Price Check L3240 Price Check

[geedub]

Congratulations Chris.

I'm trying to convince my girlfriend to get a 3240 HST and the dealer is asking $18,850 with the 724 FEL. Sound alright?

 

[cschlaps]

Congratulations Chris.

I'm trying to convince my girlfriend to get a 3240 HST and the dealer is asking $18,850 with the 724 FEL. Sound alright?

What bucket options are you looking at? From the quote that I have, list for the HST tractor with R1's, LA724 loader, Quick tach adapter, and the L2296 HD 72" bucket should come to about $22,500. 15% off that should get you to around $19,000...so it looks like you are right in line.

I feel bad for the guys in the northeast who are stuck paying list price....

 

[Northland]

Thanks for the link - I'll give them a call tomorrow.

10' high snow banks? Then it's definitely time for a snowblower!

Chris

We got another 18" of snow Tuesday night and all day Wednesday.
Here's a picture from after my 2 1/2 hours of ploughing

 

[geedub]

What bucket options are you looking at? From the quote that I have, list for the HST tractor with R1's, LA724 loader, Quick tach adapter, and the L2296 HD 72" bucket should come to about $22,500. 15% off that should get you to around $19,000...so it looks like you are right in line.

The quote was for the standard bucket (L 2235), but the L2296 would only add $250 to the price. The dealer said he rarely gets a request for the HD bucket and that he thinks the standard one is fine for homeowner use. Do you think differently?

 

[cschlaps]

The quote was for the standard bucket (L 2235), but the L2296 would only add $250 to the price. The dealer said he rarely gets a request for the HD bucket and that he thinks the standard one is fine for homeowner use. Do you think differently?

I thought the same thing at first, but as I got feedback from some of the folks here, the common theme was about material sticking inside the bucket. The round back bucket helps material come out much easier. There were some comments earlier in this thread about that topic.

For an extra $250, it seemed worth it to me.

Northland - that's alotta snow! Everything is in chaos down here today because we're getting 8-12".... It's just business as usual for you

 

[geedub]

What bucket options are you looking at? From the quote that I have, list for the HST tractor with R1's, LA724 loader, Quick tach adapter, and the L2296 HD 72" bucket should come to about $22,500. 15% off that should get you to around $19,000...so it looks like you are right in line.

One other thing; the quote I got is for R4's. Does that effect price much?

 

[bandit67]

Anyway, here is the package:
L3240HST w/ R1's
LA724 Loader w/ Quick Tach
L2296 72" HD bucket w/ cutting edge
BH90 Backhoe w/ subframe
BT2903 18" Bucket


Total pre-tax MSRP is $31,076. Dealer is knocking 15% off, for a total of $26,495. From my research, that seems like a decent price. Any comments?


Chris

I'm still floored by that price. Last summer, I got a price on the L3400 w/R4s, LA463 w/66" QA bucket, Woods BH80X w/12" bucket for $25,495, and I think that was a good price for this area.

 

[cschlaps]

One other thing; the quote I got is for R4's. Does that effect price much?

The R4's are a few dollars more. Not a huge difference though.

 

[cschlaps]

Looks like the "big" snowstorm missed us...ended up with about 4" instead of 12". The dealer dropped off an older L2900GST for me to play with, and that made quick work of snow removal with a 6' rear blade.

The R1 tires worked great in the snow, but were a different story on our icy street. Chains might be in order in the future...

 

[jarbill]

Jerry,

Congratulations on yours! When is your delivery coming?

I had planned on the FST for a long time. I'm a manual transmission addict, and had no problem driving the FST. But after reading a TON of posts here, and talking to a lot of different people at various dealers, I decided to eat the extra cost for the HST. I'll be doing a lot of loader work, and will be moving through some tight spots while I clear out some of my property...so that was enough to convince me. It ended up being around an extra $1500 for me. Hopefully I don't regret it!

Enjoy your new tractor. We'll be looking forward to pictures.

Chris

Hey, Chris:

Got my new tractor today. I'm going to try to upload some pics. Here goes.

Jerry in Texas