BX24 buying advice

[TripleR]

Now that is some useful info. Didnt know MF was offering that. I will certainly check it out!

As you maybe can tell, I dont have 20k to drop on a SCUT so I am forced to use financing - so my options seem to be limited to those companies offering smoking financing deals right now (as late model/low hours used SCUTS at an 8.5% interest really fades out of the picture for me when you compare the two - which is pretty cool, I mean, who dont like new stuff? This would be a first for me. I always buy big ticket items used...

And here I keep hearing all government employees are rich.:laughing:

My son was on the VBSS unit off the USS Carney.

 

[SrChf]

Alright guys...it gets more interesting!

I just got email responses from two folks in the mix on this.

The JD2305 that this friend of a friend is offering me is a 2007!! not a 2010. And the FEL is a 200x not a 200cx. I'm all about quick disconnect. so, this pretty much takes this JD2305 out of the picture.

now check out the second email I got.

I did an online 'make your own offer' with Barlows, a big online dealer in the south, and made the following online offer:

a BX25 TLB (not a BX24) with 60" MMM, BH, FEL and, get this, non-corrosive liquid filled tires, backhoe thumb (basically maxxed out the options they ask if you want) and offered him $20,000 OTD (Out The Door, to include shipping).The only thing the local BX24 has that this mail order BartonsBX25 one wont have is the $600 box blade.

He just emailed me back and said he would accept the offer. (while mentioning i get charged $17/mo for 'financing insurance' - whats that all about?) anyway...

I now feel like the guy that thinks...'woah - that was almost too fast...did I offer too much'? aaaahhggh. I'd feel like a total tool to go back and say...did I say 20k? I meant 19k...or some crap.

Thankfully I have you's guys to help me know if this is an amazing deal or...

standing by, anxiously, for your thoughts.

 

[SrChf]

And here I keep hearing all government employees are rich.:laughing:

My son was on the VBSS unit off the USS Carney.

very cool. I did a VBSS stint on the USS Bunker Hill about a million years ago. I was the Security Team leader...which meant I was the first beady head that popped up the side of the ship to check if they were going to shoot at us or not. lovely job.

While I have never, ever complained that we dont get paid enough, it always seems to get spent regardless of what rank you are. We are, sadly, still living paycheck to paycheck - 22 years into this canoe club.

 

[radioman]

I think barlows deal is pretty good. The thumb is a very nice add on. Since you would be getting a bx25 with all the options, I think its a fair deal. Why not call up barlows and discuss it a bit more? Ask if he can throw in the boxblade deal for you?
Can anyone else comment on this?

 

[SrChf]

Im not trying to make this difficult, really I'm not, and I know this is a 'bota sub-forum here, so forgive the rabbit trail on this next point...but I gotta ask you all:

I just looked up the MF2610 as suggested by TOMPET, and now there is a third contender in this decision. (BTW, I like red, as a color goes, compared to punkin orange)

I just ran a 'build your own' on the MF website and got a $19,787 initial quote on a Massey 2610 TLB with the upgraded R4 tires, and street pads on the BH using the 0%/72M financing option (I'm sure cash gets you a break). This does not, of course, include MMM, Box Blade, Tax, Delivery, yadayada.

So...brothers...what should I offer Barlows for one-a-these-babys WITH a 60"MMM and BB? Lets hit bone on this one!

 

[SrChf]

I think barlows deal is pretty good. The thumb is a very nice add on. Since you would be getting a bx25 with all the options, I think its a fair deal. Why not call up barlows and discuss it a bit more? Ask if he can throw in the boxblade deal for you?
Can anyone else comment on this?

I will do that! Thanks!

 

[CHDinCT]

Make sure the BX25 deal from Barlow's (or the BX24 for that matter) includes the 3PH. They were standard on the BX24 and optional on the BX25. I paid $17,400 before tax for a BX25 here in CT with no deck (kept my old deck from my BX1860). That price included the 3PH, welded on bucket hooks, and delivery. Not a great deal but they offered me the best price on my trade in. They were asking $1,700 for the 54" deck new, so if I add that in plus 6% CT sales tax, plus some more for a box blade, thumb, and the incremental cost of a 60" deck over a 54" one, I'm somewhere north of $21K. Based on that, the Barlow's deal looks pretty good. While he might be able to do a little better, I would not feel cheated doing that deal.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

The BX24 hasn't been made in at least two maybe three years and it has a problem with an abrupt stop in reverse. I had a BX2350 (same series as BX24) and the stop was so bad for me that I traded it within a few months to a BX2660 which I kept for a year or two before trading it for a BX25 last year.
Deduct the thumb and add the BB and you'll be comparing same equipped tractors then add the thumb and see how much more adding it costs. I'd ask Barlows their price instead of making them an offer, that's what I've done with the 13 I've bought from them and they've always given me good prices. After you get a fair deal from them, then ask them to throw in a hat and tell them to schedule delivery. :thumbsup: Don't think anyone will beat their price delivered.

 

[TripleR]

very cool. I did a VBSS stint on the USS Bunker Hill about a million years ago. I was the Security Team leader...which meant I was the first beady head that popped up the side of the ship to check if they were going to shoot at us or not. lovely job.

While I have never, ever complained that we dont get paid enough, it always seems to get spent regardless of what rank you are. We are, sadly, still living paycheck to paycheck - 22 years into this canoe club. pathetic I know.

Yep, that is what my son did too and he liked it for some reason.

Agreed, the pay isn't too bad, but sure could be better for the sacrifices, thanks for your service.

Oh, I have found no matter how much a person makes (within reason), it is still pretty much paycheck to paycheck for most.

 

[Tompet]

You may also want to ask Barlow's for a price on a similar equipped GC2410 as they are also a Massey Ferguson dealer.