Price reductions at Subcompacttractorworld.com

[SmallTrac]

Hello all TBNers

This is a quick note to all those subcompact and small compact tractor owners that Subcompacttractorworld.com is open and we have significant price reductions compared to last week.



We look forward to working with you,


Smalltrac
subcompacttractorworld.com

 

[Herkypilot]

It's a bad link - 404 error.

 

[SmallTrac]

Try refreshing, the link worked on my end. If that won't work, try cut and paste subcompacttractorworld.com into your browser

 

[RBA50]

The link in the first post didn't work for me either, but the one in the third post did.

 

[RBA50]

Your site looks like you have some interesting stuff, but seems to be sadly lacking in important info. I looked at the grapple. Great cheerleading about how useful a grapple is, and how yours is made of high quality material, etc. I already know that it is useful or I wouldn't be looking at it, and I expect every seller to brag how great his product is, BUT, I NEED to know how much it weighs, what type of mounting system it uses, how wide the lids open, etc. I'm not going to click that big button to buy it without that kind of info, and if it's not on the webpage, I'm moving on to the next one. Not saying you don't have a good product, and maybe a great one at a great price, but tell me what I really need to know to decide if it will work on my tractor. I don't want to have to waste time calling an office just to find out basic information.

 

[SmallTrac]

RBA50,

No problem, which grapple were you thinking about? As far as mounting systems, any can be mounted on Kubota style, Bobcat universal style or John Deere style. Let me know more about which grapple you were thinking about and I will give you all the information I have on hand and make the changes to information promptly.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

What RBA50 is saying is that the information should be on the website so that potential buyers can compare your specs to other specs and do their own analysis without phone calls and emails. It makes it easier for someone to decide to buy.

Let's face it. Most potential buyers are either lazy or busy or both. The more work someone has to do in order to decide to buy your equipment, the harder it is to make a sale. Good marketers make it easy for someone to make that buying decision.

 

[RBA50]

What Poopdeck Pappy said.

I'm not really looking for a grapple, I'd like one but can't justify it for my uses at this time. Just trying to point out that your website lacks basic info that any shopper wants and needs. No one wants to have to send a bunch of emails, or make phone calls to be able to compare your product to someone elses. A simple list of things like weights, available mounts, sizes, etc is all it takes. Should take about 5 minutes per grapple to type out and add to the site.

As an example, the first thing I need to know about a grapple is how much it weighs. Why? Because I have a small tractor, with a FEL that can only lift about 700 lbs. If your grapple weighs 300 lbs, that leaves me 400 lbs I can move. If it weighs 500 lbs, I only have 200 lbs left. The lighter the grapple, the better from my standpoint, assuming the engineering is done properly to produce a strong, safe grapple. Someone with a 100 hp tractor with a FEl that can lift 4000 lbs probably isn't too concerned about grapple weight, but you are marketing to subcompact and compact tractor owners, and we definitely are concerned about it.

 

[SmallTrac]

RBA50,

Thank you for your posts, especially the critical ones--they help me improve my website. I am not going to be sales pushy with you, but I have made some basic changes, especially regarding grapples and would like to know if they are the types of changes that you would think appropriate. I can get all of the advice in the world, but feedback from this site is golden. It is one of the reasons I chose to avail myself to some of the opportunities this site has. I know there are critical readers out there and you appear one of them. Please let me know if my changes help the site overall.



Thanks,

SmallTrac

 

[phiferpharm]

Hi SmallTrac. I sent you some feedback as a pm. Good luck with your new venture..:thumbsup:

 

[RBA50]

SmallTrac
The changes you made to the grapple sections are just what I was talking about. Now when someone looks at a product, they can see right away that the GRL and GRM are light enough for a small tractor, but the UT may not be. They can also see the sizes etc.

Only other thing I can suggest now is perhaps a little more detail on the mounts. Do you have pin-on options, or only SSQA type mounts? For me, if I decide to get a grapple, it will have to fit my loader's pin-on dimensions. I have the old Kubota QA, but it uses pin-on style attachments. I'm not going to go with the heavier SSQA and lose more capacity. Again, I'm not on the market at this time, just pointing out what is important for me to know about any product.

 

[SmallTrac]

RBA50,

I will try to be a bit more clear with the mount. I have the mount included in what I call the "mount package." I have made the basic assumption that most would-be grapple owners do not yet have the associated hardware (diverter valve, hydraulic hosing, diverter switch mounted on the loader stick (not mounted behind the seat) Ag type connectors and an attachment plate. As far as attachment plates go, I have Kupota pin-on, John Deere, and Bobcat "universal" style mounts available in the mount kit. I mark the mount kit just marginally above my costs mostly because I realize that most people buying a grapple will effectively have to buy another tractor modification at the same time--a considerable expense. Therefore I have tried to pass on the savings.

I will be in touch with my IT guys today to try and make it more clear when you look at the site and price out the various components


SmallTrac
Subcompacttractorworld.com

 

[bcp]

On this page:
SubcompactTractorWorld.com | GRL

Width 48 inches
Tine spacing 8 inches

But the photo shows a grapple with 9 spaces between tines. Looks like a photo of a different grapple with different spacing.

Bruce

 

[SmallTrac]

Fixes

OK, I think that the mount plate should be a little more straightforward now. The mount plate is located under the "diverter valve" section as I sell this together with the other mounting hardware. Soon I will itemize the individual items for anyone who already has part of the mount kit and does not need to buy the whole thing over again.

SmallTrac

 

[SmallTrac]

BCP,

This grapple is actually available in a variety of sizes. I have shortened it for simplicity to start, but in the future I plan to offer a wider variety of sizes. At present, I am using some pictures specially taken for me by the production staff. In the future, I plan to have more pictures of my own on smaller sized tractors--the whole point of my venture. What you are looking at is a larger sized grapple. This sized grapple is appropriately fitted to a larger tractor.

I don't want to be sales pushy, but as a general announcement to anyone interested, I have access to a LOT of material that I am not presently showing--computer logistical reasons. In the future, I plan to add some of these items. To be grapple specific, all Grapples presently listed can be ordered in an 8" spacing configuration. In addition to this, the GR-L and GR-M can also be ordered in 6" configurations while some of the GR-M's can also be ordered in an 12" configuration. Further, the GR-L can be ordered in a 5, 5.5 and 6 foot width, the GR-M in 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7 and 8 foot widths while the UT series can be ordered in 68, 76, and 84 inch versions. I think that right here one can see just how complicated this can get and why I needed to start out with a smaller selection rather than a larger one.

At present, this is more material than comfortably fits on to one page, though I am working on adding more, but since my focus was on small tractors, I chose to specifically offer the grapples that seemed to offer the best value--that being grapples on the short end of the scale.


In the mean time, if anyone is interested, I can order any of these items plus many, many more but please PM me if you have a question.

This post went on longer than I originally intended, but I want to reiterate to everyone that I am thankful for all of the very helpful comments that I get here and thanks for looking over my site. It certainly helps to have a fresh set of eyes look over my handiwork.


Thanks to everyone,
SmallTrac

 

[bcp]

Kind of like wanting to know the actual weight, I want to see a photo of exactly what I am interested in, not a similar one of a different size.

Bruce

 

[SmallTrac]

I totally understand, and like I said, this is something I plan to address soon.


SmallTrac