First post - Inevitable Questions! B7800

[hill]

Hi!

Newguy about to pull the trigger for a B7800 at $12,700; with LA402 loader at $3200., and BH75a backhoe at $6300. a grand total (gulp...) of $22,200. It'll have loaded R4 tires...my choice.

If I do this now, this week, he'll go another $200. off the tractor, $100. off the loader, and $100. off the hoe for a final grand total of $21,800. before tax.

Is this a good price? The tractor looks like it's been on the lot a while - is it possibly an older year model and should that matter to the price?

These are hard numbers, written down and available to me this week. Am I being hustled into a bad deal, a rush to use the 0% Kubota plan that ends on the 30th?

I THINK it's the right setup for my 12 acre mixed sorta' up and down untouched woods (5+ acres), pasture (3+ acres), and landscaped area (1+ acre) and our plans to dig drainage, bury powerlines to barn, and finesse' the woods into a parklike setting. I'll need one of those Jinma chippers, a flail mower, MMM, and is there any implement that can cut heavy brush and blackberry vines to clear them away forever? (right.... )

Thanks for any and all!

 

[crbr]

Hi!

Newguy about to pull the trigger for a B7800 at $12,700; with LA402 loader at $3200., and BH75a backhoe at $6300. a grand total (gulp...) of $22,200. It'll have loaded R4 tires...my choice.

If I do this now, this week, he'll go another $200. off the tractor, $100. off the loader, and $100. off the hoe for a final grand total of $21,800. before tax.

Is this a good price? The tractor looks like it's been on the lot a while - is it possibly an older year model and should that matter to the price?

These are hard numbers, written down and available to me this week. Am I being hustled into a bad deal, a rush to use the 0% Kubota plan that ends on the 30th?

I THINK it's the right setup for my 12 acre mixed sorta' up and down untouched woods (5+ acres), pasture (3+ acres), and landscaped area (1+ acre) and our plans to dig drainage, bury powerlines to barn, and finesse' the woods into a parklike setting. I'll need one of those Jinma chippers, a flail mower, MMM, and is there any implement that can cut heavy brush and blackberry vines to clear them away forever? (right.... )

Thanks for any and all!

That price is OK. Where I would be impressed if that the dealer had a great reputation for service. Othewrwise, a free tractor would not get my attention from a dealer.

Yes, the price is worthy of the bargain. One thing you may want to bargain is the first 50 hour service at their expense. You'll appreciate that at 50 hours. That would top it off for me.

My opinion on the interest (in which you didn't ask) is that it will be there even after June 30. It's been there over a year that I know of.

For comparison, I have the B7800, L402, 60" MMM... $18,000, out the door.

 

[unclebean]

I was quoted a price of $15,800 for the B7800 with LA402 FEL. This quote also included R-4 tires filled and was quoted in May.
I had another quote from a different dealer for $15,400 for the same equipment. This price was given in June. Hope this helps!

 

[b33b]

With Deere offering 0% through July, it will be hard for NH and Kubota to end in June. They may change conditions such as the number of months is offered or equipment covered like they did during this past winter.

The real pressure may be on the NH 0% for 60 months plans.

 

[hill]

Thanks Y'all, I'm feeling less suspicious. I guess I carried the same attitude into the tractor dealer's store that I go into whenever I talk to one of the auto/truck dealerships.

My wife pointed out to me that the additional small discounts were not tied to doing the deal by the June 30 date and those were this dealer's standard 'good will' discounts given to everyone. So that makes the prices $12,500. ffor tractor, $3100. loader, and $6200. for backhoe. The total is still $21,800. I could have left out my first line of prices above.

This would be $15,600 without the backhoe and that's comparable to what you guys have seen. So I'm good to go about all of that.

This dealer feels pretty good to me. No necktied fast talker. Good idea to ask for the 50 hour service. He already said they'd pick up and return the machine for free on that and on any warranty work if needed. It's about 24 miles round trip down to town.

Again, Thanks for your responses...

 

[Jim Nelson]

You are getting a good deal.In 2005 I paid 12,910 for the tractor,3,100 for the LA402 loader 690 for a 54"box scraper and1,300 for the 2 spool top and tilt kit.This year I bought a BH-75 for 7,300.If you plan to do any kind of grading work the top and tilt in absolutely the best thing you can add to the tractor.
If you do go with the Jinma chipper read all the threads on it on this site and carefully follow all the suggestions before using it.I bought one and would have been real upset,if not crippled up,if it hadn't been for advise I found here.

Enjoy your tractor,I just love mine
Jim

 

[rickster]

The B7800 is a great tractor !

 

[nickmech]

That is close to what I was quoted for B7800. Went with the B3030 for a thousand more. Really like the 3 point and pto control better and a couple other items. Should deliver tomorrow.

 

[hill]

Thanks again to all.

NEVERMIND BELOW QUESTION! It's been answered by the posting of B series list prices and product info in another thread. The BH75 BH is the only one which incorporates a subframe structure for mounting instaid of using the 3PH, and that's what I said I wanted. I've left the question in case someone comes by with a similar issue of their own even though it's hard to imagine another person who could get things as mucked up confused as I can


Maybe I should begin a seperate thread for this but for Jim Nelson, or anyone who has input:

The backhoe model #BH75 is not shown in brochures and website as the appropriate one for B7800. Instead it's shown as an application for the larger 'L' series tractors. Yet that is the model proposed to me, and I see that it is the model you bought, Jim.

In both brochure and website the smaller B4672a or similar size BL4690a are shown as correct for this and other 'B' series tractors.

I hadn't discovered any of this at the time I had my in depth discussion at the dealership. I had specified that if possible I'd like to stay away from a 3PH mounted backhoe. We didn't get into how I planned to use the hoe.

Although I have a couple of fair sized drainage issues here and would like to install a small seperate septic system for my shop I can't see a heavy or continuous need for a BH. In fact I've gone back and forth considerably over whether to buy one at all - deciding finally that if I don't buy with the tractor I'll regret having to pay a higher price for a flipflop down the line. The appeal of getting every possible need met with one 0% loan is strong.

But, should I perhaps insist on the lesser, presumably cheaper hoe? Do the second two also mount to the frame of the tractor? These are questions to ask at the dealership, I know, but if I can go there prearmed with good info from this site's members I'll have a step on him that I wouldn't have otherwise.

I hate feeling like I'm just another fish in a salesman's barrel.

 

[hill]

One other thing.... anyone else suspect that the B7800 is about to be an outdated model? There's just one of them at the place I go and it's got a rough feel to the paint like it's been sitting there for quite a while.

If it's going to be superceded where is the discount like I'd get if buying a 2006 car from a new car dealership? Or is my head in the wrong place when comparing car dealing to tractor dealing?