What if a new tractor wasn't new?

[motownbrowne]

Sorry, phone made a duplicate

Tso, aren't you driving right now? How are you managing to post and truck at the same time?

 

[TSO]

Tso, aren't you driving right now? How are you managing to post and truck at the same time?

My Silent Observer is taking care of our for me

 

[sixdogs]

Yeah, it does sound like they got caught but it also sounds like they are a stand-up dealer that will make good. I would not let this bother you in the future so long as you, or any tractor or implement buyer always remembers the golden rule of this business..."trust, but verify".

Worth mention here is that this is the third time in just a few months that I have heard of this type of an issue. Hardly a coincidence but I wonder if there is something I'm missing. Are sales down? Inventories up? Margins being squeezed? None of the above?

 

[NoSoMo]

I'd take the SN off of the tractor and call kubota corporate and see if this unit has been sold before. Kubota does not do 0% financing on used equipment....not that I've heard of anyway.

For one to be a stand-up dealer, they'd have to be honest. Pulling a fast one and substituting a used machine in place of a used one.....well there is nothing but dishonesty there. I'd report the incident to kubota as well and see if they have had a history of these types of transactions.

As per the tach hours on the machines.....I think you'll find just about all of the tractors use them. If you have a digital display you may be confusing a timer option and actual machine hours. Easiest way to test it to look at the hr meter before the next warm-up session; watch the hr meter to tick over to the next 10th hr which should take between 0 and 6 minutes, and then time how long it takes for the next 10th to go by. If it's longer than 6 minutes, your machine is counting revolutions of the engine and not seconds that it's running. Actual revolutions is a far more accurate way to ascertain use than a hobbs meter.

 

[almost canadian]

I'd take the SN off of the tractor and call kubota corporate and see if this unit has been sold before. Kubota does not do 0% financing on used equipment....not that I've heard of anyway.

For one to be a stand-up dealer, they'd have to be honest. Pulling a fast one and substituting a used machine in place of a used one.....well there is nothing but dishonesty there. I'd report the incident to kubota as well and see if they have had a history of these types of transactions.

As per the tach hours on the machines.....I think you'll find just about all of the tractors use them. If you have a digital display you may be confusing a timer option and actual machine hours. Easiest way to test it to look at the hr meter before the next warm-up session; watch the hr meter to tick over to the next 10th hr which should take between 0 and 6 minutes, and then time how long it takes for the next 10th to go by. If it's longer than 6 minutes, your machine is counting revolutions of the engine and not seconds that it's running. Actual revolutions is a far more accurate way to ascertain use than a hobbs meter.

It is definitely 30+ hours as it has a 1/10th portion as well. It is not digital but looks like an old school car one.

The guy I spoke to today admitted that it had recently been driven in a local parade and there was no denial that it was their demonstrator. As I have said above, I believe that the first rep genuinely believed that the second rep had agreed with us that we would take the demonstrator and, had they offered us a great deal on the price, I likely would have taken it. As it is, I believed that I had paid for a new one and, with that in mind, I wanted a new one.

Anyhow, it seems that it is sorted now.

 

[Looking4new]

How do you know when a salesman is lying?


When his lips are moving.

 

[mark02tj]

Anyhow, it seems that it is sorted now.

That's what matters at this point. I'm glad to hear that it's working out and that you're happy!!

 

[ENC]

Post back with how many hours are on the NEW one on Thursday.

 

[almost canadian]

Post back with how many hours are on the NEW one on Thursday.

0.5 hours. I am very pleased.

All's well that ends well.

Thanks for the assistance. I just need to learn how to use it now!

 

[LiveRoll]

Glad you got everything straightened around Were you by chance dealing with Tractorland Calgary or Airdrie?

Cheers

Roger