Another Kioti Dealer Gone

[gboudreau]

Just got notice in the mail yesterday my local Kioti dealer who was great to deal with will be losing the Kioti lineup effective the end of the month. Now the closest dealer is almost 2hrs away. Not very happy with Kioti right now, as by the letter the dealer sent it was not his choice as he has been dealing Kioti for I would guess close to 10 years.

 

[VTFireftr]

What dealer is clsong? And where are they located?

I use Upper Valley Tractor in Enfield, and they have been great!

MArc

 

[gboudreau]

Batchelder Sales in Lebenon Maine. Upper valley will now be my closest deal I believe but it is 2 hrs away.

 

[DieselEngineer]

There's a new Kioti dealer in Conway, NH. Profile Powersports. They just started in the tractor game, though they've been established in the ATV and lawncare market for a long time. Upper Valley (KiotiDave) is 5-paw certified, though. My wife and I got our tractor and service from him.

 

[Dmace]

I thought I saw someone else mention this before but never really thought twice about it. Batchelder's is where I got my tractor from as well. I don't understand what Kioti is doing here dropping long time dealers but letting brand new shops open up all around...

I wonder if Batchelder will still carry the Kioti line at the Hampton store?

I'm not too worried since my tractor as only seen the dealer once for the 50-hr service and I can get parts anywhere plus Profile Powersports is closer.

 

[Batche33]

Nope, not in North Hampton either, sorry.
Kioti is pulling our tractors effective March 26th.

We mailed out a letter to our customers this past Monday. If you don't get a letter from us PLEASE call the office and talk to Dick or Judy. We are not going anywhere. We will continue to be here in Lebanon and North Hampton for service and will be able to get parts. Plus we'll continue to sell our other lines and ???

Warranties however, will have to be done by an authorized Kioti dealer.
* Jon Park's Tractor in Lancaster, NH * Upper Valley Tractor in Enfield, NH * Whittemore & Sons in Skowhegan, Me * are all excellent people to work with. :thumbsup:

The reasons we were given last Friday are:
"we no longer fit Kioti's coorporate image" and
"we have over saturated the market"
This was not our choice and still has us a little baffled.

We will continue to be loyal to our customers and please DO NOT hestitate to contact us for anything.
Keep an eye out for our customer appreciation day coming soon. Sometime after mud season

 

[Dmace]

The reasons we were given last Friday are:
"we no longer fit Kioti's coorporate image" and
"we have over saturated the market"
This was not our choice and still has us a little baffled.

Sorry to hear. I kind of understand the "corporate image" since it seems like the small shops (e.g. yours and Wallace) are losing the line but these gigantic shops with no tractor experience are picking it up...
Personally, I would rather go to a small garage with a top notch mechanic rather than a 10-bay warehouse with a marble floor waiting room and in-experienced mechanics...

"Over-saturated the market"? That just doesn't make sense. Just ask any Ford fan, they think that selling the most trucks makes them the best. :laughing:

 

[bearhawk]

We will continue to be loyal to our customers and please DO NOT hesitate to contact us for anything.
Keep an eye out for our customer appreciation day coming soon. Sometime after mud season

I'll be there !

 

[sweettractors]

I think all us Kentucky Kioti dealers quit a few years ago. They were very slow moving tractors and they would not let us market across state lines or advertise competitively without giving us a lot of hoops to jump through. I am glad we don't have them. We felt like they thought they are one of the "majors". Ken Sweet

 

[buford36]

I bought a Kioti based on 2 friends who had them. When I asked them what they liked about Kioti, the said "the dealer, Dick Batchelder". Dick doesn't fit their image? Let me see, he's honest, fair , not only sells tractors but HE can
repair and maintain what he sells. I wonder what image they are looking for.
I'M MAD AS **** !!!