What to do ? Purchase or go elsewhere ?

[medicshawn]

This dealer actually did you a favor. You found out you didn't want to deal with him and you can walk away without an expensive bright orange reminder of the experience. Someone else will be glad to take your money. When you finally get your new tractor it will be even sweater.

 

[Jim in ICT]

Nothin' like dealing face to face and looking them in the eye to guage whether you're getting treated straight, or not. Of course, once you get around all that new machinery, you may be hooked. There's a reason they have them out on display.

 

[dex3361]

I can vouch for Barlow Tractor, I have bought 2 tractors and a couple pieces of equipment and I will call Brady when I go to buy again. Did I mention that I have never met them or been to their lot. All business was completed over the phone. Wait I have met their delivery guys.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

I can vouch for Barlow Tractor, I have bought 2 tractors and a couple pieces of equipment and I will call Brady when I go to buy again. Did I mention that I have never met them or been to their lot. All business was completed over the phone. Wait I have met their delivery guys.

I have met them and looked them in the eye. More than once. They are all great guys. I saw Gary and Steve today when I picked up my tire that Gary put a tube in for a warranty repair. There was a really neat BX1860 parked in front of my vehicle and those RTV's inside and the great big one with the tracks just outside the door and all those implements that I had to drive between getting in to the office and back through the middle of them to get back out to the highway. I'm almost sure some of them were softly calling my name and some sounded like they were crying and sobbing and saying "John, please take us with you". Wow, I could feel myself being transported back to their lot while writing this.

 

[packrat001]

Sounds like my experience years ago with ordering a new Toyota Camry.
My wife and I waited 6 weeks for delivery, when we went to pick up the car, the price had mysteriously been changed - UP - by several hundred dollars.
Reason? "southeast Toyota", the importer and "controller" of all Toyotas sold on the East Coast had added an pgraded radio, floor mats, and "special protectant" (they sprayed undercoat and spray-waxed the car).
My wife says "let's go!". We got up and walked out f the dealership.
The salesman chased us down, agreed to talk to the sales manager, and came back with the difference ADDED into our trade-in. We bought the car (at the ORIGINAL PRICE WE AGREED TO PAY).
Point of the story? If they want to sell the item, then THEY stand behind the original deal.
Good luck.... I'd say there are lots of dealers that are more careful about the deals they offer...check them out.

 

[CurlyDave]

When I bought my tractor, the salesman told me that a 3 PT hitch was included in the price. It turns out it wasn't supposed to be but he told us that he would eat the cost of that part.

Since he would have had to order the 3 PT, I asked if we could apply to price to a Top-n-Tilt, which is what I really wanted, and he said we could.

I am certain he made something on the T-n-T, although not as much as he wanted to, and I came away happy.

Measure what your dealer is doing by this.

 

[jim442]

Please give mine a kiss on the fender for me, I have to wait a few weeks for (her?)

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Please give mine a kiss on the fender for me, I have to wait a few weeks for (her?)

Which ones yours? There's a bunch there to kiss.

 

[greasemonkeyok]

Reading these posts for the first time, I suspect the first dealer didn't make a "mistake" on the bucket and he probably had one in inventory. From the timing it sounds like he had someone come in that was willing to pay more, so he sold it out from under your deal. Fool me once, your bad, . . . .

 

[davatk]

Reading these posts for the first time, I suspect the first dealer didn't make a "mistake" on the bucket and he probably had one in inventory. From the timing it sounds like he had someone come in that was willing to pay more, so he sold it out from under your deal. Fool me once, your bad, . . . .

Hmm. Never thought of that, but I guess that is possible.