Dealer Crate Dealer locations ?

[ashtonk]

Hi folks,have done a lot of searching but cant seem to come up with a dealer who will ship a crate tractor to the Houston area. All I have found are assembled units.....Any suggestions?....Thanks

 

[Affordable]

You have a dealer in Santa Fe,Texas. Crate dealers are becoming a thing of the past, the Tier IV EPA can give a self importer alot of grief, best bet is to buy a assemblied tractor from a local dealer with a warranty.These tractors need to be assemblied and ADJUSTED properly,if you don't do all the adjustments, fluid flushs you are just asking for trouble.

If you need the dealers name it's Discount Tractor Sales or we are about a 1-1/2 drive from Santa Fe in Bellville,Texas (we do not sell crated tractors)

Tommy
Affordable Tractor Sales Co.
"Your Jinma Parts Superstore"
Home of compact Jinma, Foton, and Koyker Tractors and Parts, Wood Chippers, Backhoes - Affordable Tractor Sales Company

 

[Diamondpilot]

Hi folks,have done a lot of searching but cant seem to come up with a dealer who will ship a crate tractor to the Houston area. All I have found are assembled units.....Any suggestions?....Thanks

Get a assembled unit! Really, people putting these things together themselves gave them a bad name. In reality you will not save much doing it yourself by the time you order broken or missing parts, replace all the fluids and filters, ect.

This has been beat to death here but the end result is the same. You will not save much, maybe 5% doing it yourself if your lucky.

Chris

 

[ashtonk]

Yeah Tommy,I know the place well. Spend lots of $$ there keeping the old Agricat running . Top rate place to do business I might add !!! Your B inlaw I belive. Really fine folks,SUPER helpful and friendly.

Chris,yeah you are more than likley right,just looking to save a few $$.

I see a shiny new Red one from Discount Tractor in my near future.

Thanks guys

 

[doxford jim]

Get a assembled unit! Really, people putting these things together themselves gave them a bad name. In reality you will not save much doing it yourself by the time you order broken or missing parts, replace all the fluids and filters, ect.

This has been beat to death here but the end result is the same. You will not save much, maybe 5% doing it yourself if your lucky.

Chris

Hi Chris,

I don't know what is going on now, but when I bought my crated Jinma I saved around $8,000 on the total price I would have had to pay a dealer in Canada - that was in 2007. Since then a Chinese tractor dealer has opened up 50 miles away from me. His 50hp tractors with cab (heat but no air) and Frey FEL price out at around $28,000. Being retired, money is of concern for me and $8,000 is not chump change.

Tractors in Canada are darn expensive and if one has to be careful with money, a Chinese tractor is the way to go. Crated used to be good but now, who knows - a lot depends on who you buy through.

Just thought I would mention the above.

Jim

 

[Affordable]

I wish I was making $ 8,000.00 a tractor or could,China will sell you a tractor with a engine that does not meet the current EPA right now,there is no recourse to them because they have your money.There is a dealer in the USA right now that has 16-tractors that will be destroyed or he will have to pay shippping back to China because of non-conforming engines,all I'm saying is "Beware" it's not like it used to be.As a dealer we have to make money on the sale but we also service the tractor,flush and drain the fluids,adjust the clutch,valves,ect.Not that the original poster cannot do the same but what is the cost to do it ?We also warranty the tractors for 1-year parts and labor.

That is my brother in law in Santa Fe and he will take good care of you,plus if you are going to get a loader he sells the Ansung just like us,high quality Korean loaders with quick attach bucket

Tommy
Affordable Tractor Sales
"Your Jinma Parts Superstore"
Home of compact Jinma, Foton, and Koyker Tractors and Parts, Wood Chippers, Backhoes - Affordable Tractor Sales Company

 

[doxford jim]

I wish I was making $ 8,000.00 a tractor or could,China will sell you a tractor with a engine that does not meet the current EPA right now,there is no recourse to them because they have your money.There is a dealer in the USA right now that has 16-tractors that will be destroyed or he will have to pay shippping back to China because of non-conforming engines,all I'm saying is "Beware" it's not like it used to be.As a dealer we have to make money on the sale but we also service the tractor,flush and drain the fluids,adjust the clutch,valves,ect.Not that the original poster cannot do the same but what is the cost to do it ?We also warranty the tractors for 1-year parts and labor.

That is my brother in law in Santa Fe and he will take good care of you,plus if you are going to get a loader he sells the Ansung just like us,high quality Korean loaders with quick attach bucket

Tommy
Affordable Tractor Sales
"Your Jinma Parts Superstore"
Home of compact Jinma, Foton, and Koyker Tractors and Parts, Wood Chippers, Backhoes - Affordable Tractor Sales Company

Hi Tom,

Here is what I paid
Jinma 554 - $9,800 US
ZL-60 FEL - $3,400 US
Jinma Snowblower - not very good at all $1300 US

On that total I paid only $900 tax and to have the crates delivered 450 miles cost me another $900.

At my time of purchase, the dollar was pretty close (Canadian v. US)

Total outlay for me was $16,300 including all taxes and freight.

I realize prices have changed a bit, but I think it was a pretty good deal for me. I did all the fluid changes, greasing adjustments etc. I have had a few electrical problems and a couple of steering problems (self inflicted by me) - otherwise I am very happy with the performance and value. I don't know what the cost would have been at that time, in Texas?

Again, this was at the end of 2007, so maybe my prices weren't as good as I figured. Here in Canada and up north as well, you can add at least 35% onto what you guys charge down in Texas - maybe more.

All in all I am happy with my lot.
Had I been able to buy the same for what you guys in the states pay, it probably would have been a different story. However, for me it worked out OK.
Not everyone else is as lucky I know.

Jim

 

[Affordable]

Jim,how are your hydraulics ? speed ? I have a upgraded E-320 pump for your tractor that will make your hydraulics perform faster

Let me know if you are interested

Tommy
Affordable Tractor Sales
Home of compact Jinma, Foton, and Koyker Tractors and Parts, Wood Chippers, Backhoes - Affordable Tractor Sales Company

 

[Diamondpilot]

Back in 2003 when I got my tractor a Jinma 284 in a crate was $5000 give or take. A Koyker 160 Loader drop shipped was $3000 give or take. A 5' King Kutter Finish Mower was $1000 give or take.

I found a local dealer, 45 minutes away, with the tractors in stock with the FEL and mower out the door for $9500. I will admit the setup was not top notch and I did re changed the fluids at 200 hours but I just re checked my clutch last fall at 750 hours. The tractor has been flawless other than the starter that I had to replace and the thermostat. It gets worked hard about 125hrs per year.

So all said and done I would have save $500 doing the crate route. Yes, $500 means a lot to me also, but I am glad I went the route I did.

Chris

 

[Rich Waugh]

I bought a crate tractor from Sonic Tractor Sales in Miami, since there are no dealers in my area (Virgin Islands). The big savings for me was on the shipping, as it only cost $150 to get the tractor, loader, bush hog and box blade from the dealer to my freight forwarder nearby. The ocean freight was less than a grand for all that, but if I'd shipped a fully assembled tractor with loader plus the other two implements the shipping would have been more than double that due to the increase in cubic footage for the assembled units. It only took me a couple days to put it all together and change out the fluids, set the clutch and valves, etc. I figure I saved about two grand for two days work - that's better than my customary shop rate so I'm happy. Another factor is warranty work - not going to happen down here, of course. Since I'm on my own for repairs anyway, I might as well not pay a dealer for a warranty I can't use. Sonic Tractor id reimburse me for a DOA battery without hesitation, so I'm happy with them.

I'm glad I wen the crate route since it gave me the opportunity to learn about the machine I'm going to be responsible for keeping running and repaired. I wouldn't recommend it for everyone, but it worked well for me.

That said, if I was in Texas and wanted a tractor I'd just give Tommy a call and have him deliver one. He and Ronald are two of the most honorable dealers I've ever dealt with and either one would be my first choice if they were down here.

Rich

 

[bjr]

I too went the crate route 6 yrs ago. I do my own work and all the mentioned maintenance some added hydraulics components such as a actual sump strainer and also added a remote valve. Essentially there was no warranty for the tractor I bought. It's was good deal and has perform well for me. It was a deal breaker to try to have bought a assembled tractor here locally. bjr

 

[Brad_Blazer]

Smith's Enterprise

 

[Pirate]

I'm around Bristol, TN. Anyone know of any dealers around me? I bought from Northern Tool but would like to have a good mechanic go over my tractor now that I am approaching 100 hours. Thanks.

 

[Ranch_Hand_Supp]

I'm around Bristol, TN. Anyone know of any dealers around me? I bought from Northern Tool but would like to have a good mechanic go over my tractor now that I am approaching 100 hours. Thanks.

Pirate, I am not aware of anyone in you area... maybe though?

Over time we have had several non local owners with a trailer or borrowed trailers haul there tractors here for us to service / repair. It dosen't matter who you purchased from.

We now have a new drop off and pick up location in Coleridge NC that is around 4 hours from you I think. If we can help you let us know if you can't find someone more locale to you.


More details here; http://ranchhandsupply.com/colerigenc.html



Ronald
Ranch Hand Supply

 

[Rich Waugh]

Pirate,

I'd recommend that you avail yourself of Ronald's services. He's a top notch mechanic who knows these machines inside and out, and he's dead honest, too. Hard to find all that in one person these days.

One more really big reason to go with Ronald's service is that he, along with just a couple of other dealers, freely shares his knowledge with us here on TBN and other tractor forums. Ronald, Tommy and Chip have dispensed tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of advice for free on these forums, helping all of us with our tractor's problems.

Whenever there is something that I need and I can get it from Ronald or Tommy or Chip, you can bet I will go to them first, rather than second. Those guys deserve our custom since they give so freely of their time and expertise. I just bought a new loader valve kit from Ronald, in fact. Sure, I could have spent a dozen or more hours chasing down all the individual parts and put them together myself, and possibly have saved myself fifty or a hundred bucks - if everything went exactly right on the first try. Instead, I got Ronald's kit, with all the legwork done for me, and it took me about an hour to install it and it works perfectly. If I figure my time is worth anything at all, (and I darn well do), I actually saved money by getting the kit from Ronald.

So I say take your tractor to Ronald and you can feel confident that it will get excellent service and you'll get honest answers and a more than fair price. Why take a chance on someone you don't know about?

Rich

 

[Pirate]

I would like to get it there for preventive maintenance. I've done all my fluids and I think Northern did a good job prepping this unit but......I've found that I can't do without this think now so I need to keep it running good.