supermegaultrachimp
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- Joined
- Oct 20, 2018
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- Tractor
- Oliver S55
Sorry if this has been addressed a lot already in these forums, but I haven't found it.
I'm really interested in purchasing a Rk24 or Rk37 tractor. It seems like what I can get for the price point (with backhoe, 4x4, and loader) is substantially better ($5-7k acquisition cost) than what I can find from JD or Kubota. Not only that, I would get many more features for the price and what appears to be a much better machine overall. I understand that resale won't be as good for the RK Tractor, but I don't care all that much - I'd rather have the best tractor for me, not somebody else.
The problem I'm getting hung up on is service. I simply don't live close to a Rural King store. It's about 4-5 hours away. I completely understand that I might have to turn a wrench myself if something breaks, but I really need Rural King to stand behind me and be willing to ship me the parts that I need (I can even pay shipping) if something breaks.
Has anyone else purchased in a similar situation to me? Am I crazy and should I be going to the local TYM dealer instead? Thanks!
Edit: My current tractor is an Oliver. They're defunct and there's no support. So I'm not entirely unused to this, but I just don't want to be making a poor decision.
I'm really interested in purchasing a Rk24 or Rk37 tractor. It seems like what I can get for the price point (with backhoe, 4x4, and loader) is substantially better ($5-7k acquisition cost) than what I can find from JD or Kubota. Not only that, I would get many more features for the price and what appears to be a much better machine overall. I understand that resale won't be as good for the RK Tractor, but I don't care all that much - I'd rather have the best tractor for me, not somebody else.
The problem I'm getting hung up on is service. I simply don't live close to a Rural King store. It's about 4-5 hours away. I completely understand that I might have to turn a wrench myself if something breaks, but I really need Rural King to stand behind me and be willing to ship me the parts that I need (I can even pay shipping) if something breaks.
Has anyone else purchased in a similar situation to me? Am I crazy and should I be going to the local TYM dealer instead? Thanks!
Edit: My current tractor is an Oliver. They're defunct and there's no support. So I'm not entirely unused to this, but I just don't want to be making a poor decision.