I might need to sell my 7710-II

[Robert_in_NY]

Did you dig yourself into this, or did you accidently fell into it (or, off that roof) ??

The way you say it, you make it sound like this all happened due to your own ignorance... I dont think you should blame yourself for a chain of bad luck..

In hindsight I should have been more prepared for if an accident were to happen. I was ignorant in thinking that I wouldn't get seriously hurt and never planned for that. So when it happened I had no one to really blame but myself. I made a mistake on the roof and was the only one to blame for that mistake as I knew better. It happens. I lived and have learned a very important lesson and have paid the price and will come out of this better then I went in.

Even this whole tractor deal was partly my fault. I took a guy on his word and even though I wanted a written estimate I was told they couldn't do that till the tractor was all tore apart. So I got caught but it would have happened and did happen regardless to my injury. Live and learn

I also paid a guy $450 for a gravity wagon and when I called to go pick it up he told me I already did and that it was no longer there. Of course he refused to refund my money and there was a large enough time between when I paid and when tried to pick it up that I lost all chances of getting my money back via Ebay. Another lesson learned but luckily it wasn't too expensive. That took place around the same time frame as well. It just wasn't a very good time for me to make decisions that year

 

[KB9UDE]

Anything new with this tractor, Robert?

 

[Robert_in_NY]

No, nothing new. The tractor still sits where it has been parked for a couple years now.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

A slight update, the store manager of the local NH dealer has been asking one of his mechanics to find out from me when I plan to settle up on this tractor. The mechanic is a friend of mine and was put in a situation he was not comfortable with and one that I was not too happy about. The store manager had a conversation with me about 5 years ago about being a "man" and talking directly to someone when I complained to his boss (the store owner) about how he treated friends of mine who I referred to their store. So now here he is sending others out to do his job that should not be put in the middle of this.

I did make sure my friend knew that I didn't blame him for being put in that situation. I had never actually talked to him about this situation before either because quite frankly I didn't feel comfortable about it since he worked there and I didn't want to cause any hard feelings even though I didn't hold him or anyone else responsible except the service and store managers. It just didn't involve him and I didn't feel the need to discuss it with any of the employees there I am friends with.

The message I was relayed was that I needed to start making payments on the 7710-II to settle up the bill. I never agreed to a price and have no intentions of initiating a conversation with the current store manager so it will stay parked there till something changes.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

A couple months ago I stopped in at the main dealership 90 minutes away and talked with the owner and his son about the 7710-II. We went over the bill and discussed the entire situation. The lowest they would take to settle the bill was $10k while the most I was willing to pay was $8k. Since we couldn't come to terms on a settlement we reached an agreement where they will sell the tractor for $15k and take $10k for their bill and give me $5k. I know I took a loss on the deal but the tractor sold this week and I was sent a check for my amount so as far as I'm concerned this chapter is closed.

I was really nervous about actually buying the tractor back. Because of my strained relationship with the dealer I wasn't comfortable with taking it and hoping there wasn't any problems with the repairs. I was happy to cut my losses and move on. I'm also happy with how the owner and his son treated me during this process. I wish they would address the manager issue at my local store so that I could allow myself to deal with them again.

 

[EddieWalker]

Thanks for the update.

Sucks that you had to go through this, but maybe it was a blessing in how it's worked out for you. Regardless, no way would I ever go to that dealer again.

Eddie

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Yeah, the entire situation really was unfortunate. All they needed to do was just work with me and try to come up with a resolution we were all happy with and things would have been great. Instead the manager of the store started swearing at me and threatening to sue me. So I walked out and have never been back there since. The worst part is that I spend a lot of money every year on parts and supplies and they don't get a dime from me. I buy all my filters from either Messicks or my Case-IH dealer now, oil comes from the Case-IH dealer and the Kubota dealer as well now. Twine, well, I haven't found a good twine supplier just yet but buy from where ever I can. The Farmall I bought this year would have been a New Holland Workmaster if they didn't treat me the way they did. Not to mention the $4k I spent in parts to upgrade my other equipment this spring as well and all the money I spent since this started in 2007. I probably would have bought a John Deere used vineyard tractor from them as well.

The worst part of it all is when I first went to talk to the manager and he offered to reduce the bill to $11,700 and I told him I would prefer to have it between $9-10K is when he went off swearing at me. And when it was all said and done the owner lowered the bill to $10k anyway but the hard feelings were already created. So no one won in this. I drive 30 minutes now for my parts instead of 2 minutes. They don't get a dime from me and I do not recommend anyone to deal with them. I do recommend my Case-IH dealer though (their the ones I bought the 7710 from in the first place).

 

[WilliamBos]

Glad to hear it is all behind you now! Wonder how he feels now, since the owner worked out a deal, and he could not?

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Glad to hear it is all behind you now! Wonder how he feels now, since the owner worked out a deal, and he could not?

When I stopped to talk to the owner he called up the manager and discussed it with him while I was there. The manager is supposedly disappointed in me because I didn't make any attempt in the 4+ years to settle this up with him. I will remind you, my phone is always on, the dealer knew my number, knew where I lived (2 miles down the same road) and never came to me in any manner face to face or over the phone to try and work out an arrangement. I will admit, I was waiting for him to come to me and apoligize for the way things happened when I went to him to try and settle this originally. It was uncalled for and extremely unprofessional to start swearing at someone and threatening to sue them just because they countered your offer with a very reasonable counter offer.

I could barely walk at the time and yet I still tried to do the right thing and talk to him face to face. I lost all respect for him that day and will never buy anything from them again while he is still there. Once he is gone I will be happy to go back but he is the owners brother in law (at least thats what I am told) so I don't see him going anywhere even though he has hurt their business more then anyone on here can ever imagine. I am not the only one he treated poorly, he upset one of the biggest farmers in this area and he traded all his blue tractors in for green ones as a result. There are not very many blue tractors in this area anymore and the reason behind that is the manager of the local NH dealer. Its a shame as they have a very good staff there and I have friends who work there as well

 

[foreman Etexas]

When I stopped to talk to the owner he called up the manager and discussed it with him while I was there. The manager is supposedly disappointed in me because I didn't make any attempt in the 4+ years to settle this up with him. I will remind you, my phone is always on, the dealer knew my number, knew where I lived (2 miles down the same road) and never came to me in any manner face to face or over the phone to try and work out an arrangement. I will admit, I was waiting for him to come to me and apoligize for the way things happened when I went to him to try and settle this originally. It was uncalled for and extremely unprofessional to start swearing at someone and threatening to sue them just because they countered your offer with a very reasonable counter offer.

I could barely walk at the time and yet I still tried to do the right thing and talk to him face to face. I lost all respect for him that day and will never buy anything from them again while he is still there. Once he is gone I will be happy to go back but he is the owners brother in law (at least thats what I am told) so I don't see him going anywhere even though he has hurt their business more then anyone on here can ever imagine. I am not the only one he treated poorly, he upset one of the biggest farmers in this area and he traded all his blue tractors in for green ones as a result. There are not very many blue tractors in this area anymore and the reason behind that is the manager of the local NH dealer. Its a shame as they have a very good staff there and I have friends who work there as well

Glad you can put this behind you and as for the dealer sounds like wont be there much longer or something will have to change. Its probaly a good thing anyways,way to convenient Road trip:thumbsup: