Comparison TYM or ??????
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Sawyer Rob
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All I can tell you is, MY TYM dealer won't sell his tractors for what RK is posting for prices.
I already asked about a model I was looking at, and he said he just couldn't do it...
Of course, he's a "tractor dealer", not a car lot, selling a few tractors like some guys around here...
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Don't know about YOUR TYM dealer....but
I would expect that nationwide, different TYM dealers might be willing to sell at different prices.
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Eddie1955
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The dealer told me it was about the EPA requirements, not sure how that is done or what it is based on but the 29hp in that frame was going to require more add-ons and expense, by changing to the 24.4hp that eliminated the problem. RK told me the same thing last year about their machines, that they kinda played the system to fall just under the next level of compliance.
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Eddie1955
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I would suggest anyone looking to shop, compare and maybe take a quote to another dealer try going here: Ocala Tractor - New & Used Agricultural Equipment, Service, and Parts in Ocala, FL, near Ocala, Gainesville, The Villages, Lake City, and Orlando , get an online quote emailed to you and you will see the real difference in dealer prices. All the prices they list online are close to retail as required by TYM but the real price they sell for will be sent to you via e-mail. I have seen many prices on the T234 up to 16,999 for tractor and FEL, First price they made me for my T234 with FEL and Mid Mount Mower was 13,900. That is a huge chunk of change between dealers. The sale manager there came from the auto industry and was one of the developers that helped make the program to be able to "Build You Own" on a lot of sites. Ocala Tractor was the #1 dealer for 2018 and I guess that may also make a difference. I don't mind anyone making a profit but I kinda frown on getting took to the cleaners.
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Eddie1955
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I think I heard that somewhere.
No they won't do that. Been there, tried that and done that. I was told at RK that their prices are the same nationwide and they are not allowed to reduce prices, what you see is what you get.
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Eddie1955
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You got a read on that anywhere? I would definitely be interested in reading all about it. I didn't have any info on the 293 so I didn't know it had a Mitsubishi S3L2 engine
Geotech
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The 234 has 80.4cu displacement engine - same as the 293 according to Tractordata.com.
That's more than a Kubota B2601 at 68.5 cu and a little more than a B2650 at 77cu, but less than an L2501 at 100.5. All of these are "25 HP" engines. Seems like the T234 would be fairly torquey for the frame class. I'm not fan of TYM. They don't have a dealer presence around me and I don't care for the "styling". Some folks really like them and I have not heard of terrible problems with them.
That's more than a Kubota B2601 at 68.5 cu and a little more than a B2650 at 77cu, but less than an L2501 at 100.5. All of these are "25 HP" engines. Seems like the T234 would be fairly torquey for the frame class. I'm not fan of TYM. They don't have a dealer presence around me and I don't care for the "styling". Some folks really like them and I have not heard of terrible problems with them.
Sawyer Rob
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The difference between those two models is "pump" setting and RPM. The higher hp tractor winds up 300 more rpm...
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