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normde2001
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Those tractors were reconditioned in Viet Nam where unsaleable tractors were shipped and piece-mealed togother as necessary to make a runable unit then painted up very nicely. Some people got decent tractors but others have many horror stories, in early failures, attempting to match parts, etc..
careyo63
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I know this. They probly won't be around long. Advertising Pics. of tractors in this condition. The first thing I thought after I noticed the "Flat Tires" was I wonder what they run like? If they even do? :laughing:
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I know this. They probly won't be around long. Advertising Pics. of tractors in this condition. The first thing I thought after I noticed the "Flat Tires" was I wonder what they run like? If they even do? :laughing:
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I wonder if they are advertising to find dealers, to establish one layer of customer support between them and the ultimate customer? Pump up the tires and ship out a trailerload! 
More than 10 years ago I found a local garden-equipment dealer who had been a dealer for 'factory rebuilt', gorgeously repainted, Yanmars for a short time. He said so many came back for warranty work, and they generated so much disappointment and hostility from his long-term customers, that he quit selling them as soon as he realized they were wrecking his reputation.
The other side of the same story was I eventually found that the import house where I had bought minor renovation parts for my YM240 - bulbs, knob covers, etc, was his source. They had been honorable in taking back warranty returns for exchange - until they apparently went broke because of this and they disappeared. During this importer's last days I asked about the owner and was told he had gone back to VN to try to improve the quality of what his family's factory was sending over.
More than 10 years ago I found a local garden-equipment dealer who had been a dealer for 'factory rebuilt', gorgeously repainted, Yanmars for a short time. He said so many came back for warranty work, and they generated so much disappointment and hostility from his long-term customers, that he quit selling them as soon as he realized they were wrecking his reputation.
The other side of the same story was I eventually found that the import house where I had bought minor renovation parts for my YM240 - bulbs, knob covers, etc, was his source. They had been honorable in taking back warranty returns for exchange - until they apparently went broke because of this and they disappeared. During this importer's last days I asked about the owner and was told he had gone back to VN to try to improve the quality of what his family's factory was sending over.