Well, we went to look at the tractor tonight. Tires are pretty well cut up. One of the rears has a hole big enough to pass a softball through, and dealer says it has a boot in it. The right front hub has been replaced. Both top pins on the loader have been cut off and new ones roughly welded into place. Decals are faded and in some cases gone, partially gone or faded so bad that they can't be read. Paint is also faded but no major rust. Engine looks clean and starts good with no smoke on cold start and rev. Still, for $8,500 beggars can't be choosers.
Now for the fun part. Ask the dealer how much. Dealer says "$18,900."
I whip out the print out from the website, showing him the $8,500.00 number. "Theres a one in there somewhere" he says and hands the paper back. Then he tells me they have another one at the other store with more hours that they want $14k for. I guess that's supposed to make me feel better somehow.
Anyway, as of fifteen minutes ago, I check the New Holland website and the same tractor is still listed at the same dealer for $8,500.00, and there is no other tractor like it listed at their other store.
I still don't understand how a simple typo could turn $8,500.00 into $18,900.00. Needless to say, I am disappointed. So, I will continue my search, next weekend we will venture farther south, where I have found a dealer advertising a Ford 1700, a Bota
B8200 and a Kioti 3054 all with loaders and all under my 10k ceiling.
Steve
