Buyers beware

[richard2210]

If you are buying a 2210 beware that the new fel are models
200x and 200cx. the 200x cannot be parked it is suppose to stay on the tractor all the time. john deere is not making the 210 loader any more .

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

can you explain this further? Why are they doing this? Whats the difference between those two models?

 

[richard2210]

All I can tell you is I just got my 2210 with the 200x fel when i got it home and look in the owner manual i found out you could not take the loader off the tractor without a chain hoist or some kind of lift. cost me and extra 250 dollar to get the 200cx.talk to you dealer if you have question. the 210 loader and the 200x must be about the sAME PRICe while the cx costabout 500 hundred more accord to my dealer. hope this helps my dealer didnot know about the 200x so he saids . also the cx will lift about 200 pounds more. and comes with a 54 inch bucket a least that what i been told. rookie mistake sure hurts the pocket book. a knowledgable dealer should would have help.

 

[JT1972]

Really, you can not take the 200x loader off of a 2210??? Has anyone else recently bought a 2210 and found this to be the case. I always take my loader off and this would be a huge disappointment!!

 

[_RaT_]

<font color="blue"> Really, you can not take the 200x loader off of a 2210??? Has anyone else recently bought a 2210 and found this to be the case. I always take my loader off and this would be a huge disappointment!! </font>

That would be completely unsatisfactory for me. I also take mine off and obviously therefore put it back on quite frequently. If indeed it is true, it needs to be explained to the prospective buyer.

 

[richard2210]

yes I bought the 200x And I was disappointed and 250 dollar poorer. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

Thats kinda insane. Why would you even offer a loader that can't be removed... its just another option to charge someone for I guess. Its not like there is substantial cost involved.

 

[bigpete]

You have a pretty serious dealer/salesperson issue. The fact the 200x is intended to be a fixed mount and the 200cx is removable is not a simple oversight.

You should expect to pay a bit more for a removable loader and you should probably not look at it as being overcharged--I bet the 200cx is not too much more money than the retired 210 loader. I understand that you were quoted a price and that you feel mislead. I would feel that way too and I would be leveraging back on the dealership very firmly. If you feel the deal was misrepresented, stand your ground. If you think the salesperson was just naive and fthought he found a cheap loader for you, you'll have to decide. Whatever you do, don't try to live with that fixed mount loader unless you are running a nursery or cleaning chicken houses with it full time.

Good luck. When you get what you really wanted and expected, this will be just a faded memory.

 

[bigpete]

MessickFarmEquipment: I understand why one might be offered . What I don't understand is why one would be sold to a residential/estate customer. That's just dumb. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Ira]

The same thing almost happened to me. The dealer ordered a 4110 based on the strong likelihood that I would purchase it. There was no formal order paperwork, but I had told him I wanted the 200cx (which replaced the 410FEL) and a fixed ROPS. When it came in, it had the 200x and a foldable ROPS instead. He said it was an honest mistake on his part, and I believe him (he used to be a neighbor of mine). He is ordering a 200cx for it. I'm probably going to accept the foldable ROPS.

 

[rockyridgefarm]

when the 200 series loaders came out I posted info on them, I got it at Deere.com. It clearly stated that the 200x loader was not quickly removable.

In a dealers defense, there are SO MANY configurations, when you are selling everything from string trimmers to combines and all the possible setups that mistakes like this are bound to happen. (I know that I am being generous, I really doubt that I would have made this mistake.. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif )

For some reason, Deere thought they needed a really cheap loader for the series. It might be clear when the new models arrive.

 

[Brack]

Thanks so very much for the timely "heads-up." I was able to run to the local JD dealer today and snag the last 210 FEL he had. All that were coming in were 200x/200cx and he wasn't aware of the changes. From what he read pricewise at the time, he told me I was lucky to get his last 210. They say "things are worth what you pay for them...so, who do I owe for this web site? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[richard2210]

Glad the post help someone as for me cx want be released until july 1 hope to have my on the tractor on the 7 of july.
dealer says he split the difference with me on the cost of the loader.

 

[DavidL]

I almost made the same mistake myself ... I had been weighing a new 2210 from one dealer, and a slightly-used model from another, and almost bought the new until I learned it had the 210x loader. A little research to find it was not removable sold me on the used model with the 210.

Got to pay attention to details /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[LBrown59]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( <font color="blue"> Really, you can not take the 200x loader off of a 2210??? Has anyone else recently bought a 2210 and found this to be the case. I always take my loader off and this would be a huge disappointment!! </font>

That would be completely unsatisfactory for me. I also take mine off and obviously therefore put it back on quite frequently. If indeed it is true, it needs to be explained to the prospective buyer. )</font>

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I never take the fel off but i would want it so I could if i wanted to.