New Purchase,Time on hour meter

DonS · Oct 25, 2004

I ordered a 2210 a couple week ago and went last weeked to look at it. The time on the hour meter read 1.4 hours. Whats up with this? I told the salesman that I wanted a brand new one when I placed the order. New to me would be 1 to 2 tenths of an hour. I didn't ask him about it because it still looks new. Sometimes being a perfectionist gets in the way.
They will be delivering it this Saturday.

Oh, and thanks to everyone on the forums that help me choose the 2210 over the x-series.

2210 FEL,Ballast,62mmm,54" front blade

chevy · Oct 25, 2004

Most stock tractors will have a few hours on them. They are tested at the factory. They are going to be moved around the dealers lot. Customers will test drive them on the dealers lot. The service department has to run them to do the setup & test attachments. The 3 compact tractors that I have purchased, each had about 2 hours on them.

DonS · Oct 25, 2004

Thanks Chevy, I don't feel so bad now. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

bigpete · Oct 25, 2004

I would question anything over 7-10 hours, but anthing less is pretty normal, as said above. Just wait until you goof around the first day on your new tractor. It will seem like you did nothing and you will be up to 5 hours... just like that /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

rockyridgefarm · Oct 26, 2004

Any less hours would be MORE of a concern. You want it fully checked out before you take delivery! I would think a perfectionist would insist on them checking it over very carefully, which will add some hours. Also, don't forget, many of their customers will put 100 times the hours on their machines as you will yours. What me seem like a deluge to you isn't even a drop to them....

JD2210MAN · Oct 26, 2004

That amount of time on your unit is perfect. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
When I purchased my 2210, off the lot, they had 3 in stock.
They had 1.4 hrs, 0.7 hrs and 0.4 hrs.
Of course I chose the 0.4 and what a pain.
Parts were missing and it made the experiance drag on and on...
Had I just purchased either of the two with the higher hours, I would have had a completely assembled unit and would not have had to go back to the dealer. I went back about 7 times as parts arrived. Don't get me wrong, the dealer took care of me well but it was still a pain. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Let us know how you like your 2210 when you get some time on it. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

timb · Oct 26, 2004

My 4710 was delivered wth 4.1 hours. Between having initially been at a different dealer and no doubt driven around a bit, plus set up and testing by my dealer - it adds up. Too much higher and I would probably have raised an eyebrow but under five or six hours seemed OK.

DonS · Oct 26, 2004

Thanks guys for all the positive input. I'm looking forward to getting my used tractor......Just kidding! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Will keep ya posted.

JDFANATIC · Oct 26, 2004

Don,

My 2210 was delivered last June, and now has something like 53 hrs. on it! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Trust us, those hours will just fly on! What is more important than the delivered hours, is the dealers attention to detail. On mine, every nut and bolt was tightened and torqued and then painted with a white slash to confirm it had been done. I have had zero issues with machine or dealer quality! Now I know the dealer could have marked each one without checking them, but in this case I'm reasonably confident it was all done. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Anyway, the one thing I would pass on and recommend that you negotiate in at the time of purchase is the 50 hr. servicing. It's a whole lot pricier than you might expect, and I can think of several reasons the dealer is the right place to have this first servicing done.

RalphVa · Oct 28, 2004

I just had them reserve the 4010 that I drove at the dealer about a week ago. I'm sure that it'll have some hours on it. Doesn't bother me at all. Would be even better if it had 50 hours and already had the 50 hour service done. It would have to have been treated horribly to have any damage done to it.

The 2210 and 4010 appeared almost identical to me. The 2210 had a positioning control for the MMM. The 4010 has the dual brakes. Of course, the 2210 has 4.5 more hp. If I wanted more hp, the 2210 would be preferable to paying $2k more to get the 4110. The 2210 was only $300 more than the 4010.

Ralph