Jim, I'm not at all clear on why I should be upset and want to "PM" you. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif Yes, I trade up for new tractors quite often. Without looking up others, I can tell you about my last 3 trades. First off, I bought a Kubota L4310HSTC a few years ago to replace a JD4600 that I'd had for 16 months. I got a straight out cash price for the 4310 and then what the dealer would give me on trade. The actual money the Kubota dealer was going to put in my JD4600 was $1200 less than I paid new for it 16 months earlier. I was given 10 days to let him know if I'd take the offer.
I put my JD 4600 on eBay for a 7 day auction with a "buy it now" price that was actually $200 more than I paid for the 4600 new. It sold in 2 days and was picked up and paid for via a cashier's check in 5 days. I then bought the Kubota L4310HSTC outright. After I duducted the $75 it cost me to sell my JD on eBay, I still made $125 on it after using it for 16 months.
Next, I decided that I liked the Kubota RTV better than the diesel JD Gator that I'd purchased new. I did the same thing. I got a cash price for the RTV and then a trade in value that was good for 10 days. I only had the JD Gator for 9 months and had put 72 hours on it. I also put the Gator on eBay. It too sold for my "buy it now" price, which was $475 more than I paid for it new. The gentleman who purchased it lived in AZ. He paid me via a cashier's check within 3 business days and had a hauler at my house in 5 days who picked it up and delivered it to him. I cleared just over $400 on the Gator after eBay fees and bought the RTV outright.
About 6 months ago, I wanted a stronger tractor than the Kubota L4310HSTC. As I mentioned several times, the Kioti dealer did not care to deal with me at all. As usual, I got a cash price for the L5030HSTC tractor and then a trade in value. Since the trade in price offered by the dealer gave me back everything I paid for the L4310HSTC except for the sales tax, and I used the 4310 for 13 months, I went ahead and traded that day.
I don't know how you do your math, but my math tells me that I've basically driven my tractor and UV's free in the last 4 years even with all of my trading. Thus, my comment that I trade often "because I can". Sorry if that offends you or if you don't believe me. I figured that if I can get by with my tractor costing me $1000 or less a year, I think that is pretty fair. Fortunately, I've done much better than that lately.
Now, I only have 51 hours on my L5030HSTC, and all of the initial "bugs" seemed to be worked out. However, since I've purchased a considerable amount more property than I had when I bought my 5030, I'd really like to have a larger tractor. That is where my desire to have the DK65c comes into play. If I could again get by without losing much (I don't reasonably expect to always profit on my tractors), I certainly would entertain trading my L5030HSTC, that is like brand new, for a new DK65c.
That's my whole story. I didn't take anything you said as an insult. By you expecting me to be upset, I only assume that you don't believe me. That's okay. I'm not concerned about convincing anyone. To be blunt, that is quite irrelevant to me. As I said earlier, if some Kioti dealer wants to work a decent deal with me, he would be more than welcome to brag that he took a "loyal", regular, Kubota customer from Kubota. Don't believe me? Find me a deal and just watch! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
