Hi All.
I finally took delivery of the used B3000 HSDCC this past Tuesday. The driver had it loaded on an 18' open trailer being pulled by a pick up truck.
The rear blade and the snowblower sled were in the bed of the pick up truck. The snowblower was on the trailer with the tractor. The driver had no way to offload the blower or remove the rear blade and sled form the back of his truck. Thank goodness, I had my B2150 with a chain and bucket hooks to get that done.
I also had to drive the tractor off of his trailer.
I am kinda disappointed with the condition of the tractor as I was shown pictures prior to purchase that showed a pristine tractor that looked to be garage kept. I now know those pictures were of a brand new, just delivered tractor, from the dealer to the original owner. Not that the tractor is in horrible shape, but it's definitely NOT pristine and the paint is getting faded from the sun exposure. Some scratches and even a few small spots of rust where paint was scratched/chipped. (Gotta fix that ASAP).
I also quickly learned that there were several parts left behind at the original owners house that didn't make it to me that are now being shipped to me.
Overall, it has been a dismal delivery process.
The first thing I did was fill it up with fuel, as it only had 1/8 of a tank. Due to the location of the fuel fill, it was a real PIA !
I have been trying to read manuals when I have a spare moment. But I am anxious to use it whenever we get our first big snow. The snowstorm predicted for our area this weekend turned out to be a bust.
I'll give some more feedback on the tractor as I get to use it a little more.
I finally took delivery of the used B3000 HSDCC this past Tuesday. The driver had it loaded on an 18' open trailer being pulled by a pick up truck.
The rear blade and the snowblower sled were in the bed of the pick up truck. The snowblower was on the trailer with the tractor. The driver had no way to offload the blower or remove the rear blade and sled form the back of his truck. Thank goodness, I had my B2150 with a chain and bucket hooks to get that done.
I also had to drive the tractor off of his trailer.
I am kinda disappointed with the condition of the tractor as I was shown pictures prior to purchase that showed a pristine tractor that looked to be garage kept. I now know those pictures were of a brand new, just delivered tractor, from the dealer to the original owner. Not that the tractor is in horrible shape, but it's definitely NOT pristine and the paint is getting faded from the sun exposure. Some scratches and even a few small spots of rust where paint was scratched/chipped. (Gotta fix that ASAP).
I also quickly learned that there were several parts left behind at the original owners house that didn't make it to me that are now being shipped to me.
Overall, it has been a dismal delivery process.
The first thing I did was fill it up with fuel, as it only had 1/8 of a tank. Due to the location of the fuel fill, it was a real PIA !
I have been trying to read manuals when I have a spare moment. But I am anxious to use it whenever we get our first big snow. The snowstorm predicted for our area this weekend turned out to be a bust.
I'll give some more feedback on the tractor as I get to use it a little more.