dholly, I must have missed your post - that was the exact info I was looking for.
Unfortunately it makes my dealer look even worse. As per your post you got ...
B7610 new in crate, 352 FEL w/ grill guard, RCK 60" MMM, R4s, weight box, block heater, arm rests, back light, 50 hr filters/fluids, pickup & dlv for 3 yr warranty period and the hat... $15,600 no tax.
One dealer is offering the
B7610 with the 352 loader and R4s ... for 19900 Cdn (or $17300 US). No mower, standard dynamo, no 50 hr service, etc. And I get to pay 15% tax on the whole unit!!!
My question now is what will the dealer do when I start showing him the posts on what I can get the same machine for across the border. My guess is absolutely nothing - that is the attitude of many of the dealers up here. If you are not buying "real" tractors and combines they don't really care for your business.
The $2000 plus is probably worth buying in the US and not getting warranty service in Canada as I know the dealers here will refuse to work on tractors that they didn't sell. They will accept the tractor at the yard but it will sit there until every other job is completely finished.