PT sighting!

GarretV · Jul 17, 2003

Sorry, no useful information here, but I'm so excited I had to post something.

On the way home from work yesterday I saw a Jeep pulling a trailer turn down my road about a couple hundred yards in front of me. As I slowly caught up to him I figured someone was bringing home a trencher to do some work. As I mulled over in my mind what I could use a trencher for ( I do that a lot since joining TBN...), it struck me that I had never seen a green trencher before. Then I got closer as he pulled to the side of the road to turn down a driveway.

That's no trencher, that's a backhoe! Whoa... could it be? Is that a bucket on the front?... Yeow! That's a Power-Trac! It's a PT-2425!!

I know there are a couple of us in Michigan with PT's on our wish list but I never imagined I'd ever see one until I had my own. Especially less than a quarter mile from my home.

Thanks for letting me splutter...

Garret

MossRoad · Jul 17, 2003

Makes the hair stand up on our arms, eh?

Me too! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

yooperdave · Jul 17, 2003

If I buy, it is going to cost me over $620 to have a 425 with a few attachments delivered to my neck of Michigan /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif!

Your neighbor with his bigger unit I'm sure paid even more than that.

Prices are guaranteed not to rise for at least a year. I guess there is no hurry.

Yooper Dave

johara1 · Jul 17, 2003

save 600 ,drive down and pick it up your self.i don't think it would be a bad drive friday nite, one nite in a motel, load sat. morning and home. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

MossRoad · Jul 17, 2003

i don't think it would be a bad drive friday nite, one nite in a motel, load sat. morning and home. 

Green Bay, WI is at least 5 hours to the middle of Indiana. Then its another 4 or 5 to Tazewell... long drive /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Michigan is a little closer, but still a long drive. That shipping doesn't look too bad.

RickeyL · Jul 17, 2003

If you pick up a PT in Va., don't you have to pay the sales tax there? A 425 with attatchments will run at least 10K so at 6% or whatever it is there, appears it would be a wash with the exception, you now have to pay for gas and motel and have a trailer. Am I missing something here?

Schultz · Jul 18, 2003

Too bad it wasn't a PT-425 or 422 so we could beg him for a test ride.
Tim

GarretV · Jul 18, 2003

( Too bad it wasn't a PT-425 or 422 so we could beg him for a test ride.
Tim )

Unfortunately, I didn't even have time to stop and talk to the guy. When I went by a few hours later it was gone. I didn't recognize the Jeep either, so maybe it was one of his buddies. I'll sure be keeping my eye out for next time though!

Garret

SnowRidge · Jul 18, 2003

( If you pick up a PT in Va., don't you have to pay the sales tax there? A 425 with attatchments will run at least 10K so at 6% or whatever it is there, appears it would be a wash with the exception, you now have to pay for gas and motel and have a trailer. Am I missing something here? )

Yes. I am sending you a private message.

SnowRidge

johara1 · Jul 18, 2003

no you don't pay sales tax, send them a check for the everything. then go down and pick it up, your slip will be marked (ship best way) no tax there or at home /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif