sales pitch..facts perhaps, but not an independent review. Still good to know.
Good to know about the MF deal - but still not a great solid reference for your current tractors - TYM could do the same thing.
Not sure I'd say the RK is a premium equipped tractor - if so, then you're falling down on explaining that somewhere along the line. When I compare what I got/paid to what the store lists for the RK37hst no cab...I stand by what I said.
RK has good prices on teh cabs and great prices on the backhoes. lioti quoted me 7500 for adding a hoe..ouch.
Only been to one RK (monaca pa) so can't comment on how others are laid out or run. I see a bigger 'tractor department' at any lowes or home depot, more tractor parts at TSC, than at RK.
I don't work for any of them, so am not shilling for any one brand.
As for longer warranty...rarely have I ever needed a warranty and I've been let down by car companies in the past...dealer, zone, regional, as have other folks I know. I've also worked at several car dealerships and motorcycle/power sports dealerships in several capacities and it's fairly rare that anything fails under warranty. And sometimes when it does the manufacturer does a song and dance...often to avoid the costs of many repairs of similar issues (engineering faults, material inadequacy, etc). Been there done that as a consumer and hope it never happens again, to me or anyone. It sucks.
This is a place where enthusiasts share information about tractors. We just like to respond so people with a genuine interest in learning about our tractors can see a more complete picture. Otherwise someone else is telling our story. It’s more about protecting our brand.
We do business with TYM Korea, they are the parent of TYM USA. TYM Korea sees things differently than AGCO, our relationship grows stronger by the day, they aren’t going anywhere. AGCO is the 3rd largest Ag Equipment company in the world. Their customers are the dealers that RK competed with, that’s why it was not an optimal setup to begin with. TYM Korea just wants to build tractors for their OEM customers such as RK. Very different perspective.
We compare our tractors to Kubota (Grand L not standard L models) and Deere (R, not E models); interested folks can go to our website (link below) to see the side-by-side comparisons if they view our full line brochure. We don’t see Kioti as a major competitor, their market share is 2-3%. Kubota and Deere combined are 65% plus. We have already passed Kioti in our first full year. An objective side-by-side comparison of the specs and features that matter has RK Tractors in the premium category. Kioti tractors are made by Daedong, a fine company that I have personally visited in Korea. They make good tractors. The SE is their premium spec series that comp with RK.
Sorry that your experience with warranty repair is negative. We back ours up, it is our name on the product. Dealers and OEMs are separate businesses in every other dealership business. Not RK Tractors. We are the OEM and the dealer in one. Same business, so there is none of the finger pointing that happens when the OEM and dealer are not connected on warranty work. We just want to satisfy the customer by honoring our warranty obligation. It’s the right thing to do and good business. Further, most would consider a longer warranty better than one of a shorter duration. Ours is the longest, no deductible, Parts and labor included. We don’t charge for inbound freight or assembly. No surprises.
Lastly, we stock filters, fluids, fast moving parts, etc at our stores, and all other repair parts centrally, delivering any neeed part next day. We don’t think it is smart to place large inventories of tractor parts at our stores when we manage our own warehouses and transportation.
We are running our under 60 hp tractor business differently than has been the status quo for decades. The market likes it so far. We just need to make sure we do our best to present our way of doing things so people can make informed decisions.
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