Local offerings for box blade

g42guy · Apr 10, 2003

I checked with a few local dealers to see what was availble. Please tell me if you have any knowledge of any of these. All are 48" Box Blades
Kink Kutter 320lbs. $290.00
Walco 280lbs. $368.00
Bevco 330lbs. $395.00
Southern ?lbs. $450.00
Landpride ?lbs. $525.00
Midwest ?lbs. $?

I can't justify paying the landpride price for the amount of use I wound need. But the KK welds look a little crappy. Have not seen the others.

19th_VA · Apr 11, 2003

I thought Southern was a little lightweight for the price. Midwest's are an excellent value but their dealer net is limited. Supposedly you can get their products from a Kioti dealer, if you have one nearby. Of course, they'll be Kioti orange! Have heard king kutter is a good value but have not experience with them personally. First choice is a brand you did not list which has good products for the money, generally.

BillyP · Apr 11, 2003

As far as Midwest goes, any dealer can buy from them. All they have to do is make a call.

As a matter of fact, I just talked to my local JD dealer about Midwest. He said he would place an order for me and charge 10% above his cost.

rmonio · Apr 11, 2003

Have you checked into Frontier through the local John Deere dealers?

I bought my Frontier through the Northfield JD dealer and it's a medium duty 72' Box Blade (628lb's). I'm very happy with it and the quality/weight/strength of the unit seemed to outweigh the price and quality I saw with the other units.

-Bob

g42guy · Apr 11, 2003

rmonio,
I'll check into that, Thanks!

g42guy · Apr 11, 2003

rmonio,
I checked, They did not have one in stock. He qoated me $500.00! Seem high to me, I could get the Midwest deliverd to my door for less than that.

rmonio · Apr 13, 2003

Which unit was it? The unit I purchased - the BB1172 - is medium duty implement. I'd be curious as to which one they quoted you since my unit cost more than the price you mentioned.

-Bob

19th_VA · Apr 14, 2003

Billy,

The only problem with this arrangement is that your shipping costs go way up, since you are paying the full cost of the shipping, and a middle man. Midwest will sell direct to avoid the middle man but the best option is a dealer who is getting a large shipment--to reduce shipping costs.

g42guy · Apr 14, 2003

I didn't get a model number, but it was for a 48" BB.

BillyP · Apr 14, 2003

This is true Jonathan. However, with this arrangement, I can get the implement at dealer cost + 10% + shipping. If I order it direct from Midwest it's retail + shipping. Since dealers markup their implements at least 30%, the 20% I save in, most cases, more than pay for shipping.

Example #1
Midwest RB22-84 (retail)-$308.10
Shipping to OK-$92
Total-$400.10

Example #2
Midwest RB22-84 (dealers cost)-$237
Shipping to OK-$92
10% to dealer-$23.70
Total-$352.70