No he does not have any geared tractors to move. I just talked to him and he said from personal experience with an International tractor with a hydro that the hydro had burned up over a period of several years and when he had it repaired the mechanic told him it was from too much heat building up over time, that the ground engagement was too much for the hydro. My dealer thought that I would be better off with a 3240 with the shuttle shift or reverser I forget exactly what he called it. This discussion with him has been going on for several years and not just about the L3700 SU so I think he is honestly concerned about selling me something that is right for the job.
Just to ilistrate how he is: Several years ago, I stopped at a Branson dealer to look for a PTO powered chipper for my BX22. The branson dealer had a Valby 6000 which he tried to sell me for the BX22, I was just looking so I did not buy. Then I went over to my Kubota dealer and he happened to have sitting on his lot a Valbey 4000 chipper which since the Branson dealer had been redy to sell me the 6000 I thought that the 4000 would be fine for me. The Kubota dealer talked me out of the Valbey 4000 and said that although the 3 point would pick it up it would be just too heavey for the BX22 and I would not be happy with it. From the date tag it had been sitting on the lot for over a year he had a buyer (me) and talked me out of it.
To me that means that customer satifaction over the long run I more important to him than a sale even if he has a buyer.
Martin
Just to ilistrate how he is: Several years ago, I stopped at a Branson dealer to look for a PTO powered chipper for my BX22. The branson dealer had a Valby 6000 which he tried to sell me for the BX22, I was just looking so I did not buy. Then I went over to my Kubota dealer and he happened to have sitting on his lot a Valbey 4000 chipper which since the Branson dealer had been redy to sell me the 6000 I thought that the 4000 would be fine for me. The Kubota dealer talked me out of the Valbey 4000 and said that although the 3 point would pick it up it would be just too heavey for the BX22 and I would not be happy with it. From the date tag it had been sitting on the lot for over a year he had a buyer (me) and talked me out of it.
To me that means that customer satifaction over the long run I more important to him than a sale even if he has a buyer.
Martin