rScotty
Super Member
- Joined
- Apr 21, 2001
- Messages
- 8,291
- Location
- Rural mountains - Colorado
- Tractor
- Kubota M59, JD530, JD310SG. Restoring Yanmar YM165D
I'd like to explore what people think about buying used versus new. Specifically new versus used tractors and implements. I'm under the impression that it used to be more common to buy things used than it is today, and I'm curious to hear if others think so and how it got that way.
Just using my own example, I'm an older guy, mechanically capable who has usually bought on the used market, and been decently successful at it.
My favorite purchases have been proven, classic or sought-after examples with low hours on them. Tractors, tools, cars, whatever.....from people who appreciate them and cared for them. That way I get the twin advantages of the previous owner having proven that the tool is good, and I save a little money in process. A few hundred hours of considerate use are as likely to be as valuable to me as a warranty.
Opinions? Differences?
rScotty
Just using my own example, I'm an older guy, mechanically capable who has usually bought on the used market, and been decently successful at it.
My favorite purchases have been proven, classic or sought-after examples with low hours on them. Tractors, tools, cars, whatever.....from people who appreciate them and cared for them. That way I get the twin advantages of the previous owner having proven that the tool is good, and I save a little money in process. A few hundred hours of considerate use are as likely to be as valuable to me as a warranty.
Opinions? Differences?
rScotty