Getting ready to seriously consider a used KX121-3 or KX040

[Happy Gilmore]

Can you perhaps use your current dealer to do a "closing" for a small fee, where both you and the seller meet at your dealer and you make out two checks, one to KCC and the balance to him. This way, you know it's paid off and he knows you didn't give him $17K and tell him you're paying it off (though the risk is more on your side given you'd now own the collateral). This way, you have a third party witness so neither of you can spin things afterwards. Edit: Also, the dealer should be able to look up the payoff amount as of the closing date so no guess work involved.

That's another good idea. I spoke to Kubota Finance today and asked them the general questions. They advised that this wasn't all that uncommon.

 

[wmonroe]

Is that something Kubota would allow? I'd have to call them direct and inquire.

I would call kubota finance and ask, they have probably dealt with this before. Another option would be to see if your dealer would do the deal through them. They "buy" the machine from the seller and resell it to you with the addition of a small fee for their services.

 

[wmonroe]

That's another good idea. I spoke to Kubota Finance today and asked them the general questions. They advised that this wasn't all that uncommon.

I guess I should have read the rest of the posts before I replied. Haha ignore my previous post.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Seller responded back to me Sunday, but know won't return phone calls yesterday or today, people are priceless.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Well, that was a complete waste of time, on to the next one.

 

[CHDinCT]

So what happened?

 

[Happy Gilmore]

So what happened?

I was offering to agree at $40k so long as I could pay it off through Kubota directly. The seller finally texts me back Wed. and says he's been with his mother in Maine, but he's going to talk with his partner and get back to me ASAP. Thursday, nothing, so today I text him back and ask what the deal is?? He gets back to me this afternoon and says he showed the machine today and just took a deposit, but he'll call me if it falls through. My reply was basically don't bother. What a waste of time.

I'll keep looking, that one seemed like a nice machine, but way too much hassle.

 

[CHDinCT]

I was offering to agree at $40k so long as I could pay it off through Kubota directly. The seller finally texts me back Wed. and says he's been with his mother in Maine, but he's going to talk with his partner and get back to me ASAP. Thursday, nothing, so today I text him back and ask what the deal is?? He gets back to me this afternoon and says he showed the machine today and just took a deposit, but he'll call me if it falls through. My reply was basically don't bother. What a waste of time.

I'll keep looking, that one seemed like a nice machine, but way too much hassle.

Sorry to hear it fell through. I would assume the other buyer hasn't thought through all the issues like you did. But as they say, things happen for a reason so perhaps there's a better deal, or at least situation, out there for you. Good luck.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Still looking, the herd is thin in New England. I had found an 08 KX121-3 with 700hrs 6 weeks ago, I had what I thought was a day set up to go see the machine and the seller vanished with no return calls or texts. There are a couple sitting on dealer lots, unfortunately they're at dealer prices.

 

[Sodo]

After stirring it up a bit remove a plug and look for metalflake in the track drive motor oil. Drive motors can be $7,000, any metalflake in the oil it's too late. Also smell the oil in the track motors, if it smells burned (I've not smelled burnt but "they" say it's un-mistakeable and unpleasant too) that's a bad sign, but not as bad as metalflake. Better check both sides. If the oil is recently changed you won't learn much from this. You will need to bring an 8mm (or 10mm?) allen wrench to remove the plug.