LS Tractor Pricing

[opie1988]

I am sorry that you think like that on warranty work. After contacting the factory, they told me that any LS service center will do your warranty work, if they won't ,call them back with dealer name. If I would have to worry about how you treated my machine because I didn't buy it from you, I would hope your dealership fails miserably

 

[John Fitzgerald]

I bought my LS XJ2025H in February of this year, from the closest dealer at the time, about 70 miles away. In May, a larger dealer only about 20 miles from here started carrying LS. I talked to the closer dealer and he said he would be glad to do any work, warranty or otherwise, that I needed for my new tractor.

 

[jaydee325]

I am sorry that you think like that on warranty work. After contacting the factory, they told me that any LS service center will do your warranty work, if they won't ,call them back with dealer name. If I would have to worry about how you treated my machine because I didn't buy it from you, I would hope your dealership fails miserably

I did not take the dealers post as a refusal to do warranty work. I think he meant that if your local dealer goes out of business, he won't be around to to your warranty work.

 

[wagne223]

I did not take the dealers post as a refusal to do warranty work. I think he meant that if your local dealer goes out of business, he won't be around to to your warranty work.

That is how I read it also.

 

[1stDeuce]

Yup, I don't think he was stating that he'd refuse warranty work, but that it's frustrating trying to compete with a dealership that only pushes tractors out the door, and doesn't have to handle any warranty work or service. Dealers don't make anything on warranty, and they don't to much "service" these days. They survive on sales.

Bruno's prices are good, but given the chance, I'd bet your local dealer would be able to do as well, and would sure appreciate your business, since that's probably where you'll go to test drive a tractor anyway. Even if it's less margin than they hope to make, it's a sale. And now you have a dealer who sold you the tractor, and has some interest in keeping you happy so you'll tell your friends.

I can confirm that TYM also prohibits dealers from advertising below a set price level, though a dealer is allowed to sell all the way down to zero profit if they want. Go visit a dealer. Drive a tractor. Find one you like? Work a deal. The longer a tractor sits on the lot, the better the chance they'll deal. After some time goes by, they have to pay interest on them, and that really cuts into the margin...

 

[3Lfarms]

I bought an XU series tractor out of state on the recommendation of the LS area sales rep. The two dealers local to me had never sold an XU or P series machine, so he directed me to a dealer in Idaho that sells more AG equipment. The dealer I bought from beat Bruno's delivered price. I'm AG tax exempt, so going out of state didn't save me any taxes, but the quoted price was much better out of state. Being able to test drive a machine exactly like the one I ordered was priceless.

 

[PJSprog]

I did actually have a dealer tell me, "If you buy from X (and he named a specific dealer in SE Missouri), I will not service your tractor for you" on the basis that guys like that were putting established dealers out of business. In the end, I bought from neither of them. That "dealer" is a dairy equipment dealer who happens to sell a few tractors on the side, never more than one or two on his lot. I never would have bought from the Missouri guy anyway, but that attitude killed any possibility of a deal with the local guy. We bought from a slightly less local guy instead (about an hour away).

 

[durf 700]

I just purchased a new LS XR4145H cab tractor 4 wheel drive cash deal from local dealer for what boomer 45 goes for without the cab and without the rear remotes.

 

[PJSprog]

Congrats, durf. That's the beauty of LS. You got the same tractor with more features at a better price.

 

[durf 700]

thats what I was thinking PJS. what the ****.. give it a shot since I have always preferred blue... and since LS is basically building the tractors I like anyways.. time will tell. but it looks beefy compared to the boomer.