Buying Advice Before you buy a TYM, try this

[Rock Crawler]

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Agree.

I'm sure that some of the fellows here live different lives than others. I'm just outside of Pittsburgh, and I have a Mahindra dealer right near me by the local fair grounds. Aside from him, I have dealers about an hour out for a few of the big name brands. There are no KIOTI, McCormic, Yanmar, or other off brand dealers within any sort of reasonable distance.

I would also be looking hard for a way to buy filters and simple things locally, be it crossing part numbers over to parts store brands or using Amazon or Google to locate and order stuff. The last thing I want is to drive an hour each way to buy a $15 filter... we have UPS for that. But I suppose if you live in a very open and rural area where you are used to driving 15 -30 miles between towns... this is more acceptable to you because you are conditioned to accept this. In 15 miles I pass through 20 towns! But tractor dealers are far and few between, you don't use tractors much in the suburbs.

Anyways, good luck O.P., I hope you find a way to get what you need in a fashion that makes you happy :drink:

 

[Teachu2]

I live 30 miles from my dealer, but work about five miles away. If I can't get to them, they'll take my phone order and the salesman will drop it off at my workplace at lunch. I brought my tractor down one morning when I had a day off, figuring I'd leave it at the dealer for a few days to fix a hydraulic leak - instead, the service manager scooted out and looked at it on the trailer, and fixed it within five minutes or so. No charge. I didn't even have an appointment - just a drip that suddenly got worse. They're an old-school tractor dealer, but they treat this high school teacher with a Kioti 34hp tractor like a valued customer. When I was shopping for a tractor, they were the only dealer who offered to let me demo tractors on my property. Two tractors, in fact, so I could compare them, no charge, no strings attached. I buy lots of things online, but not anything San Joaquin Tractor sells!

 

[coobie]

H,mm some posts just smell fishy and this is one of them..

 

[TheMan419]

I live 30 miles from my dealer, but work about five miles away. If I can't get to them, they'll take my phone order and the salesman will drop it off at my workplace at lunch. I brought my tractor down one morning when I had a day off, figuring I'd leave it at the dealer for a few days to fix a hydraulic leak - instead, the service manager scooted out and looked at it on the trailer, and fixed it within five minutes or so. No charge. I didn't even have an appointment - just a drip that suddenly got worse. They're an old-school tractor dealer, but they treat this high school teacher with a Kioti 34hp tractor like a valued customer. When I was shopping for a tractor, they were the only dealer who offered to let me demo tractors on my property. Two tractors, in fact, so I could compare them, no charge, no strings attached. I buy lots of things online, but not anything San Joaquin Tractor sells!

Amen. I have had great service from my local NH dealer. It was their attitude toward me when I walked in to kick tires that sold me on them. Talked to me about what I needed/wanted to do with the tractor. They did not have one in stock, but located one I could go test drive rather than wait 30 days or so for them to have one in stock. Then when I knew that was the one I wanted to buy they got one in within a week for me.

Fast forward to when it is time to have the routine service done, I have them do it rather than try to find someone else who can do it cheaper. They come out to the house and do it (I pay a bit extra).

They are easy to deal with. I keep basic fluids on hand and rather than get them at TSC where they would have been a few dollars cheaper I got them from the dealer.

 

[V65ozzie]

We have a dealer and a TYM warehouse here, and you still can't get parts(I know people who bought them and had to wait weeks for parts) That's why we bought the MF. However, given the problems we've had with the MF, we are still not sure it was a good idea........ I did buy some TYM stabilizer links off a showroom model(had a couple that broke on the MF, needed new immediately) They did me right on those, MF told me it would take a week, and wouldn't pull a set off a showroom unit to get me up and rolling. The TYM links seemed more robust than the MF units..... That particular tractor was traded in at the dealer after a customer blew the motor, new engine was almost as much as a complete unit. The MF dealer did make us a really great deal on the replacement. So, for now, he keeps my business. Customer service is always #1 in my book. The guys at TYM are great, it's the factory support that lets them down.

 

[daugen]

H,mm some posts just smell fishy and this is one of them..

Maps can't find wankersville iowa

Now if Google Maps can't find it....you draw your own conclusions

 

[joeyd]

Also, his Google-Foo may be lacking.... I flexed a bit of mine and got this as a recommended Idaho based shop to order TYM parts from... Jordan Sales in Post Falls Idaho, 208-777-0234, JORDAN SALES AND SERVICE IS YOUR RURAL LIFESTYLE DEALER . I LOVE MY TRACTOR .

Jordan is my dealer and I have referred many on this forum to them for parts, their service has been exceptional. They don't mind shipping parts and have a $200,000 parts inventory!
I also agree that most filters are readily accessible, I have my spare set from Napa.

 

[V65ozzie]

I also agree that most filters are readily accessible, I have my spare set from Napa.

At the first service I write down the factory filters, then cross to my local NAPA, I write these down, filter problem solved. When I need a filter, I call NAPA, give them a number, and they send it. Sometimes they cannot cross, and that's when I use the web to track down to a number they can cross. Works about 99% of the time. The other 1%? I order from the dealer. My BC T450 has a air filter I can't source aftermarket, and boy, BC is proud of them....hopefully soon I can get aftermarket.

 

[Oldpath05]

"Before you buy a TYM, try this"

Try what? :confused3:

Try making an actual phone call...???

Your 'Location' has me wondering.

Wankersville Iowa is a wonderful place, I visit there every chance I get, it's where the Hoyt Clagwell Tractor is made and still comes with a 50 year warranty.

 

[Redneck in training]

Wankersville Iowa is a wonderful place, I visit there every chance I get, it's where the Hoyt Clagwell Tractor is made and still comes with a 50 year warranty.

Aw right. I also heard that it is the safest tractor on the market. It doesn't run. Ever.