G1800 diesel Trade In Advice

Fendbass22 · Jun 8, 2013

I am finally upgrading to a BX25D tomorrow. My current machine is a G1800 with 48" mower and front snow blower. 590 hrs on it. Dealer wants to give me $2000 for it. Prices across the nation private party all over the place so I am having a hard time deciding if I should trade or sell out right.

In a way I'd rather just not deal with it but I might be able to sell for $3000. However, I might sit on it for months, who knows.

Any thoughts?

wolftree · Jun 8, 2013

Do you have the time to show it to potential buyers? Do you have a high traffic location to display it to passersby? Do you have a means to advertise it?

If you work 12-14 hours a day and live on a back road to nowhere, then it is probably best to trade it.

PHILIP8N · Jun 8, 2013

I just got $1500 for my 1997 Deere LX188 with 48" mower and 36" front mount snowblower with 550 hours, as a trade in on a new GR2120. I talked them up from $1250. Try a counder offer for a few hundred more. I thought about selling private for $2000, but was not worth my time and hassle. It's gone, know what I mean. Philip.

JOHNTHOMAS · Jun 8, 2013

I've bought 15 Kubotas from Barlows. I currently have 4 so that means I've disposed of 11. Of the 11 I've disposed of I traded 10 back to Barlows and sold one to a person I knew. The trade in value was a bit low but I know it was a fair offer from Barlows but I looked for a buyer before I bought a replacement for it. All of the 15 have been diesel except for one gas model. Guess which one wouldn't bring much for trade in and I sold myself.:confused3:
When customers go to a Tractor dealer they don't usually go to buy a used gas operated riding lawn mower or I don't for sure. I'd look on Craigs list or local for sale bulliten boards or the regional Facebook sale groups and more specific home selling products groups for that.

Kubota 2007 · Jun 8, 2013

If you can afford not to trade and sell it youself your much better off. Trading it in without a question your loosing money. I was offered $8000 on my trade in, I refused sold it 7 months latter for $11,200.00. My opinion Dealer is going to make money on the new unit and your trade, you can't do anything about them making money on the new equipment, but you can on the trade.

vrmnthntr · Jun 8, 2013

If you have the time and money to hang on to it, I would advertise. If not just trade.

I have traded one zero turn after I could not sell it myself and sold one tractor out right.

Carl_NH · Jun 8, 2013

Looking around the country here http://www.tractorhouse.com/list/list.aspx?manu=KUBOTA&mdltxt=G1800 it seems they range from $1500 to $3500 and more maybe.

With your low hours, and snow blower I would think you should be looking for $3K and maybe more. That machine new today is probably in the $5-6K range?

Depends too on the deal on the BX25D and if he is selling at list less the $2K trade then its not a great deal. If he is selling 10-12% off list along with a $2K trade that's not a bad deal. I recall the BX25D are around $16.5 - 17K?

Then if you are financing at 0% and get the best price for the BX25D, and sell your machine for say $3K may be the best all around deal for you.