DavesTractor
Elite Member
The dealer really does matter. A dealer that sells into the ag market better understand the effects of downtime for the farmer and have a plan to minimize it. If he has only sold into the homeowner market, then he is used to seeing tractors used 50-150 hours a year, mostly weekend use around the property, as opposed to 1000 hours a year on some ag tractors, and with a farmers income tied to his productivity.
Here's the catch, a dealer can't sell a tractor at 3-5% over cost and then do free pickup and delivery and provide loaners. As EFC alluded to, buy from a dealer than can provide the service you need, and be willing to pay a little more because of it. And dealers, don't sell a product if you aren't willing to support it. It's not the customers fault if you sold it barely over cost, he still deserves proper service.
Here's the catch, a dealer can't sell a tractor at 3-5% over cost and then do free pickup and delivery and provide loaners. As EFC alluded to, buy from a dealer than can provide the service you need, and be willing to pay a little more because of it. And dealers, don't sell a product if you aren't willing to support it. It's not the customers fault if you sold it barely over cost, he still deserves proper service.