AFTER YOUR POST THAT YOUR 3030 CAME IN I STARTED WONDERING. I HAVE HAD MY 3030 ON ORDER SINCE DEC. 22ND, 2004. I WENT TO MY DEALER THE NEXT DAY FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST REASON, 0% FINANCING ENDS MARCH 31ST, BUT I HAVE NO TRACTOR. WELL, KUBOTA SAID THAT IF I GET APPROVED ON A CREDIT APP, I WILL STILL GET 0% IF THE TRACTOR SHOWS UP LATE. KEEP YOUR MONEY IN A MONEY MARKET, DRAW 3.10% ON IT. I HAVE NAMES FROM KUBOTA IF ANYONE NEEDS THEM ON THIS.
THE SECOND REASON IS TO FIND OUT WHERE MY TRACTOR IS. WELL, THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION WAS THE SAME. IT IS SITTING IN COLUMBUS, OHIO WAITING TO BE SHIPPED. I DIDN'T LIKE THAT ANSWER ANYMORE, KNOWING THEY HAVE SHIPPED SOME ALREADY. THE DEALER PUT IN A CALL TO HIS REP., BUT HAD TO LEAVE A MESSAGE. I WENT HOME AND STARTED TO SIMMER OVER THE SITUATION. I SEARCHED FOR A PHONE NUMBER TO KUBOTA. I FOUND ONE ON THE WEST COAST. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL PEOPLE, I GOT A HOLD OF A GUY THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A BIG BOSS. AFTER TELLING HIM MY SITUATION, HE GAVE ME A PHONE NUMBER TO THE GUY IN COLUMBUS WHO SETS UP THE DELIVERIES. HE TOLD ME TO E-MAIL HIM NOW, THEN CALL HIM IN THE MORNING. HE, ALSO, E-MAILED THIS GUY. WELL IN THE MORNING, I FOUND OUT THAT THE GUY IN COLUMBUS CALLED MY DEALER AND MY DEALER WAS GOING TO DRIVE TO COLUMBUS THIS TUESDAY TO PICK UP MY TRACTOR AND FEL. I HAVE THE NAME OF THE GUY OUT WEST WHO GOT THE BALL ROLLING IF ANYONE NEEDS IT. THEY WILL STILL HAVE TO MEASURE THE BUCKET AND HAVE A TOOTHBAR MADE, WHICH WILL TAKE ANOTHER WEEK. I GUESS I CAN WAIT ANOTHER WEEK. I HAVE WAITED THREE MONTHS, NOW. THE SQUEAKING WHEEL MIGHT JUST GET THE OIL.