New 4310 owner!

[krnlhkr]

Hi all,

Have enjoyed lurking while deciding to buy my tractor. You guys have tons of information and insight that I'm sure we newbies find useful!

I ordered my 4310 yesterday. Now, I just have to suffer the wait until delivery...

Here's the goodies:

JD 4310, HST 4WD, 1 Rear SCV, Oversized R4's w/tubes & calcium
430 FEL with 61" HD bucket and hook kit installed
47 Backhoe with 13" bucket and a 9" (used) bucket.
i-match hitch.
72" rear blade adapted to i-match.
i-match ballast box (can never have too much ballast <g>)

Bought from Bryant's Tractor in Renton, WA

 

[blurrybill]

Congratulations, krnlhkr! If you have seen my posts, you'll understand how much I support your choice. It will be fun comparing notes on the tractors in the future.

Could you supply a bit more information on your bio? I was hesitant to do that at first, but it seems to help in getting to know fellow TBN members.

I'm not a good one to recommend patience at this point, but I'll suggest it anyway. Mine should be home in a couple of weeks.

Bill

 

[tdenny]

krnlhkr,

Sounds like you have a really great machine coming. I see you are also located somewhere up here in the Seattle area. How did your experience go with that particular dealer you mentioned. I found Bryant's Tractor salesmen to be not friendly, not very willing to negotiate, and not very knowledgeable about the newer tractors that were coming in. In fact I'd decided to purchase a Kubota mostly because of the way the local JD Dealers around here acted. I did, however end up with a JD (used).

I'm assuming they were much more to your liking than mine. In fact, when I called them up and mentioned the rebate progam (corporate sponsored - that was discussed in great detail here on TBN) the dealer said he hadn't heard of it. When I told him that it was on the corporate web site only then did he start to recollect that he might have actually heard of it. Hopefully you were able to cash in on it. If this is news to you - use the search tool to search for John Deere Rebate. There was quite a thread on that topic.

Best of luck!

 

[JC4HD]

Congratulations from a fellow 4310 owner. Sounds like your getting a real nice setup and though time may seem to stand still it will be well worth the wait. I love my 4310!
Keep us posted!

 

[krnlhkr]

The salesman I worked with was Jason. He was friendly to me, and I got a good price from him especially compared to the other area JD dealers that barely knocked anything off the list price. In fact, I got my 4310 with all those attachments for less than what the local Kubota dealer quoted me on their ~32hp L series tractor with just a loader and backhoe.

But, friendly is also relative. He was friendly enough for me to buy a tractor from at a good price. He wasn't too willing to negotiate on the phone and wouldn't fax me a quote (he did give me a price over the phone, though), but he said if I came in he'd put his quote in writing. I went in, and he did this, and I actually got a slightly better price than his original quote and some good advice. When I said I was ready to buy, I added some stuff to the list (like the imatch and the rear blade). I didn't negotiate real hard because I felt like he gave me a pretty good price.

I have to say I'm not the world's best negotiator, but I think I am OK at it. No matter what, I know they will make money off of me because that's their jobs. So, maybe I could have gotten more $$'s off, maybe not. In the end, I felt like it was a fair deal, and that I was being treated fairly.

As far as the rebate goes, He quoted me a price, and I mentioned the rebate to him, and he said his quote was before the rebate (which I got).

Maybe he was having a bad day or something... Are you sure we're talking about Bryant's in Renton near Boeing? There is also Barnett Implement in the area; they have several stores and they gave me a quote with very little discount (as did the other JD dealers). Did you go in person, or was it over the phone? I had a better time talking to him in person rather than over the phone.

Anyhow, if you ever buy more implements, it might be worth it to stop by rather than call. He easily beat all the other dealers in the area, and won my JD business away from a place that I had been buying GT235 equipment from for the last two years -- as long as he continues to offer me a fair price, of course!

 

[krnlhkr]

Blurrybill, that was a good idea. I updated my bio for anyone interested.

 

[Kodiak]

krnlhkr:

Congrats on your new 4310. I'm just up the road on the outskirts of Monroe. And just received my new
New Holland TC29, equipped with a Woods 1012 loader and Woods 7500 backhoe, last week. Today was an absolutely beautiful day for tractoring. Hope yours arrives soon.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Hi,
I am also waiting for my new 4310 with 430 FEL. I was wondering just what the "Hook Kit" is that you mentioned for the FEL.

 

[krnlhkr]

The hook kit is a reinforcing bar and a couple of hooks they weld to the top of the bucket so you can chain and lift things. In my case logs because I'm clearing my property.

Lots of people weld and/or bolt their own, but I don't have the welding skills (i.e., I have no welding skill at all) and I didn't want bolted ones, so I just had the dealer install it probably at a huge profit to him ($250 including labor). If you can weld, you can attach your own.

The thing I didn't get which I may call and add is a level indicator. This is a bar that helps you figure how tilted the bucket is on the FEL by its position.

 

[Kodiak]

Lou:

Did I here you right. Bryant charged you $250 for two hooks, a reinforcing bar and a 1/4 hour of labor. Brim tractor welded a pair of hooks on my new New Holland TC29 for free, without having to be ask. Standard operating procedure, I guess.