why i will never buy bobcat again, why i will preach it and why you shouldnt either

[Hunter0310]

i believe kioti does

 

[EddieWalker]

i believe kioti does

Wouldn't Kioti be the ones responsible for the issues? Bobcat needs to fix them since they sold it to you, but the real blame needs to be on the company that built it.

 

[Rdrcr]

I’m sorry to hear about your experience. Kioti manufactures the Bobcat tractor. Have you tried reaching out to a Kioti dealer to see if they can repair your tractor?

Mike

 

[tacticalturnip]

That's bad dealer PDI and support, I'm sorry you're dealing with this. It's a warranty claim if there ever was one!

Consider contacting a different Bobcat dealer to get the regional rep involved, that might light a fire under their ass.

 

[tacticalturnip]

You should be having all the fun with your 2035, not going through all this mess.

 

[Checkoutmyjunk]

I would hit bobcat on social media, snap chat, instagram, Facebook. The trick is to be honest and brief in your description. No one wants to read a book, so keep it in a few sentences.

@bobcat. Things that are normal when you buy a bobcat tractor.

Spends more time at dealership than working
Critical chassis bolts finger tight
Refusing to deliver on quotes
Structural fractures in the frame are really just cracked paint

And so on.

If you don’t social media, find some kid and offer them $100 to put bobcat “on blast” as the kids say.

Think of it like this. YouTube stars see 20plus million views on content they make with a cell phone where big tv shows think 2-3 million views are a great success on million dollar budgets. These big companies know that people notice social media and they will often bend over backwards to shut you up.

 

[hornett22]

I've never been impressed with bobcat equipment or dealers.

 

[5030]

I keep wondering how much cheese goes with the whine?

 

[AaronD81]

Wouldn't Kioti be the ones responsible for the issues? Bobcat needs to fix them since they sold it to you, but the real blame needs to be on the company that built it.

Not sure how it works right now, but back when my tractor was made in the early 2000s, Kioti made the tractor and Bobcat made the loaders and other misc. stuff. Doesn't really change that Bobcat is responsible (you can't take a Toyota BRZ to a Subaru dealer for warranty work), but thought I'd clarify.

 

[Big River]

Not sure how it works right now, but back when my tractor was made in the early 2000s, Kioti made the tractor and Bobcat made the loaders and other misc. stuff. Doesn't really change that Bobcat is responsible (you can't take a Toyota BRZ to a Subaru dealer for warranty work), but thought I'd clarify.

Daedong is the parent company. Kioti did not make Bobcat tractors, Daedong made tractors for both Kioti and Daedong. That was true then and it's true now.

Fun fact - Bobcat is now building the CT2040 themselves, the first to transition to building their entire lineup. We'll see if the quality gets any better. Or worse.