CT225 getting put to work
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MESSMAKER
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Good deal. I bet you are glad that is over.
unclesalty
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Glad you got the right tractor. Ive talked to my dealer and the owner of the local bobcat franchise (4 stores) and finally the bobcat district manager.
I'm still waiting for their decision. Meanwhile I'm at 44 hrs. I'm going to ask them to pay for the 50 hr service on "Their" tractor. On a funny note, the bobcat franchise owner told me "their are no bobcat 225's left in the wild".
I'm still waiting for their decision. Meanwhile I'm at 44 hrs. I'm going to ask them to pay for the 50 hr service on "Their" tractor. On a funny note, the bobcat franchise owner told me "their are no bobcat 225's left in the wild".
well good luck! the dealer i bought my original machine from apparently sold me one off their lot but had also ordered one during the rebate program in my name. my thoughts are they were going to put it on the lot at the regular price and make a better profit by pocketing the rebate. by the time i realized i had a 25 HP machine, they still hadn't received the 225 that they had ordered in my name.
if your dealer doesn't have a machine, i question whether or not they will take that big of a hit on the deal. unless Bobcat corporate will discount a replacement machine for them. i hope it works out for you. if it makes you feel any better, my new tractor starts a lot rougher than the old one! hopefully that improves before winter.
if your dealer doesn't have a machine, i question whether or not they will take that big of a hit on the deal. unless Bobcat corporate will discount a replacement machine for them. i hope it works out for you. if it makes you feel any better, my new tractor starts a lot rougher than the old one! hopefully that improves before winter.
unclesalty
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I got the call late yesterday, Bobcat is replacing the tractor! They found one and are shipping it in from Oklahoma. They are equiping it with the rear pto and back hydraulics. my tractor came with them, I did not order them so I was never charged. My current tractor does seem underpowered , I got stuck in a trench, I could not back out even with 4wd and the lock engaged. My neighbor pulled me out with his compact kubota and finished the dig for me. my tractor burns a little more than 1 gal/hr. It has recently started creeping at a stop and shifts ranges very hard. and despite a nice coat of wax 
and being stored indoors its starting to rust here and there.
I'll be glad to get a new tractor!
and being stored indoors its starting to rust here and there.I'll be glad to get a new tractor!
Good to hear. You may even notice a slight DECREASE in power with your new 225. The one they took back from me had almost 30 hours on it and was nice and broke in. The new one came with 1 hour on it and clearly needed to get some hours under its belt before it would work hard.
Its kinda funny. The first 225 I received had obviously been sitting on the lot for a while. It had some rust and some dents and scrapes plus any of the goofs that I did to it. So I was excited to get a new one even though soon enough it will look the same. I guess its life way of teaching me a lesson though, the new tractor starts rough (maybe it will get better) and the loader hoses are so short that I sometimes can't attach them without bypassing the hose hook on the loader. Overall I am happy though because this is what I had thought I was buying.
Its kinda funny. The first 225 I received had obviously been sitting on the lot for a while. It had some rust and some dents and scrapes plus any of the goofs that I did to it. So I was excited to get a new one even though soon enough it will look the same. I guess its life way of teaching me a lesson though, the new tractor starts rough (maybe it will get better) and the loader hoses are so short that I sometimes can't attach them without bypassing the hose hook on the loader. Overall I am happy though because this is what I had thought I was buying.
