Carver web site down?

[keyman1808]

I agree totaly. I operate my very own Buisness the same way on a word and a handshake. Sometimes you get burned but most times you make a customer for life. It is a shame they are gone I like doing buisness with people like that. I guess I will look for another dealer when I am ready to buy this spring.

 

[manganos]

I'm sad to see Carver gone too but I will tell you I had a great experience buying from Rick Wallace (Wallace Tractor). Pretty much a handshake deal

 

[LBrown59]

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.

I like the trailer .
What are you pulling it with.

 

[brin]

So many times on TBN you see a post with someone asking advice on what to buy...Blue, Green, Orange, Red - etc. and many post to buy from a good dealer you trust and feel good about.

This is where I disagree for this very reason, when I bought my NH, I bought it from a great dealer only a few miles away and 2 yrs. after I bought they dropped NH and went with JD and now the closest NH dealer is miles away and I don't trust them. So I would say buy a tractor for the quality of the tractor and price and find a local independant mechanic if you must at a later point but to buy a tractor based solely on a dealer just is not wise in this day and time..Things change. I would still buy the New Holland though.

 

[harpoonalt]

Sad to hear about Carver's but should be a lesson to us all. If you have a great dealer near you, who treats you right and offers you a fair price then please don't beat him to death on price. If they can come within $500 of your best price, that money buys you good service and keeps a dealer in business. I could save some money by dealing far away, but if my local dealer goes out, where do I go for service or parts. By all means avoid dealers who have crappy service and sales, they deserve to go out of business. But shopping by price alone will force a lot of good dealers to go out. Just like tipping in a restraunt, reward good or great service with a little extra dough.

 

[veresjwv]

Sad to hear about Carver's but should be a lesson to us all. If you have a great dealer near you, who treats you right and offers you a fair price then please don't beat him to death on price. If they can come within $500 of your best price, that money buys you good service and keeps a dealer in business. I could save some money by dealing far away, but if my local dealer goes out, where do I go for service or parts. By all means avoid dealers who have crappy service and sales, they deserve to go out of business. But shopping by price alone will force a lot of good dealers to go out. Just like tipping in a restraunt, reward good or great service with a little extra dough.

Sorry but I have to disagree with this way of thinking.... In an ideal world it would be great but...... After owning a business for 15 years I found customer service means a great deal but when it comes to price (especially in this day and age) most people could care less about keeping their "local guy" in business. Also I guess that I am fortunate in that I have three local Kubota dealers and isn't it funny how when I priced my Kubota all three where very close to each other and ALOT higher then the dealers a couple of hours away.
Also if we were to adhere to this type of "support your local dealer by giving them what ever price they would like to charge" instead of 500 more how about 1000 or 2000 more? Competition is what keeps the prices down and makes your local dealer provide the great service!!
If you don't believe me...take a drive to your "Local" Walmart and see how many people are supporting the smaller business in your town that charge a little more for their products then Walmart does.
Just had to get that off my chest!!!!

 

[manganos]

I always try to support the lil' guy. I bought my first Kubota from a local guy and he was great when selling it to me but the support after the sale sucked to say the least. Then when I wanted to go bigger I went to Steve Carver and he was great during and after the sale.


I just bought my Mahindra from Wallace tractor up in PA and had it delivered down here to VA. He was THOUSANDS and I mean more then 3 cheaper then my "local" guy and offered me better financing and the local guy wanted $250 to deliver my tractor even though he drives by my house to get to his house.

Point in case we can't always "support the little guy".

 

[bradyky]

I always hate to see a dealer go down, especially one that is of the "mom and pop" variety. We operate on a handshake as well and will continue to do so. By doing so, it puts the pressure on us to make sure the tractor is right when it gets to the customer. I have never been burned doing this...that fact alone makes me feel pretty good about humanity.

In many cases, the overhead of trying to start a new business or buy an existing one in a down economy is too much to bear. If the employee did indeed steal at Carver's, that certainly didn't help.

In this season of thanks, I am thankful for all of our customers who have trusted us both locally and long-distance over the years. I am also proud that I am able to work alongside my Dad who started the business 35 years ago. Sorry to be mushy, but 'tis the season.

 

[RTJ49]

Hi Brady.
If you feel like being mushy, that's cool. You have earned it. I did not buy from you, but you treated me well. You helped with my many questions, when you could have laughed. You returned all calls. I narrowed my choice to a pair of out of state dealers. Both had great prices, and reputations. One was much closer than Barlows. Both were so much better than any local K dealers.

Raymond Jordan
BX 25

 

[Charlesaf3]

A note on the above - if you are interested in paying way more for a kubota, buy it in Massachusetts.

That's why outof state dealers do so well selling into mass...