B21 TLB for Sweden!!

[kubotaswede]

I made it! Imported a used B21TLB (2003, 420 hrs) from US to Sweden.

The EU market for compact tractors with hoes is quite limited. And the prices are much higher than the US prices. So importing did not seem to be a bad idea.

I found the machine at Carver Equipment, Dunn NC, and contacted Steve. The price was USD 19000 and could - of course - not be discussed across the ocean. Payment was done by wire. Steve took care of the transportation to Portsmouth VA and the export paperwork. He kept me well informed during the whole process. The tractor was shipped as ro/ro cargo with Atlantic Container Line which has a very nice cargo tracking facility on the internet. So I could watch my tractor coming closer every day - a very easing activity for the nerves...

Two months after the deal was closed it arrived at my backyard. No surprises! The total freight cost amounted to USD 1650.

So the total was USD20650. Not cheap in the US I guess. But USD6000 less than the best offer I got at home for a 2002 model with 1000hrs.

So my view is that private import can be recommended as long as the USD is weak in relation to the Euro and the market prices in US an Europe so different. And Steve did a good job for me, he is recommended!

 

[ByronBob]

Congrats on your new toy. I've heard nothing but good things about Carver on this site so it sounds like you got a good deal all the way around. It pays to do your homework. Post pictures if you can............

 

[Golfgar4]

Welcome to TBN! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I could be mistaken, but I believe that you're our first registered member from Sweden! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Congratulation on your new tractor. Sounds like you got a good deal compared to what you would have paid in Europe.

Now all you need to do is let us know what you plan on doing with it, post some pictures of it, and get busy making it dirty! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

We'll be looking forward to some future posts from you and your Kubota. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[_RaT_]

Great to hear it. What are your plans for your new tractor?

 

[MarkV]

Welcome to the forum!

I will bet you are happy with the B21. Mine now has about 1200 trouble free hours and still amazes me how much it can do for a little machine. You may want to add liquid ballast to the rear tires for extra stability on hills. From the times I’ve been in Sweden I remember you having a few. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

MarkV

 

[_RaT_]

When did you get a tractor? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Henro]

kubotaswede,

Like you name by the way! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Nothing beats a success story like yours. Does the tractor have a block heater? And some extra lights?

I remember the sun coming up around 10 AM and setting around 2 PM in Stockholm in late December...I think it was cold too...don't remember much about the cold...I was with a warm young lady who ended up being my life-long boss... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

The B21 is a great tractor. You're going to love it...

 

[MarkV]

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MarkV

 

[sparkkky]

Sounds like you got a great deal! Like the one I picked up a couple of months ago alot. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif