How far would you travel for the right tractor?

[fried1765]

I will be buying a IH 7400 or 7500 6x6 in the next 2 years and it will be from 3000 miles away in California. Its about the only place they are readily available

That is a BEEFY looking truck!!!
What is your planned use?

 

[Industrial Toys]

I drove three hours one way to get my Duramax with a grey interior.

 

[Hay Dude]

That is a BEEFY looking truck!!!
What is your planned use?

Haul square bale hay from fields to buyer and if I’m able to afford it, Id like to buy a “ live floor “ dump trailer with tailgate spreader capability to spread compost soils on my fields.
I don’t know if itll happen, but thats the plan

That truck has less HP than a F150 ecoboost, so I guess I should reconsider??? :laughing:

 

[fidowanttobe]

1 1/2 to 3 hour drive is nothing for me as we enjoy driving and what is an hour drive cost? $5-10 an hour? Big deal. Have you ever waited an hour for your wife while she shopped and came out with little or nothing???

 

[nards444]

as far the math works out. Gas cost money so does hotels and incidentals. Theres also traveling to buy something you just cant find by you as well. Ive seen guys drive 2-3 days round trip to save 500 bucks for get that noise.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I bought a live floor TOP DRESSER last year.

Had a friend put those wings on it to accomodate a larger load of wood chips and a plywood sheet goes up front.

Rear cowling over drum is off in the picture.

Only had to go a couple of hours for this one.

 

[Jstpssng]

It's 90 miles to the nearest dealer for me. When shopping 4 years ago I looked for a long time and there were virtually no clean used tractors out there; when I found one, they wanted some stupid price for it.
I ended up buying my slightly used 3301 from a dealer almost 200 miles away; had it delivered to my mother's house where I hooked up my father's Woods BH and paid $500 to have it hauled home.

 

[breedtractor]

What are your thoughts about this one:
2011 MASSEY-FERGUSON 1532 ~900 hours hst
Would you steer clear of a Massey?

 

[Jstpssng]

What are your thoughts about this one:
2011 MASSEY-FERGUSON 1532 ~900 hours hst
Would you steer clear of a Massey?

No. I looked at them and probably would have ended up with one; but the way their warranty is written, using my 3pth backhoe would completely void the warrantee; not just due to damage caused by using that implement.

 

[bullbreaker]

Last June, I drove 350 miles each way, some of it over only fair condition rural roads, to get my L48 TLB.
Used, original owner L48 TLBs, with exceptionally low hours, are not to be found around every corner.
I have continued watching L48s listed for sale over the past 11 months, and there has been nothing available anywhere, with similar features, or in similar condition.

How far away did the guy that bought your vintage Ford super nice TLB have to drive ?

 

[JonBoyHunter]

Bought my lightly used 3033r from a dealer about 4 hrs from me after lots of discussion and pictures. He delivered it to a sister dealership just about half way so it knocked a couple hours off.

In the past I drove 6 hours to pick up a boat (very specific model and pristine condition) and 5 hrs to pick up my truck ($16.8K off msrp on a 2017 Duramax - beat the best local dealer by $5K).

 

[Katahdin]

107 miles each way to save a couple thousand bucks and I made a second trip 5 years later for a lift valve warranty fix. This might not seem like a lot of miles, but my trucks are old and slow. I did enjoy the drive tho.

 

[riptides]

re -.1....now that's a truck!

 

[mcfarmall]

Kubota dealer's about three miles away!

 

[fried1765]

How far away did the guy that bought your vintage Ford super nice TLB have to drive ?

85 miles.
He hired a huge lowboy to pick it up.

 

[Jstpssng]

Kubota dealer's about three miles away!

You can drive it home. :thumbsup:

 

[Hay Dude]

I drove my Massey 7495 35 miles up to servicing dealer to have brakes repaired. Drove it back following week.

 

[Bill Guenthner]

Some guys are willing to spend a dollar in order to save a penny.

If you enjoy driving long distances, don’t care about fuel costs and your time is free (not turning down paid work), then getting a deal is more important than how far you are willing to go.

If the cost of shipping PLUS the item is significantly lower than buying local Id ship it. I would need to save more than a grand if Im going to waste a day picking something up.

If its a big ticket item and service is an issue Id probably try and buy local, even if it costs more. Especially if I have to pay to return ship an item for warranty service. I got burned once buying off amazon from a seller that sold and shipped the item. It didnt perform as promised and it cost me more to return ship than the item was worth. So Im now stuck with a POS item I cant use. I now only buy from amazon if I get free return shipping.

Yep. People drive 5 hours to “save” a few bucks then complain about the “terrible service” from their local dealer.

 

[IndyJay]

Whew....that must have cost a lot!

A horse costs less than a tractor up front but maintenance costs are WAY higher...

 

[HappyOne]

I bought my used L5740 sight unseen and had it shipped 1200 miles to me. No regrets.