Thinking about purchasing GC2400 and.....

[porky69]

I have just sold my quad (07 CanAm 500XT with 60inch blade) which I used to use for pushing snow and dirt on my acreage (about 1.5acres) as well as pulling my 60inch Swisher finish mower and want to replace it with a compact (or subcompact) tractor and have been fairly impressed with what I have heard and read about the GC series tractors.

I stopped at one of the local dealers (I have one about 20 miles east and another about 20 miles west of me) looking for some pricing and was quoted $11500cdn for a 2009 GC2400 with loader and R4 tires with about 45hrs on it (was used to mow the baseball diamonds in town for the summer) and for $3100cdn I can get the Massey 50inch Front mount snow blower as well.

So for $14600cdn plus taxes (5% Sales Tax) i can have myself a GC2400, does this seem like a good price?

As an aside, is it just me or is the 0%-72month-$0 down thing kind of misleading? The dealer I was talking to said that if you want the 0% interest that they add 15% to the tractor (or take away the equivalent in discounts). So basically they add in the interest before the financing and still come out smelling like roses...

 

[WilliamBos]

Not too sure on that. We had equity in a trade, so nothing was required for a down payment.

Sounds like a real good price though. So you are also getting a mid-mount mower with it too??

I have just sold my quad (07 CanAm 500XT with 60inch blade) which I used to use for pushing snow and dirt on my acreage (about 1.5acres) as well as pulling my 60inch Swisher finish mower and want to replace it with a compact (or subcompact) tractor and have been fairly impressed with what I have heard and read about the GC series tractors.

I stopped at one of the local dealers (I have one about 20 miles east and another about 20 miles west of me) looking for some pricing and was quoted $11500cdn for a 2009 GC2400 with loader and R4 tires with about 45hrs on it (was used to mow the baseball diamonds in town for the summer) and for $3100cdn I can get the Massey 50inch Front mount snow blower as well.

So for $14600cdn plus taxes (5% Sales Tax) i can have myself a GC2400, does this seem like a good price?

As an aside, is it just me or is the 0%-72month-$0 down thing kind of misleading? The dealer I was talking to said that if you want the 0% interest that they add 15% to the tractor (or take away the equivalent in discounts). So basically they add in the interest before the financing and still come out smelling like roses...

 

[porky69]

Not getting the mower at this time (our lawn is Eco-Lawn and only requires mowing 2 to 4 times per year) and will use the existing tow-mower.

Just have to decide which financing works better, 0 down 0% for 72months or 6.49% for 72months plus a down payment.

 

[WilliamBos]

Not getting the mower at this time (our lawn is Eco-Lawn and only requires mowing 2 to 4 times per year) and will use the existing tow-mower.

Just have to decide which financing works better, 0 down 0% for 72months or 6.49% for 72months plus a down payment.

So, how do you like the Swisher tow mower? Do you have a pic?

I guess it is a matter of doing some math? We went 0-0-72.

Good luck, and keep us posted.

 

[porky69]

Only used the Swisher a couple of times but it seems to work quite well. PLus it was only a little better than half the price of the MMM.


This is the one I have Swisher Mower & Machine Co.: T-60 Trailmower

 

[jaybrad]

As an aside, is it just me or is the 0%-72month-$0 down thing kind of misleading? The dealer I was talking to said that if you want the 0% interest that they add 15% to the tractor (or take away the equivalent in discounts). So basically they add in the interest before the financing and still come out smelling like roses...

When I bought my 2310 a couple years ago, the dealer said the price for the tractor was essentially the same whether I wrote a check or used the AGCO 0% financing. There is a one time finance charge of about $200, but that was it.

The financing was handled by AGCO, not the dealer - and the dealer said that they got paid from AGCO in about the same amount of time it would take for a check to clear their bank.

I went with the 0%. Since even at lousy interest rates, I can make more than $200 over the course of 5 years.

Jay

 

[bp fick]

Scratching head here.

I always get the dealers price before talking about financing, just to keep the air clear. When I got my Kubota last summer, there was no price difference, whether or not I paid cash or took to the zero deal.

I have read were Mahindra, I believe, tells you their reductions vis a vis the zero deal right up front. That's fair too. I don't know about M-F.
May have to read about that on their website.

 

[irvingj]

My experience was the same- 2 years ago when I bought mine they only had 5-yr @ zero%, but there was no difference in price that I know of.

 

[CascadeTractorSupply]

The price to the dealer is different depending on if the tractor is paid for by cash, or if it is financed. That is the reason for the differance in price. I carry 3 brands of tractors, and all of them have the same type of programs.

 

[porky69]

On monday I got word that I was approved for the purchase. Had my choice of $0 down 0% for 72months at the higher price or 6.49% for 72months with zero down at the lower price. Payments worked out to be about $3 per month cheaper with the 0% so that is what I went with. Picking it up on friday afternoon or Saturday morning.

Bought the GC2400 with loader and industrial tires and the 2360 snowblower, only problem is the blower is on backorder (supposedly ordered in the early fall) and probably won't arrive until the end of January. From doing a little reading around here it sounds like this is not uncommon.

Want can you do? other than wait....

Getting excited to have a tractor of my own. Used to use the father in laws 99 Kubota B2400 that is pretty well worn out, had to spend an hour fixing everytime I wanted to use it.