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[deere4600]

Mike, I don;t think Deere will be able to pass along a huge price increase due to the fact they still have to compete cost wise with NewHolland and Kubota. Of course that assumes you compare the cost of the new ten series and the current series using the same equipment/options, etc. I would guess you might see an increase of about 2-3 percent. However, the new electro controlled hydrostatic transmission option on the ten series might be rather expensive. I haven't seen, nor has my dealer, any prices on this option. The other changes that Deere is talking about shouldn't result in a significant price increase. If Deere tries too big of an increase it will just drive more customers to the other manufacturers. The only way they will get away with it is if the changes make for a better tractor than the competition. Moving the 3rd hydraulic control lever (cable operated) next to the DSCV (hopefully a direct mount to the valve) is a nice improvement but both Kubota and Newholland currently have better controls for the 3rd hydraulic. I'm glad Deere made this change but they shouldn't increase the price substantially just to do what the competition is already doing. THe new electric operated Hydro transmission is a different matter. When I order my 4410 I will probably get this option. Again, if it is an improvement over the competition I don't object to paying a higher price.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Tom,
I would like to talk to you more about these tractors, and yes I would like to take a closer look at yours. Leave me a message.
Mike

 

[PowerMax]

Is there going to be a 4110 model? Or, are they going to leave the 4100 as is? I had only heard about a 4210, 4310, etc.

 

[Boondox]

Mike -- Just a guess, but I can't imagine Deere would boost the prices much. Right now one of the major reasons they lose sales to Kubota and NH is the price point. I really liked the feel of the 4300, but the price (and some of the QC problems with the early units) pushed me into the Kubota L3010. I love my tractor, but sometimes, when moving heavy logs or loads of wet sand, I wonder how much of a difference the greater hydraulic capacity of the 4300 would have made...

Another point for those of you familiar with JD pricing...when the 4x10 comes out, will the prices of the remaining 4000 series drop to get them off the lot?

Pete

www.GatewayToVermont.com

 

[Anonymous Poster]

<font color=blue>...will the prices of the remaining 4000 series drop to get them off the lot?...</font color=blue>

Hi Pete,

I don't think it will be any different than a automobile manufacturer releasing the next year's model... plenty of buyers will take the 1 year old brand new model off the lot to save an additional $500- $1000. dollars. Buyers are very unpredictable as you well know and do crazy things to save a buck on day one that may have cost them many $$$ to get there...

TBN may be a good example of a number of posters that have purchased one tractor over another to save a couple hundred dollars...without really thinking it through.../w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

I also believe, thousands of compact tractors will be purchased before the fact... they find a site like TBN that discusses the pro's and con's of each unit... so in essence they are not very informed and most don't have any idea of tractor pricing... {not like cars, with window stickers...}

Unfortunately, sometimes it ends up being whatever the market will bear on the unsuspecting buyer... /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif