Carver web site down?

[keyman1808]

ehchvac, your right on. I have been looking for a 60"mmm and the dealers here all want 1950 plus for it and they had quoted me somewhere around 1500 with shipping I beleive but I was looking for next season. Guess I shouldn't have hesitated. Must be a MA thing. Squeeze them for every cent kinda deal

 

[ehchvac]

The dealers here are brutal with the pricing.
I have bought a couple of machines from a local dealer and there was no deals to be had, in fact the dealer in question is " norfolk power equipment".
I bought a b2910 hst with a loader,
a b7800 hst with a loader,
a heated curtis cab, and various other stuff and supplies.
Always paid cash, and still no deals.
And for the used 2008 L3400 they still have, they would not budge from over $19,000.00.
Thats when I called carver equipment, the rest is history.
Craig sanford delivered the machine himself from N.C.

 

[BXpanded]

Thats when I called carver equipment, the rest is history.

and apparently so is Carver... Could their pricing have contributed to their demise?

 

[roamerr]

I hate reading this thread. Craig Sanford at Carver equipment was a first class act! I purchased a used 2004 Kubota BX2300 from him 2 months ago. He made sure everything was like new on it and really went out his way to make sure the sale was excellent.

This economy stinks...

 

[veresjwv]

I hate reading this thread. Craig Sanford at Carver equipment was a first class act! I purchased a used 2004 Kubota BX2300 from him 2 months ago. He made sure everything was like new on it and really went out his way to make sure the sale was excellent.

This economy stinks...

roamerr - I agree 100% I hate to here this news!! I purchased a L3400 from them back in May (Al Murray) wonderful people to work with. They bent over backwards for me and gave me a great deal saved a good amount over my local dealers. We have 3 dealers in this area relatively close to me and all 3 were way above the carver quote and within several dollars of each other. Well I sure will miss them, I wish everyone at Carvers the best of luck...........

 

[LBrown59]

!
I purchased a used 2004 Kubota BX2300 from him 2 months ago.
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You should be loving the BX23 as I do my 2004 BX23 .
I bought it new 5 years ago this month .

 

[roamerr]

I do really love the little BX23. Plenty of power and will work great for my uses with the 60" MM mower and FEL. Craig Sanford also was able to find me a 4' Bushhog for only $300. To show how far they went when I picked up the BX23 they noticed the float funtion would not stay in float unless held by your hand. The previous owner removed the indent ball. They fixed it on the spot by replacing the valve with a new one. I was very impressed since it was a 2004 model being sold as is. Craig offered me lunch, gave me a few Kubota hats, and made sure I knew that they stood behind my new-to-me BX23.

 

[manganos]

I hate to see this too. I bought a Kioti from Steve as he was WAYYY cheaper then anyone else and he gave me a great trade in price on my BX22. I just contacted him a few weeks ago to try and get a price on a new machine and didn't get a response. I was surprised and ended up buying a machine from another dealer I had heard great things about. Hopefully he was ready to sell anyway

 

[manganos]

A little more info I just found....


Dunn Business Closes After 50 Years


By BRIAN HANEY
Of The Record Staff
A Dunn business has closed after 50 years of selling and servicing utility vehicles and equipment.
Carver Equipment at 1600 S. Clinton Ave., which traded ownership to Sanford Machinery Co. Inc. last year, has shut its doors.
The business was owned and operated by Sanford Machinery President Craig Allen Sanford. Mr. Sanford purchased the company from Dunn businessman Steve Carver last October.
News of the closing reportedly came from employees that Mr. Sanford had �erminated doing business at the location. The company had approximately six full-time employees.
Just one day before the announcing the business closing, Mr. Sanford filed a report with Dunn Police alleging a former employee at the business stole between $30,000 and $40,000 worth of equipment from the business over the past year.
The report indicated the business had no inventory computer system and the dollar figure was solely based ç™»n the loss that the business had taken within the past year.
The building did not have surveillance cameras until several months ago when an employee reportedly advised Mr. Sanford that parts 努ere going out the back door ... and weren稚 being paid for.
It is unknown if the loss indicated in the police report had anything to do with the business closing. Mr. Sanford did not return a message left on his cell phone by presstime.
Carver Equipment was founded in 1959 by Mr. Carverç—´ father. Mr. Carver took over the business in 1981 when his father died and handled operations until last year when he sold the business, and the Carver Equipment name, to Mr. Sanford.
展eæ±*e of course very disappointed for Mr. Sanford and for the devoted customer base we created over a 50-year period, Mr. Carver said.
While he sold the business, Mr. Carver maintains ownership of the property and said he is looking for a new tenant. He said there has been a good deal of local interest from people wanting to establish a new dealership on the property.
å…¸hese are very tough economic times on a lot of small businesses, but because of our customer base, I fully expect to have another dealership up and running soon, he said.

 

[ehchvac]

Well I'd say between the employee theft, selling cheaper than everyone else, and not owning the building or land, "and assuming those werent cheap to rent", I guess I can see how this could have happened real easy.
Craig was a handshake deal type of guy and I know that can only go so far in todays world.
When I bought my machine from him he brought it to me and no money or even a deposit was given until it hit my yard, he took my word that I would pay him when he got here, and I did.