BX22 Availability

dmartin88 · May 21, 2003

Tomaay, thanks for the update and glad to hear you have a tractor. I found a BX22 at another dealer this morning and it supposed to be delivered to me at 8:30 tomorrow morning, price about the same as the original order. Just appears to be a fluke as I was calling some other dealers and talked to a salesman just as 2 units were being taken off the truck. Not going to believe it until I see it in the yard but will see. Hopefully 4X5ViewInVA will receive his as well and a parade (or at least a cup of coffee to compare notes) might be a good idea.

I had also sent a note to the Kubota contact on their web page for their Georgia operation. My note basically said I was disappointed with my dealer as they seem to be unable to get a status from the folks there in Georgia. I received a prompt reply which said that the people in Georgia do provide good updates and I should contact my dealer for clarification.

I replied that a note to say that I should talk to the dealer when it was the dealer I was concerned about was of no help. Today, I received two more emails saying that my local dealer had been contacted and I would receive the "next" BX22 in the door, I let them know that there were 2 other folks ahead of me in line so want you to know that I didn't try to take a tractor not meant for me!

Just kidding, hoping the frustration can end tomorrow and I can soon be making posts in other areas of this board about USING my tractor. I too hope to establish a relationship with the local dealer and my salesman was very professional when I let him know that I had found a tractor from a different dealer. I've also ordered a bush hog from the original dealer and will try to do business there as my first choice in future purchases.

Will provide an update tomorrow on the promised delivery, dave.

Rick Jay · May 22, 2003

I was just at my dealer (Leahy Equipment, Holyoke MA), and he has one BX22 on the lot. With loader and backhoe, he wants $15,900. He said that availibility on them is very limited. He's not expecting any more in until July, and even with that, he's not certain how many he'll get then.

~Rick

dmartin88 · May 22, 2003

BX22 arrived today at 8:30 am as promised. Just had time to drive it around the yard a few times but got a good introduction, looks like it will do all I'm expecting. Will start planting some trees this weekend if the weather cooperates.

Also received a second note from Tom Sieper at Kubota who is the product manager for the BX22 line, welcomed me to the Kubota ownership crowd and said they were doing all they could to allocate tractors as fast as they can to the dealers with orders outstanding. He said they had seen a 50% increase in sales this year over last year which was over a "very successful" 2002.

Can't wait to get some hours in the seat, look forward to exchanging information and getting help from the experienced users in this forum. As FYI, I would recommend Jeremy at Byrd Tractor in Manassas if you're looking for a new tractor.

manganos · May 22, 2003

Congrats. Now i want to see a picture of it. Oh yeah make sure it has some dirt on it too /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif If you want to see a stuck BX22 go to my yahoo photos page and then go to the kubota bx22. It is the last picture.

Anonymous Poster · May 22, 2003

:::sigh::: Well, it seems I'm the last guy in line, still waiting to know something certain about the arrival of my tractor in Purcellville. Heard from the fellow in Georgia (Rick McPeak, the District Sales Manager) who is supposed to be they guy who is allocating tractors to dealers. He claims that he doesn't know either when anything is shipping until it ships. He also claimed that orders flagged as retail orders (rather than for dealer inventory) have been expedited, and mine would have been had they known. Rick's rep in Virginia is trying to get a tractor destined for dealer inventory somewhere else (and not already slated for a specific retail customer) turned my direction. Everyone is very apologetic, everyone claims that their hands are clean, that they are as frustrated as I am, and that they are unable to make anything different happen. Meanwhile, I'm just the guy without a seat at the end of the tune. I'm now hearing everything from "next week looks hopeful" to "it could be mid to late June" depending on who I talk to and where they think the machine could originate (the factory or another dealer). Nothing definite, no commitment, no promise anyone can be held to. The order is a month old, and I may be waiting another month. I'm having second thoughts about trying to buy orange. Most frustrating experience trying to become someone's retail customer that I can remember.

firefighter201 · May 23, 2003

Hi every one. I'm new here but I did alot of checking around in my neck of the woods as to the avalibility of our beloved BX22. Today I called no less than 6 dealers in Mass, Ct , and NH. They all have said at least 4 to 8 weeks on delivery on the BX22. Prices varied in the 16,000 range. I'll be ordering mine this weekend. With the finance deal from Kubota and the fact that alot of lawn care services are scoffing them up like crazy combined with only one plant producing them, the wait will just get longer.

Rick Jay · May 23, 2003

firefighter201,

Did you check Leahy Equipment in Holyoke, MA? They had one as of Thursday morning (5/22) sitting right out front.

~Rick

5030 · May 24, 2003

My dealer in Adrain, Michigan has 5 sitting in the yard. You want me to buy you one and put it on my goose neck and deliver it to you?
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Anonymous Poster · May 24, 2003

I am experiencing a little frustration getting my bx22. I thing I negociated a good deal on the tractor and attachments. I will buy the Kubota insurance I am pre approved for the %0 percent financing. I believed I ordered it about the 15th of may. I put down my deposit. I think I will have it around the 2nd week of June. I am buying it from this dealer because he is 3 miles from my home. I am having a problem with my salesman he is kind of deceptive like a used car salesman I think he is more interested in the sale than good customer sercvice and future purchaces from me ! I asked for the four spool valve on my tractor and the salesman said there wern't any available at this time and they didn't want write it into the contract to install it later. I called the regional office in Torrance California and after talking with kubota hq my dealer called me back and offered to install the valve at a later date for. 300- bucks. I called the deler on friday and asked that they not charge me or reduce the installation price. I hope that I will have a good relationship with the dealership ? How inportant is a good relationship with a salesman ? I do not think I will purchace from this salesman in the future. The salesman said that they have a tractor for me and that if I wanted to wait for the four spool valve I could wait until september. I hope I get good service after the sale ? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif David

Anonymous Poster · May 24, 2003

David43a,

You're getting jerked around, and should call the owner of the dealership, rather than sitting still while the salesman fails to deal straight with you. The 4 position valve should cost only about $80.00, and the dealer should install it for you since he doesn't have one in his pipeline. You shouldn't have to bring it back for it, they should install it before you take delivery. It is not something so complex that the dealer cannot do it in his service facility. Beyond that, given the track record of Kubota at the moment on these machines, September isn't out of the question if the valve is factory-installed. But the dealer shouldn't make you wait for that. The dealer can also swap machines with other dealers to get one with the 4-position valve if it isn't in his pipeline from Kubota. If you've been approved for financing through Kubota, and haven't put money in the hands of this dealer, I'd call the owner first, and if that doesn't improve the service level, find another dealer. Driving from Escondido to somewhere else in San Diego County for better treatment would be worth it in my humble opinion. Good luck to you.