CVHoss
Gold Member
Sleepyhollow,
While my S.E. Kansas price isn't going to help you much in Connecticut, I'd have to say the price on the tractor/loader quote is pretty high. This summer, I purchased a 4400 with the same set-up except that I had no block heater, a 73" bucket instead of the 61" bucket, no ballast box, and no welded hooks. Price paid was $19,700.00. Your price for this tractor/loader combo is quoted at $20,900.00. I'd guess that the block heater, ballast box and welded hooks shouldn't add more than $400.00 to your package and we can wash the difference (if any) in buckets. The difference between a 4300 & 4400 should be at least $1000.00 so that would bring a final comparison down to:
$20,900.00 (your quote) + $1000.00 (4300/4400 diff.) = $21900.00
vs.
$19,700.00 (my price) + $400.00 (combined options diff.) = $20,100.00
which would put your tractor/loader combo $1800.00 more than my combo. If you take into consideration that this was a quote on a 4300 when the 10 series is just around the corner, I would think the dealer would be anxious to move the 00 series off before the new ones hit the lot. Unless, he was giving you a price that he intends to honor on the 4310 also.
Hoss
While my S.E. Kansas price isn't going to help you much in Connecticut, I'd have to say the price on the tractor/loader quote is pretty high. This summer, I purchased a 4400 with the same set-up except that I had no block heater, a 73" bucket instead of the 61" bucket, no ballast box, and no welded hooks. Price paid was $19,700.00. Your price for this tractor/loader combo is quoted at $20,900.00. I'd guess that the block heater, ballast box and welded hooks shouldn't add more than $400.00 to your package and we can wash the difference (if any) in buckets. The difference between a 4300 & 4400 should be at least $1000.00 so that would bring a final comparison down to:
$20,900.00 (your quote) + $1000.00 (4300/4400 diff.) = $21900.00
vs.
$19,700.00 (my price) + $400.00 (combined options diff.) = $20,100.00
which would put your tractor/loader combo $1800.00 more than my combo. If you take into consideration that this was a quote on a 4300 when the 10 series is just around the corner, I would think the dealer would be anxious to move the 00 series off before the new ones hit the lot. Unless, he was giving you a price that he intends to honor on the 4310 also.
Hoss
