Is it used

[Jgrimm]

OMG 12 hours is HUGH.Relax and enjoy your new tractor..

Comments like this add nothing to the discussion. Guy has a legitimate concern. Looking at your post history, you are the person that needs to relax.

 

[Beezz27]

I know where you are coming from, I bought my tractor after driving a different tractor on the lot ( the one I drove got sold after my test drive). When I went back to purchase they didn't have one on display, when I got back home I got a call and they told me they had one but it wasn't listed in their inventory and had been in the back lot. When I went to look at it, after giving the verbal "go ahead" to start the purchase, it was being washed and when I looked at the hour meter I saw it had 8 hrs on it, after questioning why the 8 hours, I was told that it actually had been used as a trailer mover on the lot (they sold trailers too). I almost didn't buy, BUT it was exactly what I was wanting and it was the last year before Tier IV, and they agreed that the warranty started at time(hours) of purchase and they comped me a set of filters for the first service. Because tractors are not used like cars I feel like some dealers take a little more liberties with their inventory.

 

[Dmacleo]

I purchased a tractor yesterday assuming I was buying a new tractor and it was delivered last night. The guy who delivered it said it already had 12 hours on it (he assumed I knew). Is this normal?

did you not look at it before buying? I would not worry about it.

Comments like this add nothing to the discussion. Guy has a legitimate concern. Looking at your post history, you are the person that needs to relax.

same goes for you.

 

[tjus77]

I would think the dealer should have mentioned it and offered it at a discounted price, even if it was only a few 100 bucks.

 

[mred2]

All of the equipment on our yard is started about every 2 to 3 weeks and let run for about 1/2 hour. This keeps the battery up and dries the moisture out of the engine. We also move things around on the lot often. We see no equipment with less than about 8 to 10 hours on it. (But, larger equipment. **Not compact tractors.) We also demo a lot of equipment. And as stated all warranties start at time of sale. Some demo units will have over 100 hours on them. And a lot of units are sent out as a demo and then sold to the same customer. Not uncommon to have a unit over 2 years old and still sold as new. Customer is always aware of hours and year of unit.

 

[Fielding]

I bought my tractor it was 5 years old and had 88hrs, do I care about the starting hours or years anymore, hell no we have had so much fun together.

Also you do not want to be an overly difficult customer, complaining over non existent problems can get you in the extra markup on maintenance club.

 

[buck12]

My tractor had a few hours. I think maybe 9. I put at least one of those on it at the dealer. I figure tractors are like cars others have test drove them if they have been on the lot for a while.
My current truck had 400 miles on it because it was swapped from another Ford dealer and driven across the state from one dealer to the other. I still considered it a new truck.

 

[coobie]

Comments like this add nothing to the discussion. Guy has a legitimate concern. Looking at your post history, you are the person that needs to relax.

Glad you are following. Relax & Untwist your undies..

 

[Bearcat81]

I purchased a tractor yesterday assuming I was buying a new tractor and it was delivered last night. The guy who delivered it said it already had 12 hours on it (he assumed I knew). Is this normal?

I would make sure that the bill of sale, etc. states that the hour meter read 12 . whatever 10'ths hours FOR Warranty and Your Protection for sure. That way you are covered.

 

[swines]

Some tractors are taken for extended quality control at the factory and that includes running them for an extended period as they go through a battery of tests. It could be your tractor was selected for additional testing. I had a pickup truck that was delivered to me with 20 miles on it. It had been delivered to the dealer with that mileage and when they called the zone representative and looked into it, the truck had been through additional testing before it was shipped.

 

[Shorteraaron]

When I fought mine it had 10 hours on it. It was the one they used to start so people could look at. They also drove it around looking for any issues then retorqued the bolts/nuts. On warranty they have it written at 510 or 1010 hours. Can’t remember exactly but know they accounted for the 10 hours much like dealers do with mikes on a car.

 

[artf]

I bought a Kubota BX-22 TLB with 163 hrs from the dealer's rental fleet and discovered it had a 2 year residential customer warranty from the time I put it in the dirt, starting from the hours it had on it when delivered. Check your warranty.

I recognized later that most tractors aren't even broken in until between 50-100 hrs.

There are commercial customers who decline to accept small construction equipment (SSL, MTL, excavators) until they have 25-40 hrs on them. They want any ticky tack leak, hose, loose bolt & belt problems taken care of before it's on a project site.

As previously suggested, I'd document the hrs on the machine when delivered. Photo attached to email to the dealer today.

Enjoy your new tractor, the smart man's wheelbarrow and forklift!

Don't forget all that paste waxing you have to do while it's new! It pays off later when cleaning it and deterring oxidation.

 

[Tony H]

My tractor had 4 hours on it. I put 3 hours on it at the dealer as I would drive passed the dealer, stop and play with it as I dreamed of the day I could purchase it. In those first 3 hours, I made sure I didn't start it and run the crap out of it. The first hour was from them dropping the bucket and clearing some snow. 12 hours is nothing IF the folks demo'ing it didn't start it cold and run it hard.

 

[jstrick]

I know tractors aren't titled the way cars are, but I think the same rule would apply. It is "new" until the dealer sells it to someone - then it is used, without even being delivered. I would also think that if the dealer uses it for work around their property they should offer some kind of compensation, either on the price or on service, but that is a negotiating point more than a rule. I agree with those that have said that 12 hours is nothing and if you didn't mention it during the sale it probably isn't worth going back for.

Also remember that you are probably going to be working with your dealer in the future and if you make a stink over little things, they will take a hard line on future negotiations.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Tractors really aren't like vehicles. They don't generally have demonstrators. You could try and get a discount for twelve hours, but good luck with that. It's kind of the luck of the draw.

I agree. If there is absolutely nothing in appearance other than new, twelve hours could be a good test period.

 

[JD4102004]

!2 seems like a lot of demo hours to me. That would be like buying a new car with 500 miles on it.IMO

 

[Massey convert]

I've been following this thread and agree with the consensus, twelve hours seems a little high for a new tractor, but it was more than likely recorded as such on the bill of sale, (which you probably signed), and any warrenty started at that point. You could mention it and ask for a token consideration, but don't stamp your feet and demand anything, the time to make it an issue was before the sales contract was written. And in the long term scheme of things, 12 hours is trivial.
Please post when the issue is resolved one way or another; we are all interested in how things will shake out.

 

[stevem5215]

I personally wouldn't sweat it. As long as it looks new and doesn't have wear on the paint it's new. My last purchase was the Simplicity Citation XL 61" mower. It had sat in the showroom with probably a zillion people who sat on it. The battery was long dead on it and when i bought it from the dealer after they serviced it and got it ready for me, that if the battery needed replacing cause it was dead to just stop in and they'd give me another one. I took home my new purchase and I did use a rejuvenation cycle on it with the battery charger but the battery has worked perfectly and the Amp hours as tested are very close to the rated capacity of it even this spring.

 

[Rebeldad1]

Good question. sounds like he didnt look