Amazon, Would you buy farm implements there?

[quicksandfarmer]

If I'm going to buy something online, I'll check Amazon first. They get stuff to me quickly. I've never had trouble with a return. Their website is easy to use and I find the reviews very helpful. Their prices tend to be competitive. On an expensive item I might shop a little but I'd have to save quite a bit to go with another site, particularly one I hadn't used before. Some things they sell themselves and some things are sold by others, but clearly they ride herd on their sellers to maintain their experience.

From a seller's perspective, the advantage of selling through Amazon is that they have a good reputation and they'll bring a lot of traffic. The disadvantages: they take a cut, and as noted above, they ride herd on their sellers. If a well-established outfit like Northern Tool finds it worthwhile to sell through Amazon I would think anyone smaller would as well. Think of it this way: if you're not selling on Amazon, you're creating an opening for a competitor who will.

Amazon is absolutely dependent upon reliable shipping, it's a minor miracle the way stuff shows up within a day or two. They definitely require of their sellers that they ship quickly and use a reliable shipper. It seems like the truck freight business is not as organized as the package business. I would be interested in seeing how Northern Tool does it, they sell a lot of stuff that ships truck freight.

When deciding to whether to buy something online or at a physical store, the questions I consider are: 1. is it something I can buy sight-unseen, or do I need to see it/touch it first? 2. Is it something that is practical to ship? 3. Is it something I need today or can it wait? 4. Is it available locally?

 

[sweettractors]

From Ky, we ship to Zone 1 in 1 day, Zone 2 in 2 days, Zone 3 in 3 days and Zone 4 in 4-5 days. For LTL truck freight, This shipping time should be very hard to beat. Ken Sweet

 

[pwright]

Ken,

It would be really nice if you could get multiple views of your implements up on the site. For example, "New 3 Point Dirt Dog Mfg. 7 ft. HD Rear Blade.Zone.3"

Description says, "Three tilt angles, five foward[SIC] angles and 3 reverse angles". I don't see any tilt mechanism on that blade. It looks like the horizontal blade angle can be set at the pivot above the blade and it appears to have the ability to swing the supporting arm to left or right thus offsetting the blade to the side but I don't see anything that would adjust tilt. When I've seen tilt used in reference to blades like these it meant the ability to lower one end or the other of the blade for use in digging out ditches or putting a crown on a road.

Some other camera angles or perhaps a link to a PDF manual would help.

Phil

 

[thatguy]

I am a big user of Amazon.Don't need any implements myself but believe it would be a great place for any business.A lot of exposure.

I would agree 100% with this statement..

 

[Fallon]

Ken,

It would be really nice if you could get multiple views of your implements up on the site. For example, "New 3 Point Dirt Dog Mfg. 7 ft. HD Rear Blade.Zone.3"

Description says, "Three tilt angles, five foward[SIC] angles and 3 reverse angles". I don't see any tilt mechanism on that blade. It looks like the horizontal blade angle can be set at the pivot above the blade and it appears to have the ability to swing the supporting arm to left or right thus offsetting the blade to the side but I don't see anything that would adjust tilt. When I've seen tilt used in reference to blades like these it meant the ability to lower one end or the other of the blade for use in digging out ditches or putting a crown on a road.

Some other camera angles or perhaps a link to a PDF manual would help.

Phil

I completely agree. As I said earlier I like to be able dig into the minutia and research to my nerd heart's desire. The better I can understand something, the more I'm likely to continue looking at it. More & better photos help, as do manuals & feature or spec comparison charts.

Somebody else noted they like to be able to go physically touch an item. I agree with that on occasion, sometimes nothing beats looking at an item to figure out how it works, features, or general quality, but I like to be armed with a fair bit of knowledge before I go touch something (or sometimes go touch something so I know what to go back & research).

 

[sweettractors]

Ken,

It would be really nice if you could get multiple views of your implements up on the site. For example, "New 3 Point Dirt Dog Mfg. 7 ft. HD Rear Blade.Zone.3"

Description says, "Three tilt angles, five foward[SIC] angles and 3 reverse angles". I don't see any tilt mechanism on that blade. It looks like the horizontal blade angle can be set at the pivot above the blade and it appears to have the ability to swing the supporting arm to left or right thus offsetting the blade to the side but I don't see anything that would adjust tilt. When I've seen tilt used in reference to blades like these it meant the ability to lower one end or the other of the blade for use in digging out ditches or putting a crown on a road.

Some other camera angles or perhaps a link to a PDF manual would help.

Phil

New Dirt Dog 7 ft HD Tilt Angle Offset Rear Blade Can SHIP Cheap Fast | eBay

Hey Phil, In the link above, we have 4 pics that shows what you need to know. As most of our browsers are very astute shoppers, we would assume they will hit all our marketing venues, including the On-line store SWEETFARMS.COM as well as our brick and mortar website Sweet Farm Equipment and in addition our Ebay store Tillage for Foodplots, Plows items in Sweetfarmequipment store on eBay! Ken Sweet

 

[coobie]

Just curious, what the TBN member mindset would be on making farm equipment purchases on Amazon. Ken Sweet

HECK NO.I am a firm believer in local sale if possiable.Service after the sale is VERY important to me.

 

[coobie]

For people that like to comparison shop and know the cost of the product and the shipping, you should checkout our website SWEETFARMS.COM Colorado is in our free shipping Zone 3. All products have the shipping prefigured. We do not have a 1000 mile limit on free shipping. Ken Sweet

Question was the whole point of your post to feature what products you have for sale?Just curiuos?

 

[sweettractors]

HECK NO.I am a firm believer in local sale if possiable.Service after the sale is VERY important to me.

We are also a supporter of buying local, however, many people needing attachments for their tractors, do not have the luxury of having a local dealer and many with no regional dealer. Ken Sweet

 

[sweettractors]

Question was the whole point of your post to feature what products you have for sale?Just curiuos?

No, my motivation was to stimulate the thought process of fellow TBNers. Ken Sweet