Is it used

Jgrimm · Apr 12, 2021

coobie said:
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 · Apr 12, 2021

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 · Apr 12, 2021

Cguthrie said:
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.

Jgrimm said:
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 · Apr 12, 2021

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 · Apr 12, 2021

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 · Apr 12, 2021

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 · Apr 12, 2021

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 · Apr 12, 2021

Jgrimm said:
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 · Apr 12, 2021

Cguthrie said:
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 · Apr 12, 2021

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.