What happens to Bobcat when Kioti contract ends?

whiskywizard · Jan 27, 2011

wallace said:
And if Kioti stops selling tractors, you can always get your parts at a Bobcat dealer.

Hmmm. I agree that I can get Kioti parts if Bobcat stops their support. If Kioti stops building tractors, as Wallace suggests here, then the parts have to come from some other manufacturer. And that manufacturer has to believe there's a market worth tooling up for.

wallace · Jan 27, 2011

From what I had been told by Kioti when I was a Kioti dealer, was that Bobcat has signed a 3 year contract with Daedong. Now that was more than 3 years ago.
When I signed on with Bobcat last April I was told that they had renewed their contract with Daedong and I do not recall if a term length was mentioned.

Kioti does not build tractors. Kioti is just a label on a tractor that is manufactured by Daedong which happens to be the parent company of Kioti.

I don't think ANYONE can give you a truthfull answer if a manufacture will be here for the long haul. Especially given the economy down turn.

wallace · Jan 27, 2011

whiskywizard said:
Hmmm. I agree that I can get Kioti parts if Bobcat stops their support. If Kioti stops building tractors, as Wallace suggests here, then the parts have to come from some other manufacturer. And that manufacturer has to believe there's a market worth tooling up for.

Wow nice job interpreting that one:thumbsup:
Try to help someone out and now you want to drive the bus over someone!

Maybe you need to stick with John Deere they might make it for the long haul. I mean with the billions in bail out they received.

Canada_CT230 · Jan 27, 2011

No company is immune to closing its doors. You can't run your life worrying about that kind of stuff. Life is too short and when you die you can't take your tractor anyway. Buy the tractor and enjoy.

Dmace · Jan 27, 2011

The bigger question is how can I access TractorByNet once Microsoft runs out of money and stops making computers!

horticattleman · Jan 28, 2011

My personal suggestion is to not buy a Bobcat or Kioti brand. I have one and I LOVE it, but if you are having this many questions and really are as skeptical as you sound......you'll never be happy. Buy something else so you won't always have that second guess in your head. Just know we got the better tractor, but at least you're not complaining!

qed-cat225 · Jan 28, 2011

lets see Bobcat....who is that? Are they the same company that invented the skid steer....sort of, can you still get parts from bobcat for the old wisconsin engines that were in them....i think so, how many kioti dealers do you see vs bobcat? who do you think is the dominate player selling more tractors?

MtnViewRanch · Jan 28, 2011

horticattleman said:
My personal suggestion is to not buy a Bobcat or Kioti brand. I have one and I LOVE it, but if you are having this many questions and really are as skeptical as you sound......you'll never be happy. Buy something else so you won't always have that second guess in your head. Just know we got the better tractor, but at least you're not complaining!

I have to agree with this statement. If you are this skeptical, you might be best off purchasing a Kubota or John Deere. I know that I was very close to buying a Montana a couple of years ago. The R series is a very nice machine made by LS, but things just didn't feel right and look at Montana now.

Go with your gut feeling, and it sounds like the Daedong distributors (Kioti & Bobcat) have you concerned. Get a Kubota or John Deere, spend a few thousand more for the same thing and be able to sleep at night.

JMO

qed-cat225 · Jan 28, 2011

But John Deeres are mostly Yanmar, so I guess you better either buy the Kubota or the Cub Cadet

Canada_CT230 · Jan 28, 2011

Ya, spend a few thousand more on Green (John Deere), Orange (Kubota), Red (Case IH) or Blue (New Holland). That few thousand will be $10,000. That was the difference in price between my Bobcat and a comparable Case IH. Maybe check the dealers warranty service too. I have had zero problems with warranty issues. Other forum users on here have fought Orange pretty hard and got nowhere. My Orange and Green dealers are a**holes that wouldn't even give me the time of day when I was looking to purchase a tractor. Now the Orange dealer bought out the Red dealership. Thanks God I didn't buy that Case IH. I praise my black, white & orange every time I use it. I just got in from blowing snow for an hour. Tach time says 187 hours on my machine!