CK30HST

[Nissan197]

I am looking at buying a CK30HST hopefully by spring time. I have been impressed by them and have a dealer pretty close. Few questions I have are about purchasing.

Are tractor dealers anything like a car dealer? Do they have hold backs where they get $$ back from manufacturer when they sell a unit? Do they have to start paying interest on a unit after so many months? What is a good/fair profit for a dealer to make? I know they need to earn $$ to stay in business, but I also want to get the best deal I can.

Local dealer said he his trying to move current inventory on his lot and has set good prices on them. $16000 for CK30HST w/FEL. $20500 for that same setup with a backhoe. Do those prices sound reasonable or you think I could go to $15000? I would think the dealer is still making a profit. I think these prices are pretty much end of the year Kioti pricing, but I have no other Kioti dealer close to check. 0% for 30 months is attractive. Any help/opinions are appreciated. Thanks.

 

[6or7dazeaweek]

Nissan197.....just visited another dealer yesterday and the prices you got were low in comparison to what I got. Of course, I'm in NY. Looks to be about $1000 difference in pricing...you're getting a good deal from what I see.
Jon /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[wallace]

Nissan, Yes we do have to pay interest on a tractor if it goes over the floor plan, and yes there is some money back from the manufacture in the form of a "salesmen" bonus
Is that much? No it all depends on the program the manufacture is offering at that time could be anywhere from$100.00 $300.00 and so on.
As far as % on profits dealers will make what they need to pay their help and progress forward to be able to serve their customers better, if some one thinks they are getting rich on a deal I will have to say I am not here 7 days a week because I am getting rich...
There is no 2 dealers that will have the same profits on a tractor heck I have heard of a Branson dealer that sells all of his tractors a list price now that what I call making a profit /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
The only company that I know of that sell a list is Harley Davidson.

I don't think you are going to get him down to $15,000.00 unless you are buying a truck load of attachments that he can make some profits.
I beleive you are getting a very good deal and you might want to grab it.
Keep in mind we as Kioti dealers got a pretty big increase /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gifon product for the new year and when old stock is gone new stock will reflect the new pricing, /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif So buy now and save /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

We did not get our new financing programs for the new year yet either, hope thay keep it the same or even make it a little better.
I think November and December were slow months for tractor sales and maybe the manufactures will look at that and help us and the end user with the financing programs.

 

[rapracing]

/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Sound like a good deal to me. What model hoe. I purchased the same machine in May with a 2375 for 20,800. That was delivered /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[KiotiJohn]

Sounds like reasonable pricing to me. Wallace pretty well explained what dealers have to deal with. Don't be fooled, there is usually more profit in a lawnmower than a tractor!
Don't hesitate to get your tractor if at all possible, because prices WILL go up as they have done industry-wide.
BTW, I am not a dealer.
John

 

[VictorW]

Prices change a little by different regions but your price seems pretty good. Last April, my CK30hst with fel was 16,500 and the bh (kb2375) in July was 5,500. I had another dealer that was 1,000 more just for the tractor with fel. I'd seriously think of an earlier purchase date if you can and before the prices go up as all things seem to do. Good luck.

 

[NY_kioti_sales]

I think your getting a great price..... wallace explained it very well.

 

[gamble77]

Yeah, better jump on that price, won't find a 2006 model priced that low...unless like Wallace said you are buying a LOT of equipment. Don't expect him to move on that price, $15,000 is not reasonable at all. Hope everybody had a great New Year!

 

[Kiohio]

Very good job of explaining it Rick. I agree with everyone else. Hard to beat that price.

KO

 

[Mavrik02]

I bought my CK30HST this fall and your price sounds pretty good for the TLB combination!

As an aside...I love the machine! My wife has started to call it "our other baby" /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[JEquip]

Definitely a great price. Hurry up and grab it!

Brady
Jennings Equipment
www.jenningsequipment.com

 

[gravel13]

That is a real good price as I'm sure everyone has told you. I just purchased (late October) a CK25 with FEL & Kioti 7.5' backhoe without the hydrostatic transmition and paid around $1,000 less, granted the New England prices tend to be higher. If I could have got the CK30 HST with bucket and backhoe I'd be breaking my fingers trying to get my wallet out.

 

[Nissan197]

Well, I went and checked out the CK30HST on Sunday even though no one was there. It sure is a beauty.

When I came home I told the wife I had found the tractor I wanted. She asked how much and I told her $16,000. She was /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Even though she told me a few weeks earlier that she knew I needed a tractor for the land we will be building on in a year. I tried explaining that it was a great price and that Kioti is coming out with new pricing and it will be at least a grand more in the future. I guess I will just have to wait until after we build /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif. She thought I was looking at old Ford 8N's or something used in the price range of 3-6,000. She just does not understand buying new vs. used, the financing and all the other pros to the new Kioti.

 

[albmn10]

Hello Nissan, I certainly understand your situation.. I went through the same situation with my wife a few years ago.. I bought land and needed a tractor right away for various tasks, ended up wasting money on other machines because she wouldnt let me buy a new tractor...Well after alot of persistence and explaining to her that the value of the land would be greatly increased by all the landscaping i could do let alone the 800 feet of driveway to maintain .... She eventually came around and i got my tractor... A CK30 Hst .. Its worth every penny.. My value of my land has far surpassed the price i payed for my tractor in one season.. And i have many more years of projects lined up... Good luck to you in your quest...

 

[linpat]

who wears the pants /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif we all know if mom ain't happy nobody is happy!

p.s.
i had to go ask my wife if i could send this message. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif lol

 

[Mavrik02]

lol...our house building project lasted 18 months. I got the tractor three months after we completed the project. The biggest reason I waited was because of not being sure of the finances...the second biggest was because the wife thought it would be just a big toy...however had I got the tractor before we started to build I would have saved about $8000 during the build process and got a lot more work done! She now understands that completely and could she go back she would would have supported it much sooner.

Disclamer:
My wife and I served as the general contractor for our house and had a lot of land clearing, utility digging and site prep work to do so your savings may vary. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Something to consider. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[bearhawk]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Well, I went and checked out the CK30HST on Sunday even though no one was there. It sure is a beauty.

When I came home I told the wife I had found the tractor I wanted. She asked how much and I told her $16,000. She was /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif )</font>

Sticker shock is one thing, but I explained to my wife that by buying new, I would not be spending any money trying to fix up an older tractor. When I had time to work the Tractor, I could just jump on it and go. Not work ON the Tractor.

Also I said I would (could) sell it after all the land work was done and recoup a good portion of the purchase price.

She has been amazed at the amount of work that can get done ( I only have a CK20 HST) and does feel it was well worth the cost.

Jim

 

[wallace]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I told her $16,000. She was /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif )</font>



See that was your first mistake...
It not $16,000.00 /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif







It's only $199.00 a month /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[sodamo]

Not sure this will be of help but /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

We are owner-builders of our future house. Early on, I decided a tractor would be a valuabe tool. I also thought I could find something used, that would not be a budget strain. After several months of just casual looking, my wife and I mentioned this plan to our banker (the one with the property mortgage). He was quick to inform us of the error of my thinking, that he could almost guarantee that it would be money well spent to get a new machine from the start. Naturally, the wife sees the value of information from the professional. I, on the other hand, did not want to spend 4 or 5 times my budget.
After much research, and time here at TBN, we became the proud owners of a brand new CK30HST TLB and a variety of attachments.
This tractor is our absolute BEST employee. Today, we built a 10X20 ft floor for a canopy garage/storage and had to flip it over. (see pic), Yesterday, it augered holes to plant 46 trees, my brush hogging is still at the rate of hours/acre, but the results is visually rewarding, last week we set nine 15 ft lengths of heavy pipe 5 feet deep in the ground... well the list goes on. To say "WE" consider our CK30 to be a great investment would be an understatement. I am so thankful my wife is so smart. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

David

 

[bluechip]

OK David, rub it in, post a picture wearing your shorts, taken yesterday, Jan 2!

boom pole is a handy gadget isn't it.