MoPops
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2014
- Messages
- 1,285
- Location
- Center, Mo (small town, it exists)
- Tractor
- Bobcat CT225, John Deere X540
Looks nice! Wonder what the sticker price is on it?
It appears they're back. I saw this on FB today. A dealer said this is actually a CK3510SE with Bobcat's paint scheme.
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I’m not sure of the exact dates, but I do think that bobcat got out of the tractor business just before the industry went to tier 4 final emission standards.
I think that dealer was blowing sunshine up your 6. :shocked: It is the dealers responsibility to see that there sales and service staff are trained. :thumbsup:When bobcat stopped selling tractors last time, we talked to our dealer about why because we use a few bobcat skid steers and thought it would be nice to have a tractor from the same dealership. He said basically they werent properly prepared to sell or service them. He said they didnt have the general knowledge of the tractor market that their buyers expect because they just didnt have the experience. He admitted that most people walking through the door to look at tractors knew more about them than he did. Possibly, they figured out they didnt prepare the dealers well enough before and are taking another shot at it.
I think that dealer was blowing sunshine up your 6. :shocked: It is the dealers responsibility to see that there sales and service staff are trained. :thumbsup:
... telling a bunch of guys that only know skid steers that they need to become experts on tractors is easy to ask for but pretty hard to accomplish.
I would think skidsteer/,mini-excavator/telehandler dealerships would be perfect for introducing CUTs. They are already familiar with diesel engines and hydraulics, and working in cramped spaces. Transmissions and PTOs would be a bit different, not so different from their other mechanical activities. That said, I don't see anything on Bobcats's website indicating that they are bringing CUTs back.