Buying a refurbed tractor

[Scotty Dive]

I spoke to Fredericks and LMTC and feel both are quite reputable and stand behind thier products. Just wish they were closer.

 

[clemsonfor]

I spoke to Fredericks and LMTC and feel both are quite reputable and stand behind thier products. Just wish they were closer.

This is why i would just tell you to think if another tractor will work i would go with something else. By the time you ship it to you you have no advantage. I personally really wanted a ford 2000 or something that size american. But the fact that my property (acerage) is 3 hours from my full time residence, where i will keep the tractor mostly, to avoid theft issues. I wanted to take it to my house to till the garden and if i wanted to help buddies with their foodplots local to the house in return for hunting rights. The fact that i was going to transport across the state several times a year potentially was the reason i wanted to get a yanmar, they are light and are capable of real work of a larger tractor and use less fuel doing it. This was the sole factor, my tow vehicle is a 1980 chevy k10, the trailer tractor and implements are a load alone, this is with the yanmar, an old heavy ford 2000 or 8n would weigh 1000-1500lbs more and really make the trip unsafe and really tax my old truck. This was the reason i went with the yanmar. I am saying this and pointing out my reason for getting one, you may have a similar reason, i dont know. But if i was in an area where i could not get them i would look at others before i would pay $500+ dollars to ship one to my area.

Again if i lived on my property i could have purchased a 2000 or 3000 deisel ford for close to what i have in my yanmar if not a little less, but again i would not move that tractor around like i do this one. These old american tractors are similar horse power but will pull more due to weight and traction, again they are what farmed america into the 70's.

 

[Scotty Dive]

Thanks clemsonfor......I am in no hurry - one will turn up in my neck of the woods.

 

[tsterkel]

Just my 2c but you are probably buying these from a salesman and most likely not the guy who actually did the work on them a huge spread of facts possible between the two.

I personally wouldn't go hog wild over everything RCO tells you their end product may tell a different story at least in my case it does. ...
I had called Staurt before I tore it down once I proved the gasket was bad and told him it sure was disappointing to already be doing major work on it.
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That was the last I heard from them. I fixed the tractor and went on my way no offer to give me parts nothing from them out of sight out of mind.

Granted it was out of warranty they gave a 6mo parts and labor warranty and they are a long ways away from me, it has other leakage issues that I believe were cleaned around and painted over also.

I knew I would be doing all the work on it that it would need but 100 hrs come on!!! It cost me a couple hundred bucks and it was easy to work on but it is the principal that bug's me sorry for the rant but this thread hits home with me so adding food for thought for the next guy.

Same experience with RCO's care and communication. I will not provide details, as the board admins are removing negative comments about RCO. However, Google "cache" never sleeps, never forgets.

 

[Car Doc]

Well this is just my personal feelings but in the retail/service industries some people/businesses are better off just buying @ wholesale and re-selling a new product that is manufactured and warranted by someone else and skim the top 10% or so off the top to survive and hope they can sell a lot of product. jmho

The ones that buy raw materials low and "add value" to sell high very often over estimate the value they impart on the product unless they have exceptional skill very good service after the sale and decent market share and good repeat business paint is cheap and readily available to anyone regardless of skill level. ymmv

 

[Coldwater]

Thanks clemsonfor......I am in no hurry - one will turn up in my neck of the woods.

just email me i will give you a price. Ray

 

[clemsonfor]

just email me i will give you a price. Ray

Am i crazy or did i just read this about an hour or 2 ago and it said $6500 for a 17 hp tractor with loader and ROPS and PTO sheild with less than 800 hours? Then had his website to look at. Maybe this was a different post i read it on, casue this guy has posted to a bunch of stuff lately about how he can get and ship tracotrs.

 

[Scotty Dive]

Not sure what is happening....There are many posts now missing.


I am interested in if these are refurbed, and if so what is done, warranty, are these grade A tractors...and Does anyone have one of these loaders? Quality, parts, performance?

 

[winston1]

I don't believe dealers are suppose to make deals on here. Violates the rules.

 

[clemsonfor]

I don't believe dealers are suppose to make deals on here. Violates the rules.

This makes sense. But if that is the rule how can Ken Sweet ID name SweetTractors always put what he has for sale and the price. He always jumps in on posts say about tilers and says he has a new hawk line 60" tiller for $1495 + shipping. Heck he even starts a bunch of threads on some new refurbashed piece of equiptment that he is trying to sell!!

Maybe its cause he is a paid advertiser so they tollerate it from him??