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[Boss 302]

Well, I happened to be browsing my dealer website and see they have switched from Kioti to Branson but I see they are still selling Scag and Woods implements. It used to be called Tractor Hill in Mineral Va. now it's called Lake Anna Tractor and Hardware. I guess my closest dealer will now be Mcmicheal's in New Baltimore, he was a Kubota dealer but switched to Kioti.

 

[iptman]

Which dealer? Where?

 

[Boss 302]

Mineral Va. is where my Kioti dealer use to be, they changed to Branson tractors. My closest dealer now is in Fauquier county only about 30 miles away.

 

[iptman]

That's a bummer. Those guys actually sold me the right filters for my first fluid change. The dealer I bought my tractor from I swear gave me 4 random oil filters he had on the shelf. He did get the fuel filter right though.

When I bought those filters back in May they said they couldn't get any Kiotis in stock. I guess that situation never got any better.

 

[Boss 302]

Maybe that's what happened, I see you're in Northern Va. so that puts you pretty close to Mcmicheals on route 29 a few miles south of Gainesville.

 

[JasperFrank]

This is one reason I think brand purchasing decisions shouldn't be heavily weighed by availability of a local dealer. In my area, the dealerships come and go, and bounce around to different locations.

 

[Boss 302]

I agree Jasper, it looks more and more common practice nowadays.

 

[iptman]

I plan to buy my parts and filters from @MichiganIron from now on. They're a supporter of this site and have reasonable prices and shipping. When I ordered a replacement bucket level rod (don't ask) I called up and the guy I spoke to knew exactly what I was talking about, found the part number and had it ordered within a few minutes. The part wasn't on hand so it had to be ordered from the Kioti parts depot and it still only took a couple of weeks to get to me.

 

[iptman]

Maybe that's what happened, I see you're in Northern Va. so that puts you pretty close to Mcmicheals on route 29 a few miles south of Gainesville.

Yup, that's them.

 

[Cycledude]

Are you sure they don’t still carry Kioti parts ?