Well, I've bought five tractors from a local dealer with good experience. This time, he is not interested in trading my
BX2670 for a new 80 Series with the implements I want. He pushed me to run my tractor longer saying it will be worth the same next year with more hours on the clock. So, I asked him to price up implements alone that I'm looking for now , and also asked for a price with trading in my FEL blade and snow blower as an option.
(Insert crickets chirping here) Weeks. Over a month. No answer, no call, no email. I'm getting the feeling that he "knows" I will always return to him, but that ship might be sailing.
The other dealers I have called, are interested in trading, but if I buy stand alone implements, they slap on shipping charges to the MSRP. So, since I'm not getting anywhere local, I'm reaching out north a few hundred miles by my parents place to buy implements, or maybe a complete trade. If it works, great. If not, I may just forget the rear bagger, buy a rear blade for next winter, and go to a B-Series once they update the model like the BX.