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glfrjerry

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Elgin, SC
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8N 474217
I would like to find if anyone has any experience with a local dealer.
Since I haven't seen any threads about this I don't know if that is taboo.
Can I post a dealer name and ask for PM replies? I don't want to break any rules and get thrown off this great forum. I'm learning lots.
 
   / Dealer Info #2  
Which elgin, the one near Lugoff or the one between heath spring and Lancaster. My farm is closer to the Elgin, in Lancaster SC.

There is a vietnam recon dealer in hartsville i beleive and maybe one in sumpter as well as one in Sally/wagner, SC.
 
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I am looking at a YM2000 at the dealer in Hartsville and would like to find someone who has had dealings with him. I'm in the Elgin used to be Blaney.
 
   / Dealer Info #4  
He sells the ones that are originally parts tractors that they buy in vietnam, put back togeather then ship them here to the US with unkown levels of refurbishing? They have paint some new engines stuff etc. Some like MJ in poland have had good success with his others not so much Winston here has had a good bit of initial trouble with his recon but now seems to be sorted out. I made a half educated decision and bought one but not from him. I luckily had not had any major problems, did have some leaky hoses that i fixed and a bad voltage regulator that they replaced under warenty and i ahd a bad lift valve so they swapped 3pt top assemblies with another tractor. Oh cant forget the bad radiators that they all seem to have once they gave me about 2 leaky ones they finally gave me a brand new one. To me thats all small stuff others think other wise.

The big problem with the VN dealers is quality control. Some have zero issues some are nothing but trouble and some inbetween. Also some of the smaller ones dont work on stuff which is hard to get support when the stuff cant be fixed by them. My dealer has a shop and treated me right when i needed the repairs and worked with me. They are really just business men to.

Would i buy another recon, probably not, there are so many used ones that are probably original units for 1000 less or so than you buy the recon for. But like me i considered that they are still used and with them i have what i have no support at least the way i went i got some replacement parts where other wise id be out the money for the parts if i had to buy them.

Where again, i guess your in the Elgin in Kershaw county.
 
   / Dealer Info #5  
Like clemsonfor said.

I think before you chose that dealer, you need several references from others who bought from him.

The dealer has no control over what comes out of that big factory in VN, he's taking a gamble too. So you need to determine that this is a dealer who will stick with you sorting out problems you discover.

A local VN importer/wholesaler here was excellent on their warranty service. But after a few years the costs for that put them out of business, because their source was so uneven. Then a couple of that firm's employees opened another place importing straight from Japan with minor renovation on-site, but by that time there were no more customers in the region willing to gamble.

Check out that dealer thoroughly.
 
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Hey i just looked at that guy in hartsvilles site for the first time in a few months. If you get references i dont think he may be that bad. His prices are right for a vn dealer and has a few good 8Ns at a fair price. He also has listed a 1500 that is "SOLD" that looked like an original "UNRESTORED" in VN tractor. I also sow i think a YM2000 or so that had a koyker loader, whick is a sign of a good Japanees original tractor. I think his others have a different loader but this for some reason has a koyker, maybe he got it on a trade or bought it for a deal from a privite party. Like CAL said get references.
 

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