What are the maximum numbers of hours for a tractor to be considered new

[Bluegill2]

I bought my L3800 a few months ago 'used'.

Had 14 hours on it. Looked brand new though.

 

[RyGuy24]

I just bought my tractor as a demo with 55hrs on it. My dealer used it around his house for a while. I think it was great, got the 50 hr service free, he let me hang around in the shop as he did the work so i can learn how to do the full service properly, thousands off of retail and he's his own mechanic so I know it was broke in properly. Plus he never had a loader on it when he was using it so it's going on brand new.

 

[crazyal]

I bought my L3800 a few months ago 'used'.

Had 14 hours on it. Looked brand new though.

Clearly some here think that you got suckered and it only looks new. :laughing:

When you do the math you realize just what 10 hours really is, nothing. If you assume that the tractor will last 5000 hours then an extra 10 hours is .2% of the total life of the tractor.

Taking it one step further, a new car sold today sould make it to 200k miles. That works out to about 40 miles equals 1 hour. Kubota's warranty is for 2000 hours, in car terms that would be about 80k miles. 12 hours on a tractor would be like a new car with 480 miles on it, a little more than a tank of gas.

 

[gerard]

I wouldnt be happy. Dont care about whats considered "new" or not but when I agree on a price for a specific tractor showing a certain number of hours, thats what I expect to take delivery on. An added 10 or so hours is a lot and more importantly you have no idea if it was a "hard" 10 hours which is likley if someone was using it as a demo or rental. Other issue is it's during the break in period. I know I tended to take it a little easy on my tractor until I got the first oil change done and it was broken in. Sounds like it was rectified acceptably but I dont think the buyer was at all unreasonable in his position.

 

[murphy1244]

I discussed this today with a Kubota dealer. He said they must have delivered the wrong serial number. Looks like that may have been the deal and I trust my dealer and think he's an honest and fine fellow. I trust what he tells me. Barlows his name, Steve Barlow.

Is that like Bond, James Bond ?

 

[bcp]

Is that like Bond, James Bond ?

Barlow, Steve Barlow
Agent Double-Oat Sevin in the Farm Service.

 

[Martian]

Is that like Bond, James Bond ?

:laughing::laughing::laughing: :thumbsup:

Barlow, Steve Barlow
Agent Double-Oat Sevin in the Farm Service.

:laughing::laughing::laughing: :thumbsup:

 

[JoeBuyer]

Glad this is working out. Back to the question if 12 hours is "new"...... I always like to use the analogy of 65 miles per hour in a car. 12 hours at 65mph in a car would be 780 miles or enough miles to drive from New York to Chicago. If the hours were like my Kubota, they are not true hours, but based on % of rpm. In 12 hours at half throttle you could go 1560 miles or enough to drive from New York to Dallas. Would in consider a car "new" if it had been driven from New York to Dallas? Heck no.

 

[rsewill]

Other issue is it's during the break in period. I know I tended to take it a little easy on my tractor until I got the first oil change done and it was broken in.

I'm the opposite, I work it hard when new for proper break-in. No idling except while oil pressure is building.

 

[bigbull338]

if you dont trust a dealer then dont buy from him.i bought my tractor sight unseen.didnt see it till it was delivered to me.an the salesmen said the only time on the meter was in getting the tractor prepped an loader installed.