2810 2615 questions

[Dougster]

Dougster Hammond Tractor in Fairfield and Union, Maine is a John Deere/Mahindra/Kabota Dealer

Well, son of a gun! I will definitely stop by one or both of their locations on my next trip up to the Arctic Circle! This has got to be seen in person. They must have the most confused and conflicted sales force in the entire tractor world.

Dougster

 

[civesnedfield]

Well, son of a gun! I will definitely stop by one or both of their locations on my next trip up to the Arctic Circle! This has got to be seen in person. They must have the most confused and conflicted sales force in the entire tractor world.

Dougster

Not really they tend to point you towards a piece of equipment that will make them the most money. They were at the Windsor fair last weekend. Their booth was directly across from th pulling ring. Losts of dust and all that. I found it amazing that their JD and Kubotas on display looked kinda clean and the Mahindras in the front row did not look like they had been cleand since they hit the fairgrounds.

 

[rumproast]

The Union Ham tractor only have about 6 Mahindra units the rest are JD. The Fairfield HAm has only about 5 dusty Mahindra units 32HP and below (they do have quite a few Mahindras in the upper HP range). In the 20 - 38 HP range they have a boat load of Kubotas and JD...guess which ones the "sell" the hardest. Ham in the Lewiston/auburn (LA) is independent of the Union/Fairfield bunch now however, it is rumored Union/Fairfield has bought LA out and take over next January. LA Ham sell Mahindra and Long (don't know about the Long still)... LA sell lots of Mahindra units/year. Got all that...see what you learn at the Maine fairs. Fryburg next.

 

[Dougster]

Not really they tend to point you towards a piece of equipment that will make them the most money. They were at the Windsor fair last weekend. Their booth was directly across from th pulling ring. Losts of dust and all that. I found it amazing that their JD and Kubotas on display looked kinda clean and the Mahindras in the front row did not look like they had been cleand since they hit the fairgrounds.

Well, I assume they make the biggest bucks on the JD's and Kubota's! So naturally, they would keep them looking the best!

Frankly, I'm just surprised that corporate JD puts up with this "degrading" of the Lime Green legend with Kubota Orange and... even worse... Mahindra Red.

Kubota probably isn't considered as big a threat to JD since folks with that kind of money can probably buy one of each... ...or at least will not make their decision mainly on price. My sense is that Kubota's and JD's appeal to very different personalities & needs anyway. Mahindra is another matter. They are a very direct threat to JD on comparable machines. Much more tractor for a lot less money is what sold me. I don't think I'm that unique!

Dougster

 

[Dougster]

Got all that...see what you learn at the Maine fairs. Fryburg next.

Yep! Clear as mud!

Regardless of the numbers, it just amazes me that JD, Kubota and Mahindra can peacefully co-exist on the same lot. Forget the buyer confusion and sales staff "conflict-of-interest" issues... what about corporate??? JD corporate cannot be happy about Mahindras... dusty or not... sitting next to Lime Green machines half the size and twice the price!

Dougster

 

[civesnedfield]

The Union Ham tractor only have about 6 Mahindra units the rest are JD. The Fairfield HAm has only about 5 dusty Mahindra units 32HP and below (they do have quite a few Mahindras in the upper HP range). In the 20 - 38 HP range they have a boat load of Kubotas and JD...guess which ones the "sell" the hardest. Ham in the Lewiston/auburn (LA) is independent of the Union/Fairfield bunch now however, it is rumored Union/Fairfield has bought LA out and take over next January. LA Ham sell Mahindra and Long (don't know about the Long still)... LA sell lots of Mahindra units/year. Got all that...see what you learn at the Maine fairs. Fryburg next.

I don't know if I would put any stock in Fairfield/Union Hammond buying out Fred Hammond in Auburn. Next time I am in there I'll try to comfirm or deny the rumor. Auburn does sell alot of machines. His peices tend to be lower than Fairfield. I believe that has alot to do with overhead. Fred is pretty much a one man show, whereas Fairfield is an out and out Sales dealership. Three to four salesman working at all times, three guys behind the parts counter, at least one person handeling financing. Just like a car dealership only selling tractors.
You are right though they tend not to stock the smaller mahindras. Fred seems to stock a little of everything.

 

[rumproast]

I called earlier and the rumor is true. Fairfield is going to build $500000 building there in Auburn.

 

[b33b]

Before Fair season Hammond/Union had a larger selection of both Deere and Mahindra.

I wanted to compare a 2415 and a 2615 so made the drive to Auburn to see Fred. Worth the trip but no 2415, very much a one person show, sorry to hear Fairfield is taking him over. Fred is a little bit different and quotes all his prices with tax which makes for some fast revision of those prices in your head.

Did get offered a geared 3215 for the same price as the 2815 hydro but I was in one of my smaller is better moods.