My Truth on RK Tractors

[RoyJackson]

Yes there are nightmare service stories with every brand. I personally would not buy a RK, but would consider TYM. I dont like rebranded machines. Bobcat, no. Kioti yes. New Holland WM no, LS yes. Thats just me...no reason to complicate things...they are hard enough to understand as it is.

What happened to the RK Tractor Guy on these forums? I cant search his username any longer.

Heard he is no longer with RK...this has been months ago. I recall he was very helpful
No idea if he left voluntarily or ?
I looked in to RK tractors, but they have no stores in the New England area

 

[Diggin It]

Heard he is no longer with RK...this has been months ago. I recall he was very helpful
No idea if he left voluntarily or ?

More like a couple of years ago. He didn't last long once he appeared here and lashed out. Then the next guy appeared and apparently got unceremoniously canned too. Doesn't speak well for the company.

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And can we stop shilling for the family of tractor influencers?



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[tradosaurus]

Before I bought my tractor, I shopped around for a good dealer with an excellent rep for service. My feeling is the dealer is just as, if not more so, important as the brand of tractor.

You spend far more hours on a tractor (or should) then at a dealer so tractor reliability should be #1.

 

[tradosaurus]

These days, I buy the dealerships more than the brand.

If you are spending more time at the dealership you bought the wrong brand of tractor. Buy the tractor, not the dealer.

 

[rScotty]

If you go to your local Cafe and order breakfast, two eggs over easy ham hash browns and toast and it costs $10. Someone taps on your shoulder and says I can sell you that breakfast for $8. What is your thoughts?

What are my thoughts? What a strange question....

But since you asked, my thought probably goes along something like this, "I'm eating breakfast in a public place in the middle of a pandemic because I'm got hungry & I'm stupid enough to risk it.
But what are you doing here & what are you selling?"

I get the feeling that there must be some other point but I've missed it. Anyway, that would be my first thought.

rScotty

 

[ovrszd]

You spend far more hours on a tractor (or should) then at a dealer so tractor reliability should be #1.

Absolutely.

 

[ovrszd]

What are my thoughts? What a strange question....

But since you asked, my thought probably goes along something like this, "I'm eating breakfast in a public place in the middle of a pandemic because I'm got hungry & I'm stupid enough to risk it.
But what are you doing here & what are you selling?"

I get the feeling that there must be some other point but I've missed it. Anyway, that would be my first thought.

rScotty

Yep, missed it.

 

[5030]

Much better than watching the evening news.

Watching paint dry on a barn is better than watching the evening news.

 

[5030]

I got my info from one of the guys that was negotiating, that's what he told me...

Who knows, there may be a different story coming from each person that worked there at the time.

SR

Could be. Bottom line is, they don't anymore and they sold of remaining stock at bargain basement prices. My view is RK should not be in the tractor business because they are ill equipped to service them should an issue arise. I do online shopping at RK occasionally. They have some killer pricing often. Never bought any firearms from them because their nearest store is 200 miles from here.

 

[5030]

They have a successful YouTube channel

YT is interesting in as much as they pay the folks on a per view basis and promote them into selling 'merch' which is provided by YT affiliates and they get a cut on that as well. Same as the Patreon page.

All about revenue and why YT no longer posts negative 'dislikes' with any video. All has to be positive now.

I subscribe to some but never buy anything from any. Strictly entertainment for me. Three of my favorites are the 'Torque Test Channel and Project Farm followed by Precision Transmission