why i will never buy bobcat again, why i will preach it and why you shouldnt either

[Jstpssng]

If I'm not mistaken, loose loader bolts are poor final assembly at the dealership. The service you have received since is certainly substandard... again, on the dealership. Kioti makes a good product so if that's who made your tractor you got a lemon. No matter how you slice it, you need to buy something from a better dealer.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

I was interested in looking at the Bobcat since we have a few dealers nearby… I searched Bobcat tractor problems, and decided against. It seemed there were a lot of complaints considering how new these recent models are, and their limited reach thus far.
Sorry to hear about your issues. We used 40 year old machines on our farm, we were NEVER without one for more than a week.

 

[workinonit]

several of my friends who are also equipment owners told me they would of did that long ago but i dont wana go that route. i try to advoid **** like that

Desperate times.... Sometimes a letter from an attorney is enough to grab the atten tion of a dealer like the one you are getting jerked around by. One thing for sure, they know they can jerk you around now and they don't have to do anything about it so if you think they are going to do the right thing you have been fooled...again.

 

[Hunter0310]

If I'm not mistaken, loose loader bolts are poor final assembly at the dealership. The service you have received since is certainly substandard... again, on the dealership. Kioti makes a good product so if that's who made your tractor you got a lemon. No matter how you slice it, you need to buy something from a better dealer.

I agree I got a lemon, I know kioti are good tractors. Even after all the issues with that tractor I was still willing to get another bobcat.I’m starting to think there was a reason that someone bought this tractor new and brought it back with only 18hours on it and then got sold to me as new.

 

[zzvyb6]

Oh please.
My previous machine was a John Deere (JD 850)
I have owned my Kioti DK for 22 years. (never been back to the dealer.)
Was my JD a better built, more reliable machine or easier to get parts for than my Kioti= NO

So you are comparing a 40 year old tractor to a 22 y.o. tractor ? Yep, that's why I'll never buy a Ford truck. My 1980's F150 was a rust bucket and the 6 cylinder motor leaked as much oil as it burned.

 

[DK35vince]

So you are comparing a 40 year old tractor to a 22 y.o. tractor ? Yep, that's why I'll never buy a Ford truck. My 1980's F150 was a rust bucket and the 6 cylinder motor leaked as much oil as it burned.

Quess you missed the part where I said previous tractor.
It would have been around 23 years old when I bought my current machine.
Sold the JD 850 with 1800 hours, my current Kioti has 2440 hours

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

To be fair, Kioti builds the tractor, but my understanding is that Bobcat made changes that Kioti implemented for the brand. It’s not the same as a Kioti

 

[ArlyA]

Kioti or any other large maunfatcure makes products to specs. So X, Y or Z are never the same even when they come out of the same plant.

 

[MESSMAKER]

I agree. It sounds like questionable dealer. I had a Bobcat and was treated fantastic.

 

[EddieWalker]

Didn't Bobcat sell tractors something like a decade ago, then they quit selling them and supporting what they had sold. They told the owners of those tractor to go to the dealer that made those tractors since Bobcat doesn't actually make them, they just paint them white and charge more money for them? I forget all the details, but for me, that removed Bobcat from ever being a choice when buying.

Now they are back selling tractors again. Who makes their tractors?

 

[Hunter0310]

i believe kioti does

 

[EddieWalker]

i believe kioti does

Wouldn't Kioti be the ones responsible for the issues? Bobcat needs to fix them since they sold it to you, but the real blame needs to be on the company that built it.

 

[Rdrcr]

I’m sorry to hear about your experience. Kioti manufactures the Bobcat tractor. Have you tried reaching out to a Kioti dealer to see if they can repair your tractor?

Mike

 

[tacticalturnip]

That's bad dealer PDI and support, I'm sorry you're dealing with this. It's a warranty claim if there ever was one!

Consider contacting a different Bobcat dealer to get the regional rep involved, that might light a fire under their ass.

 

[tacticalturnip]

You should be having all the fun with your 2035, not going through all this mess.

 

[Checkoutmyjunk]

I would hit bobcat on social media, snap chat, instagram, Facebook. The trick is to be honest and brief in your description. No one wants to read a book, so keep it in a few sentences.

@bobcat. Things that are normal when you buy a bobcat tractor.

Spends more time at dealership than working
Critical chassis bolts finger tight
Refusing to deliver on quotes
Structural fractures in the frame are really just cracked paint

And so on.

If you don’t social media, find some kid and offer them $100 to put bobcat “on blast” as the kids say.

Think of it like this. YouTube stars see 20plus million views on content they make with a cell phone where big tv shows think 2-3 million views are a great success on million dollar budgets. These big companies know that people notice social media and they will often bend over backwards to shut you up.

 

[hornett22]

I've never been impressed with bobcat equipment or dealers.

 

[5030]

I keep wondering how much cheese goes with the whine?

 

[AaronD81]

Wouldn't Kioti be the ones responsible for the issues? Bobcat needs to fix them since they sold it to you, but the real blame needs to be on the company that built it.

Not sure how it works right now, but back when my tractor was made in the early 2000s, Kioti made the tractor and Bobcat made the loaders and other misc. stuff. Doesn't really change that Bobcat is responsible (you can't take a Toyota BRZ to a Subaru dealer for warranty work), but thought I'd clarify.

 

[Big River]

Not sure how it works right now, but back when my tractor was made in the early 2000s, Kioti made the tractor and Bobcat made the loaders and other misc. stuff. Doesn't really change that Bobcat is responsible (you can't take a Toyota BRZ to a Subaru dealer for warranty work), but thought I'd clarify.

Daedong is the parent company. Kioti did not make Bobcat tractors, Daedong made tractors for both Kioti and Daedong. That was true then and it's true now.

Fun fact - Bobcat is now building the CT2040 themselves, the first to transition to building their entire lineup. We'll see if the quality gets any better. Or worse.