Dealer strike one and i haven't even received my tractor yet.

DanBowers · Oct 23, 2013

What dealer is that?? I familar with the area up there.

Wagtail · Oct 23, 2013

TripleR said:
They have had their mechanics working six days a week to keep up with repairs and setup; lots of tractors are being sold for some reason.

Could it be due to the coming diesel emission regulation legislation that you blokes are having to deal with? It would mean that a lot of people are buying now IOT get in under the wire.

TripleR · Oct 23, 2013

Wagtail said:
Could it be due to the coming diesel emission regulation legislation that you blokes are having to deal with? It would mean that a lot of people are buying now IOT get in under the wire.

I hadn't thought about it, but it could very well be. It's why I traded my perfectly good L5030 HSTC with only 1400 hours last summer. It was gone in a couple of days.

steverino101 · Oct 23, 2013

the tractor was delivered yesterday as promised. all went smooth and i gave him some malbec that i made to get things back
on a good track right away. kind of a thank you in spite of the goof.
i went down to sign some papers today and we had a nice conversation.
btw, its nice to look down and see a real front axle assembly for a change.

DutchHenryBrown · Oct 23, 2013

steverino101 said:
the tractor was delivered yesterday as promised. all went smooth and i gave him some malbec that i made to get things back
on a good track right away. kind of a thank you in spite of the goof.
i went down to sign some papers today and we had a nice conversation.
btw, its nice to look down and see a real front axle assembly for a change.

Glad it worked out for you. :thumbsup:

JJZ 109 · Oct 24, 2013

steverino101 said:
i will be dealing with these people for the duration of my kubota ownership .....

Or maybe not, unless you have warranty issues. When I had a B3030, the only thing I ever bought from my dealer was the oils and filters for the 50 hour service. Any other things I did with the tractor came from Messick or other online vendors.
While there is something to be said for keeping your business local, it's also true that one guy is going to look out for your personal bottom line better than anyone. In my case that guy was me, certainly not my dealer.

steverino101 · Oct 24, 2013

yes,the warranty issues is basically what i am referring to. i'm a guy that thinks if you piss off the help at restaurants, you are greatly increasing the chances
you will soon be eating someone's spit along with your food.