti brand.

Super glad Rick is still involved.

Joel

 

[PaPaGus]

I wish Rick luck with his new venture... Just hope this isn't the trend for all Kioti dealers.

 

[jda1961]

bobcat and kioti are one in the same, but bobcat can sell them cheaper, that really gripes my dealer, he says kioti is starting to sell a lot of tractors and the are getting the big head and putting demands on thier dealers. and he can't sell his kiotis the same price and make anything like the same tractor as the bobcat. and every quarter kioti want the dealers to buy tractors and to get a discount they try to get them to buy certain models that are new to the line up. this area i live in can support smaller machines from 40 horsepower on down. the utillity vehicles don't sell because of the cost. on the other hand the cub cadet utility vehicles sell like hot cakes, and the cub cadet mowers out sell the husquvarna by 10 to 1. he's looking to add TYM tractors to his line because he sees kioti being troublesome in the future and he's the kind of guy that will tell them where they can stick it if they get to big for thier briches it pays to be a multi franchise dealer these day, and not rely on one brand. you never know when they'll crap on you.

 

[JoelD]

bobcat and kioti are one in the same, but bobcat can sell them cheaper, that really gripes my dealer, he says kioti is starting to sell a lot of tractors and the are getting the big head and putting demands on thier dealers. and he can't sell his kiotis the same price and make anything like the same tractor as the bobcat. and every quarter kioti want the dealers to buy tractors and to get a discount they try to get them to buy certain models that are new to the line up. this area i live in can support smaller machines from 40 horsepower on down. the utillity vehicles don't sell because of the cost. on the other hand the cub cadet utility vehicles sell like hot cakes, and the cub cadet mowers out sell the husquvarna by 10 to 1. he's looking to add TYM tractors to his line because he sees kioti being troublesome in the future and he's the kind of guy that will tell them where they can stick it if they get to big for thier briches it pays to be a multi franchise dealer these day, and not rely on one brand. you never know when they'll crap on you.

The tractors are basically the same machines (some differences particularly with loader and backhoe), but the companies, Kioti and Bobcat, totally separate.

 

[Mousefield]

The tractors are basically the same machines (some differences particularly with loader and backhoe), but the companies, Kioti and Bobcat, totally separate.

So Wallace could have sold both?

 

[wingbone]

Don't even know what I was really thinking about at work the other day, but for some reason it came across my mind that somehow the Bobcat/Kioti deal played a part in Wallace no longer being involved with Kioti.

 

[mx5guy]

The Daedong and BobCat thing, is that just they are the tractor supplier at the moment, untill a better priced one comes along? or did Daedong:confused2: buy into Bobcat?

 

[kraftykeltic]

I think it had more to do with the size and numbers that Rick was selling, and that the white tractors more closely meet what he was selling. meaning he may not have been selling as may large tractors as Kioti was demanding he sell.

Having large tractors sit on the lot does not generate profit

 

[Gittyup]

I thinks it's more like "can't beat em, join em". Rick sees the writing on the wall and it says go BC.

 

[Mousefield]

I thinks it's more like "can't beat em, join em". Rick sees the writing on the wall and it says go BC.

Now all they have to do is paint them something other than white. I looked at Bobcat before buying my Kioti and just could not wrap my head around a white tractor. (plus they wanted more $$ for the Bobcat)