OK, he is getting his Branson

[Dargo]

I don't own one, but I'll tell you that they are pretty tough. Make sure you have him wear his seat belt. If you look at the pic, I think this is the 3510. The tractor was tougher than the driver.

 

[SnowRidge]

<font color="blue"> (If you look at the pic, I think this is the 3510.) </font>

Hmmm, it has R4s. Could be my 3520, except it's way too clean. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

I wonder how he managed to get it on it's side? Flat ground, no sign of a load that might have been held high, but it does look as it the bucket was way up. Maybe the operator is related to the guy I was stationed with in the military who managed to roll a jeep driving straight down a runway. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Dargo]

Oh, sorry. It is clean because it's brand new. It was helped over by an old guy in a minivan who wasn't paying attention and "didn't see" the tractor. I was talking to the dealer and one of his employees had just finished putting the tractor together and was taking it around the block (literally) for a test drive when he was clobbered from behind.

I didn't see the accident, but I was there within a minute or so after it happened and I helped the dealer set the Branson back upright. I think the only damage to the Branson was a bent right rear wheel. That is where the minivan hit it from behind. The young guy who was driving the Branson will live, but I think he may now always use the seatbelt on a tractor. If he would have been wearing it, odds are good that he would have been completely uninjured. But, I could always be wrong.

Anyway, a new right rear wheel and a new top half for the ROPS, and the Branson is new again. The top half of the ROPS only needed to be replaced because of heavy scratches from the asphalt. Also, I apologize about not giving more details earlier. With all the excitement, I didn't honestly notice the model of the Branson. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif It did fire right up and was driven back to the dealership. I was standing talking to the owner (dealer) when one of his employees started it and drove it off - without wearing the seatbelt! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif The dealer "had to go" then. He said he needed to have an employee meeting about wearing a seatbelt at all times while driving a company tractor. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[GEB]

I might add I was TICKED-OFF beyond sanity when I started
to shop around, my local dealer tried to stick me good!
I have a bigger Branson 4720, I ended up saving $1000's
after checkin with a few other dealers.
Yet the local dealer would not come down, rumor has it he's only
sold 5 in the last year....wonder why /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
I also checked out all the other big name tractors, none of them had much to offer other than more cash for the name.
Besides I wasnt lookin for all the bells and whistles, just a
well built tuff tractor..and I got it /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I started off with a 3820, had some isuess, my dealer was quick
to make a trade or what ever it took to make me happy.
Good dealers are good, saving cash is good.
Good luck!
Gene

 

[wallace]

horseygal check your private messages

 

[ArthurR]

Maybe you've already bought. Here's the price quoted me a Branson 3510 I'm in the process of buying. $13,295 for the bare tractor, plus $375 for industrial tires. Cash deal, no impliments, no trade.