Chris86303
Member
A question for B7800 owners with some history first.
After much looking and almost buying another brand I found a good deal on a Kubota B7800 TLB.
It is an out of state delivery and the dealer has a excellent reputation so that doesn't bother me.
What bothers me is that the local dealer (still almost 75 miles away) will be the only place I can get it serviced if I have big warranty issues. The local dealer price doesn't come close to competing with the out of state dealership plus I'm getting an additional implement in the out of state deal. There is sizable delivery charge but it is still thousands cheaper.
I am pretty mechanical and have most tools needed and a small shop to work in. I don't do welding or cutting or heavy lifting but anything else I can pretty much handle.
So, here is the question for B7800 owners. Would this deter you from buying from an out of state dealer (warranty and service work). I can tell from their attitude that if I don't buy local I won't get very good service from them if needed and will probably get put at the very very bottom of any service list.
I won't be using the TLB for real heavy duty work so it won't get abused. I'm on a hillside that gets a lot of runoff so I have to continually clean some ditches and constant silt and runoff cleanup around my house that get filled during our monsoon and winter rainy season (I'm in the Arizona high country). Hiring out is a pain as most that would do the work have full sized equipment and just ruin more than they clean up. I need the B75A BH for the depth of the ditches so a smaller tractor just won't work. I won't be doing any plowing or mowing or heavy hauling.
From what I've gathered the B7800 is pretty darn reliable.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. My only worry is where I buy it and if I have problems that need to be fixed. You know how some dealers can be. I like to buy local but I just don't have the thousands difference in my budget. The difference is well over 3 and was over 5 higher before the slowdown.
Thanks for any input.
After much looking and almost buying another brand I found a good deal on a Kubota B7800 TLB.
It is an out of state delivery and the dealer has a excellent reputation so that doesn't bother me.
What bothers me is that the local dealer (still almost 75 miles away) will be the only place I can get it serviced if I have big warranty issues. The local dealer price doesn't come close to competing with the out of state dealership plus I'm getting an additional implement in the out of state deal. There is sizable delivery charge but it is still thousands cheaper.
I am pretty mechanical and have most tools needed and a small shop to work in. I don't do welding or cutting or heavy lifting but anything else I can pretty much handle.
So, here is the question for B7800 owners. Would this deter you from buying from an out of state dealer (warranty and service work). I can tell from their attitude that if I don't buy local I won't get very good service from them if needed and will probably get put at the very very bottom of any service list.
I won't be using the TLB for real heavy duty work so it won't get abused. I'm on a hillside that gets a lot of runoff so I have to continually clean some ditches and constant silt and runoff cleanup around my house that get filled during our monsoon and winter rainy season (I'm in the Arizona high country). Hiring out is a pain as most that would do the work have full sized equipment and just ruin more than they clean up. I need the B75A BH for the depth of the ditches so a smaller tractor just won't work. I won't be doing any plowing or mowing or heavy hauling.
From what I've gathered the B7800 is pretty darn reliable.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. My only worry is where I buy it and if I have problems that need to be fixed. You know how some dealers can be. I like to buy local but I just don't have the thousands difference in my budget. The difference is well over 3 and was over 5 higher before the slowdown.
Thanks for any input.
