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trueg50
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Townline equipment any where near you? I heard they were ok.
I noticed you had the light kit, I haven't heard great things about it and I believe it is not LED. I ended up going with the ROPSLIGHTS.com kit (3 lights, $180) and it was all nicely sleeved, well made, and extremely bright. All wires were pre-done to the switch so install took ~30 minutes including testing dropping the rops, checking 3pt clearances etc... Install was just laying out the kit to see which wires were long/short (middle length was the rear light) put the light U-bolts in, zip tie the cables/switch to the rops and plug the end into the worklight lead.
I noticed you had the light kit, I haven't heard great things about it and I believe it is not LED. I ended up going with the ROPSLIGHTS.com kit (3 lights, $180) and it was all nicely sleeved, well made, and extremely bright. All wires were pre-done to the switch so install took ~30 minutes including testing dropping the rops, checking 3pt clearances etc... Install was just laying out the kit to see which wires were long/short (middle length was the rear light) put the light U-bolts in, zip tie the cables/switch to the rops and plug the end into the worklight lead.
trueg50
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Townline equipment any where near you? I heard they were ok.
I noticed you had the light kit, I haven't heard great things about it and I believe it is not LED. I ended up going with the ROPSLIGHTS.com kit (3 lights, $180) and it was all nicely sleeved, well made, and extremely bright. All wires were pre-done to the switch so install took ~30 minutes including testing dropping the rops, checking 3pt clearances etc... Install was just laying out the kit to see which wires were long/short (middle length was the rear light) put the light U-bolts in, zip tie the cables/switch to the rops and plug the end into the worklight lead.
I noticed you had the light kit, I haven't heard great things about it and I believe it is not LED. I ended up going with the ROPSLIGHTS.com kit (3 lights, $180) and it was all nicely sleeved, well made, and extremely bright. All wires were pre-done to the switch so install took ~30 minutes including testing dropping the rops, checking 3pt clearances etc... Install was just laying out the kit to see which wires were long/short (middle length was the rear light) put the light U-bolts in, zip tie the cables/switch to the rops and plug the end into the worklight lead.
I will checkout Townline as well, originally wrote them off as I saw the 802 area code and there is no way I am paying sales tax on this thing....lol But I see they have a NH location as well......so they are back in the game !!!
Good suggestion on the ROPS light...........I will check it out
Revturbo9967
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That seems high . I知 in ct and I believe my quote is around 22100 with rim guard, loader qa bucket, mid mount mower and 3rd function installed . Not apples to apples with the tax but that still seems high
Thanks for the gut check......yeah what I got out of it was "lazy"......they basically just printed the same **** thing I already had from K.com ......and if they are just quoting MSRP that won't get me off my arse as there is nothing compelling me to make a decision then......I can always get MSRP lol.
Revturbo9967
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I looked in New Hampshire and not one dealer wanted to even respond to me. I have found a few New England dealers to be quite snobby. Good luck with your search .
Side note/question:
I am sure each Kubota dealer has a "territory" or range where they can either contractually or ethically pull customers from but I haven't really run into that until today.
I have no problem driving say 500 miles to pick up something "unique" etc. I asked a large well-known K dealer for a quote as I know they have 2601s in stock. I received a polite email saying I was out of their "Kubota Whole Good Territory" and declined to provide a quote but in the future would love to supply me parts or service.
So......what exactly does that mean.....? Are they really saying if dealers within my "territory" don't have what I want I cannot go for a drive to get what I want? That's insane.
Can anyone validate or clarify?
Also, the whole Equine discount piece just made my day potentially as I believe our long standing USEF membership qualifies.
I am sure each Kubota dealer has a "territory" or range where they can either contractually or ethically pull customers from but I haven't really run into that until today.
I have no problem driving say 500 miles to pick up something "unique" etc. I asked a large well-known K dealer for a quote as I know they have 2601s in stock. I received a polite email saying I was out of their "Kubota Whole Good Territory" and declined to provide a quote but in the future would love to supply me parts or service.
So......what exactly does that mean.....? Are they really saying if dealers within my "territory" don't have what I want I cannot go for a drive to get what I want? That's insane.
Can anyone validate or clarify?
Also, the whole Equine discount piece just made my day potentially as I believe our long standing USEF membership qualifies.
Revturbo9967
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I contacted a very larger dealer as well, maybe even the same one you speak of and got the same message. im curious of this as well. my brother in law mentioned that his friend got an excavator from that dealer but only because he picked it up and because it was for a fleet. not sure if that makes a difference or not. i believe it has to do with delivery. maybe mention you're willing to pick up?
