Dealer Dealership recommendation?

henrybs · Mar 25, 2002

Hi all. I've only been lurking a couple of weeks; this forum appears to be an invaluable resource, so I'm gonna ask my first quesiton.

I will be relocating to central AZ later this year, and plan my first ever tractor purchase. My choices so far lean to several Kubota models, in the 24-34HP range.

The question at this point relates to dealerships. There only seems to be one game in town for central- and south-central AZ for Kubota, and that is Bingham Equipment Corporation, with several locations.

Has anyone had any good, bad, or other experiences with Bingham, regarding prices, service, or anything else?

--thanks

allmobile · Mar 26, 2002

I've been to Kubota training schools with some of the guys from Bingham. They seemed like good guys to me, I liked their attitudes and how they liked to do business. Of course I don't remember names, it has been a couple years since I've seen them.

Good luck,
Brian

Harv · Mar 26, 2002

Speaking of dealership recommendations, Brian, have any new Kubota dealers popped up in the East Bay since the closure of FarWest?

Anonymous Poster · Mar 26, 2002

From what I understand, Bingham has been in business since the mid 50's (I think), handles several lines including Kubota. I bought a used model L3650 a couple of yrs ago and was treated very fairly. I dealt with their store in Mesa. Seem to have a very profesional staff, no problems here!

Muhammad · Mar 26, 2002

I stopped by Bingham's Tucson store last year, and they are friendly folks who run a good dealership. Well organized, good selection of equipment, and some knowledgeable people working there.

BobT · Mar 26, 2002

I'll confirm the professionalism and good vibes at Bingham Equipment, Tucson. I dropped in there a few times when on my "winter break." Bingham owns I think 4 or 5 dealerships in Arizona. They have been around a long time.

henrybs · Mar 27, 2002

Thanks to the group for the replies. It appears my initial impressions, though naive, are well-founded. (I visited Bingham in Buckeye two weeks ago). Since I am a newbie, I wanted to run it past you with more experience.

I was impressed by the two employees I met, by the inventory, and by size of the parts and service departments.

Now, if I can just make it through the next 8 months until purchase time arrives, I'll be OK (-:

frank_f15 · Mar 27, 2002

now that is really interesting! i am going to TEMPE AZ. THE MIDDLE OF APRIL TO VIST MY DAUGHTER, do they have a dealship around phoenix? would be a nice way to spend an hour or so???

henrybs · Mar 28, 2002

They are in Mesa, which is part of the Phoenix metro area. Also, Buckeye is about 30 minutes west of Sky Harbor Airport on I-10.

http://www.binghamequipment.com/locations.htm