How do these prices sound?

[icat]

Actually, I didn't see the fence - just looked like the area. Sweet location! My "ranch" is in Yoakum, about 105 miles west of Katy. I'm working on setting up everything for retirement in about 15 years and I didn't want to pay the "big city" taxes. So "local" land was pretty much out of the question - expensive too!

It seems I'm following in your foot steps! Maybe we can get together and do a group buy! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif I went to Roach first (Jack is very nice), then out to Sealy (dealing with Jeff), and I've been at the Lansdown-emoody web site. I also have a very decent bid from Elk Tractor (El Campo I think), I'm going out there this weekend. I'm still waiting on a reply from two Victoria dealers (closest town to Yoakum). But all in all, it appears you could throw a $500 blanket over the lot and cover all the quotes. With that low of a difference, I'll likely go with the dealer I like best who offers the most in service.

Did you happen to notice if there is an LA513 FEL at Lansdowne? I'd like to compare it too the LA723 up close.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

We like it here, it’s quite but not too far from things. We weren’t planning to buy a house, just looking for few acres of land. Found a builder’s house almost finished we really liked and decided to buy.

I found the same thing shopping Kubota dealers, the prices are all real close to each other. I went orange after my very first tractor shopping stop at Brookside John Deere in Katy where they wanted list price and OVER for their tractors. I couldn’t see spending $3000 MORE for a similar tractor.

I saw your 3130 at Roach and really liked it, too big for me though. I called Jason at Lansdowne-Moody with some questions today and asked him if he had a LA513 loader also. He said he thinks he has one at another location. You can call him at 281-373-5185 and see if he can track it down for you. I told him you were looking at a 3130 and had not settled on a dealer yet, he seemed to get excited and said send him in /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif.

Maybe we can get a group discount! Get my neighbor across the street in on it too he’s looking but last I heard his CFO (wife) wouldn’t approve the purchase /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[icat]

My CFO told me to buy the darn thing so I'll quit looking for tractors every weekend! I'll call Jason today.

By the way, just got in the quote from Rioux Farm Equipment in El Campo (turns out Elk Tractor is in LaGrange). They beat Roach (the highest priced dealer) by $860. They beat the next lowest by $345. Now that's significant! Package price for the L3130 HST, R4 tires, LA513 FEL, Bush Hog SQ600, and an AMI 5' Box is $18,555 delivered. Not bad for a couple of phone calls and an e-mail or two! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[popeye]

Try the dealership in Navasota and Beamont they beat everybody around the Houston area when I was shopping for mine. I tried to work with Jack too since I dealt so much with him when I was doing field maintenance for the Little League. One more place is Boecher-Havlinka. They are in East Bernard and Rosenberg. We wound up buying in Nacgodoches because it was closer to where the tractor would be kept. Navasota and Beamont had the best prices. Navasota will deliver it with a full tank of fuel.
Hope this helps
Mike

 

[icat]

Thanks Mike! I'll put them on the call list for tomorrow!

I called Jason and he had very good pricing (actually the lowest so far), but I was a little uncomfortable with the brands he wanted to include. The cutter is a Modern (the one with the Dragon) and the box blade was some other off brand. His dealership is also farther away from the property than any of the rest. Hopefully I can find a dealer closer to Yoakum who can match the price.

Seems the more I learn the less I know. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Tdog]

Bobo,
As so many have said on this forum, the dealer is an important factor. You've done your homework & scouted around for your best prices. Now, if you have a dealer close by who you'd really like to buy from if the price was right, take those best prices to him - - he may match or come close. I did that & ended up paying $250 more than my best price, but that was over an hour from my place. I figured that wasn't enough of a difference to make me take my business elsewhere. So I paid it & stayed clost to home. Just my $.02.

 

[icat]

I agree totally. Price is actually not much of a factor. I can afford more tractor than I need. I'm one of those people who actual insists that an item pay for itself and the only way to do that is to buy the right equipment in the first place. If I were to "rank" my buying criteria it would be something like this:
1) Dealer - Do I get a good feeling when talking with the dealer. Does he/she address my concerns. Do I know more about their products than they do (that would be bad). Do they answer their e-mails. Is the dealer easy to get ahold of by phone.
2) Service - How are their facilites equiped. Can they handle large scale repairs. Will they be easy to work with on warranty issues. IS THE SHOP CLEAN (I hate dirty shops).
3) Price - If one and two are equal, it's got to be price.
4) Location, Location, Location.

Price is just a simple way to keep score when you're at work and using the Internet or phone. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif