Why are dealers having record years

[bcp]

Someone is ordering lots of JD's.

Bruce

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[MasseyWV]

That is not very ethical but is done all the time

It's more ethical than the tactics many dealers try to use on their customers to maximize profits. Playing dealers against each other is often a very effective strategy that can save the buyer a lot of money.

 

[Gary Fowler]

That is true, you can save money by shopping and playing dealers against each other but do you really trust that dealer that gave you a high ball price claiming it was his best deal then agrees to sell at the price that the other guy gave you. Do you then make the rounds again looking for even lower prices and come back to the guy again to match his competitors price, who gave you a good price to start but you still didnt buy from him preferring to let the weasel dealer have your business.
My preference is to go to the guy who treats me right to start with rather than a used car salesman type, but that is just me. I tell them right up front, give me your lowest price because I am going to so and so dealer next and who ever gives me the best price gets the sale. I wont be coming back. If they dont take me serious, then too bad for them. Maybe it is just the lucky dealer who makes the final sale, but I dont usually disclose the other guys price till after they toss out a number and say that is their lowest go.
If you are going to play that game, may as well start with the furtherest dealer from you getting prices then hit the guy closest with the figures after he give you his deal if it is higher and let him match it or beat it.

 

[boomer613]

Toothbar is very useful if you want to dig with the FEL. Not so useful if you are trying to just move piles of dirt or use the bucket to level ground. Most toothbars are easy enough to remove with a few bolts.

Hooks are worth it so you can chain objects that don't fit easily in the bucket. Logs, implements etc etc. Easy to weld a few on yourself with a bit of backing plate. Bolt on is possible too.

By the way, you did well on your DK40se price.

Thanks for the info. I do have a couple dirt mounds I need moved but do not see myself digging virgin ground. I'll have to see how much they cost and if the cost outweighs the benefits.

 

[newbury]

I think the boom in sales of land and small tractors has a lot to do with the baby boomer retirements. Many of them have a bank full of savings to invest in new retirement homes and they are tired of the city so they come to the country looking for land and of course they need a tractor or two to fight the grass. I think the trend will start to fall off in the next 5 year as the last of them come to retirement age.

Guilty as charged.
But since us "boomers" were born as late as 1965 and figuring retirement age to be 60 to 65, I'd say wait until at least about 2025 for the trend to "fall off" (started to write die off )

I'm writing this from my home I'm retiring to, with 73 acres in NE Mississippi.
Thanks to the recession I was able to pick up a small house foreclosed on for what I would have paid for storage fees for my stuff I'm moving. And then able to pick up this place for about half price.

I had already bought my B7610 etc. for far less than similar setups are selling for now, again thanks to the recession.

But I am looking for a larger tractor in the next economic down turn. Just wish the stock market would stop going up so far.

 

[jenkinsph]

When I was shopping for the 4520 cab I used a similar method. In my locale the dealers are very sparce, one is 125 miles away and the closest is 70 miles away. I went by the bank and picked up two cashiers checks, one for $1000 and one for $10,000. I then went to the closest dealer to buy the tractor, within a few minutes the salesman asked me if I was ready to buy(don't remember his exact words) and I showed him the two checks and said yes, IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT. I commented I could go down the road to buy if necessary but was hoping we could do business. We worked out what I felt was a reasonable deal on the new tractor, 6' tiller and 6' field cultivator. I compared the price out the door to the msrp and I received a 17.8% discount and the current 0% for 48 month financing. I used the $1,000 check to place the order and used the $10,000 check when the tractor came in. So far the dealership has been pretty good to work with.

 

[blueriver]

Someone is ordering lots of JD's.

Bruce

John Deere 7830 Train - YouTube

171 JD's ..

 

[jonyyuma]

Some of the purchases come from the new Emissions rules coming up.. If you want the simpler , reliable machine, then buy now...Or take you chances with the new required additions to your future tractor?? Plus might be buying Diesel Exhaust fluid?Besides if you keep it clean and serviced., your tractor might pay you back later??IMHO. JY.

 

[crashz]

I had a similar experience a few months ago when I bought my new truck. Most dealers seemed like I was doing them a favor by even talking to them. My selling dealer has a weasle for an owner, but the salesman and sales manager did a great job of getting me what I wanted and at an acceptable price. But it was no steal. Just reasonable for me and the dealer.

 

[Dr_Zinj]

We're still looking at a possible meltdown of our country's and the world's economies. Either another spectacular crash as countries default, or more likely, a hyper inflationary spiral.

I consider a tractor to be a long term investment/consumable item. As such, money spent on one is no longer subject to loss by a crash or devaluation by inflation. i.e. it's a tangible asset and maintains it's value relative to other tangible assets.

It's also a material handling and agricultural tool and since it runs on diesel, even if it's not a true multi-fuel engine, it has a somewhat greater range of fuels that it can operate on rather than gasoline engines.

Means I can trade it's use for goods or services I need as well as producing the same for myself.

I'm sure that there are other Prepper and semi-Prepper types with similar reasons for buying a CUT the past couple of years.