Bobcat implement promotion not as advertised

[Ishkatan]

Like I said, not an issue with me but then I'd never have a hydro. I use ground engaging implements (I farm) so a hydro for me is a non starter. Have 3 pedals, 2 brake pedals and a clutch pedal I hardly ever use.

Don't you use the clutch to reverse? Does it go as fast in reverse as it does forward?

 

[hosspuller]

Don't you use the clutch to reverse? Does it go as fast in reverse as it does forward?

If a tractor has a power reverser, the tractor has a hydraulic clutch that switches F-N-R with the flip of a lever.

 

[airbiscuit]

On the Bobcat website under the build sheet they list the implements as 3 pt. Those I believe are the implements that apply to the promotion, but I no longer see that promotion on the Bobcat website.

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Pallet fork, angle blade & ballast box are what I intended to buy. I also wanted and did purchase a quick release.

The Bobcat site says
Get a $400 USD*/$520 CAD* rebate when you add two three-point implements to the purchase of your new compact tractor (excludes quick hitch and rear ballast box).

Sooooo, are you certain the dealer said the angle blade and pallet fork would not qualify for the rebate?

 

[rngrrymd]

The Bobcat site says
Get a $400 USD*/$520 CAD* rebate when you add two three-point implements to the purchase of your new compact tractor (excludes quick hitch and rear ballast box).

Sooooo, are you certain the dealer said the angle blade and pallet fork would not qualify for the rebate?

The OP is just slandering Bobcat at this point because he didn't meet the requirements for the rebate. The website says the ballast box is excluded and the pallet forks are not a 3 point implement so the OP was only purchasing 1 qualifying implement and didn't qualify for the rebate. If the OP didn't understand that and the dealer failed to clarify that info then that is a dealer issue not a Bobcat issue.

 

[Midniteoyl]

The Bobcat site says
Get a $400 USD*/$520 CAD* rebate when you add two three-point implements to the purchase of your new compact tractor (excludes quick hitch and rear ballast box).

Sooooo, are you certain the dealer said the angle blade and pallet fork would not qualify for the rebate?

Where do you see that?

Compact Tractor Financing & Offers - Bobcat Company

View the best offers available for compact tractors from Bobcat®. Multiple options for financing, offers and cash rebates. Limited time only.

www.bobcat.com

"You can also expand your savings and receive a $400 USD*/$520 CAD* rebate when you add on two three-point implements. Whichever option you choose, it’s easy to do more and save more when you buy a new compact tractor from Bobcat."

 

[rngrrymd]

Where do you see that?

Compact Tractor Financing & Offers - Bobcat Company

View the best offers available for compact tractors from Bobcat®. Multiple options for financing, offers and cash rebates. Limited time only.

www.bobcat.com

"You can also expand your savings and receive a $400 USD*/$520 CAD* rebate when you add on two three-point implements. Whichever option you choose, it’s easy to do more and save more when you buy a new compact tractor from Bobcat."

Compact Tractor Financing & Offers - Bobcat Company

View the best offers available for compact tractors from Bobcat®. Multiple options for financing, offers and cash rebates. Limited time only.

www.bobcat.com

Click on the picture for the $400 rebate and it opens a popup with the extra info with the exclusions.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Compact Tractor Financing & Offers - Bobcat Company

View the best offers available for compact tractors from Bobcat®. Multiple options for financing, offers and cash rebates. Limited time only.

www.bobcat.com

Click on the picture for the $400 rebate and it opens a popup with the extra info with the exclusions.

That would be why.. Popups disabled.

Kinda BS to hide it in there, 3 clicks in, though. But, as said, it does say to talk to the dealer about the details, so.. <shrug>

 

[rngrrymd]

Unfortunately both the OP and the dealer both lose out on savings and sales. U can get the following attachments to go with the angle blade, meet the rebate requirements and allow the OP to get back $400 with the rebate:
1. 60" tine rake for $691
2. 60" box blade for $724
3. Post hole auger for $855

 

[MechanicalGuy]

Again, Kubotas are nice tractors but I found the foot controls cumbersome and extremely uncomfortable.

really now. The rocker is the shiznit.

 

[s219]

really now. The rocker is the shiznit.

A lot of people try to use it like a pedal and it's not really comfortable that way. Use it like a treadle and it's great in my experience.

 

[paulfun9]

How's either of those help the OP? He tried it, didn't like it,

i agree with Neil in the video on this topic. I have owned several treadle pedal and one twin touch (current Kioti) and this is just a matter of preference. It is also a matter of familiarity. It takes at least a day of operation to get "settled" in with one or the other systems. Either one feels "weird" at first when transitioning from one to the other, but both work fine. Spending 5 minutes operating the tractor will not tell you what you need to know about what you like or dislike. It takes hours to build the "muscle memory" so that the operation with either becomes something you don't think about. Again, they are both fine and either will do. It is the human that needs to adapt to either system.

Took me all of 30 seconds to determine I didn’t like it and after years of owning it it never got any better!
Relief came with the sale and replacement with tractors that have dual pedals.

I recomend if your not comfortable with it during the test run skip it and run away it won’t get any better with time!

 

[TreeToad]

I purchased a new Bobcat compact tractor today. I also intended to take advantage of their current implement promotion - buy 2 implements and receive a $400 rebate. Unfortunately the 2 implements I wanted were not included in the program according to Bobcat paperwork handed to me by the dealer. The dealer was sympathetic to the situation but was not able to do anything about it. The program description does not list any exclusions. What gives?

I had a similar situation with Massey Ferguson 2 years back. $300 off a Woods tiller. Went through every department MF has and ended up stuck somewhere between too bad and so what. Hope you fare better. Good luck.

 

[88bradb]

You must have tried keeping your whole foot on the pedal. I've had 4 hydro tractors with "treadle pedals" since '91 with the heel and toe technique. I've also occasionally used a tractor at work that has a dual side-by-side setup and never cared for it. Neil Messick did a video on it that shows what I mean:

It's a matter of preference I believe. I test drove a Kubota Grand series when I was looking for a tractor. The treadle pedal was uncomfortable to me and turned me away from the Kubota. Ended up with a 3r series JD. Kubota makes a good tractor but the treadle pedal was a game changer to me. I couldn't deal with that.

 

[dodge man]

I have had both pedal styles. With my Kubota, I didn’t use the reverse pedal often, I usually lifted the forward pedal up with the top of my foot, worked well but would hurt your foot a little if you did it a lot. With my JD I like the side by side pedal setup better but it’s not instinctive on which one is forward and reverse.