DK35 w/FEL loader (DL1450)... quoted $17500...

[depratt_equip]

Here is another site with pricing. Cheaper than what you were quoted. http://www.kiotiparts.com then go to kioti tractors part and it has the DK Pricing... DePratt Equipment Sales

 

[Kiohio]

Wow lots of advertising goin' on here!!!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
GO LOCAL!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
By the time you get shipping etc, you'll be close to $17500 anyway.
Ask the dealer if it's the best he can do and go with it.

KO

 

[sendero]

I'm merely telling what I was quoted. No doubt it would not be a good idea to buy here if you did not live here, but it can be helpful in determining what a fair/good price is.

A lot of people live in an area with only 1 dealer within a practical distance for a particular model. Thanks to the net, if you can't get competitive bids, you can at least get an idea of what others are paying....

 

[froggy]

I think you should contact Sweet Tractors and Carver Equipment to get some comparison pricing on the DK35.

www.carverequipment.com

www.sweettractors.com

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Well, I shopped local, I shopped internet dealers, then I found Group Farm Equip. and Brian Kerr. They beat every price I found (and I found lots of prices).
Here's what I just got in early April 2003 for $17,325:
DK35 with R4 tires, 1450 loader w/66" bucket, 72" land pride rock rake, 56" land pride box blade, 66" land pride scraper blade.
Group Farm Equip is in PA, I live in VA. Delivery was $1.25/mile and cost me $220. So my final price was $17, 545.
I have 2 local dealers that said they would handle warranty work.
I love this tractor /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Brian was a gem to work with. Very responsive, and very nice, courteous, and professional.
I have no affiliation w/Group Farm Equip. - I just found them while searching for a tractor.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Guys, thanks very much for the additional ideas... right now, I'm leaning toward a NH because I like the service dept... however, I'm going to look at Kioti one more time to try and do an apples to apples on what I'm buying and price... My biggest concerns are service after the sale and resale value... Any other thoughts on those two ?

 

[markie61]

Welcome to TBN! I live in VA too. Please fill in your profile so we can learn more about you /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Mark

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Thanks! Profile edited. I see you are in Clifton, Mark. Know it well. My wife works in Manassas, and I have a brother on Bent Tree Lane nearby too. He also has a Kioti, btw - one of the older 25hp models.

 

[markie61]

Coolio! I was also in the music business - owned a retail guitar shop for 10 years. My first REAL rock album - the Yes album with Roundabout. Guess you are a real Rick Wakeman fan. I also became a Buggles fan before the Yes merger....

I'm glad you got a Kioti - I really wanted the DK50 and Tractor Hill gave me the best price anywhere. In December, I saw Group's prices and tried no less than 6 times to contact them through their website and through the classifieds here at TBN, but no one ever contacted me. At the time, they didn't have phone info on their site. I still see their adds in the classifieds and on Tractorpoint. Oh well....

Hey, what's your bro doing with a 2-ton, 25hp tractor in Bent Tree. I've seen those stairwells and if he lives on the 4th floor, it must be a royal pain getting his tractor in the living room! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Mark

 

[sendero]

Not to hijack the thread or nitpick, but Roundabout was on Fragile, subsequent to The Yes Album. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I was once a fanatic too, loved them up until Tormato when they lost me. Was listening to Relayer (their best) just last week !

Ok, back to tractors /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif