Tractor Supply is Coming

[dave1949]

CE Schmidt--reminds me I bought two heavy denim works shirts at TSC last winter. The buttons and holes on one shirt are backwards on the sleeves. Sounds silly but try buttoning backwards sleeves after your fingers have done it the other way for 60-some years.

 

[Bird]

My first experience with TSC was the Waco, TX, store where I bought a number of things, including a 5' box blade many years ago. After a couple of hours use the first day I had that box blade some welds broke. I took it back and they gave me another one. That one didn't even last 30 minutes before welds broke, and that was using it behind a Kubota B7100.:laughing: They obviously got some bad ones, but as I said, that was about 1995; so years ago. And when I returned the second time the store manager was apologetic, said I could swap it for still a 3rd one, take it to a welder and bring him the receipt and he'd pay it, weld it myself and we'd reach an agreement on price, or refund my oney. You couldn't ask for any better service. I did take the refund and went to my Kubota dealer and bought a more expensive box blade there.

I've bought nuts and bolts, chain, a few tools, rabbit cages, rabbit feed and water containers, manual seed planter, a decorative windmill, gas can, bird feeders, and I'm not sure what else except I haven't been able to beat their prices on birdseed. I bought another 90 pounds day before yesterday.

I've shopped at TSC in Waco, Hillsboro, Corsicana, and Denton, TX, and Ardmore, OK. One thing I learned several years ago is that identical items MAY be priced for considerably different prices in different TSC stores.

 

[Mendonsy]

We have two TSC stores in the area. One was originally a Central Tractor and converted when TSC bought them out. The other is just a couple years old but smaller. The two things I buy the most are nuts & bolts and cat food.
We have a new large Runnings store nearby that opened last fall. It has put quite a dent in the TSC business locally. They have a lot of stuff but their prices tend to be higher than TSC.

 

[k0ua]

CE Schmidt--reminds me I bought two heavy denim works shirts at TSC last winter. The buttons and holes on one shirt are backwards on the sleeves. Sounds silly but try buttoning backwards sleeves after your fingers have done it the other way for 60-some years.

Some nice Chinese person had a good laugh at your expense. "hey Wang, check this out.!"

 

[dave1949]

Some nice Chinese person had a good laugh at your expense. "hey Wang, check this out.!"

You are probably correct James. Heck, I'd do that too if I was sitting at a sewing machine all day. :laughing:

 

[Tractor Seabee]

One thing not mentioned so far; is their policy on special orders for stuff they do not stock, in a specific store. I do that a lot and my WILCO is pretty good on that; even stuff outside their normal stock if I can find an on line source for them that does not sell direct to the consumer. If it's a brand name they deal with usually the shipping will be free.

Ron

 

[MossRoad]

We had a Tractor Supply open up in our small town a year or two ago and I make it a point to do some shopping there, partially because I try not to spend too much money at Wal-mart, which is pretty much the only other game in town.

I usually buy dog food and kitty litter there because it's the same price as Wal-Mart, and I can get in and out much faster. I do use it, as lots of other folks mentioned, to buy bolts by the pound and other assorted hardware items. They always have a clearance section in the back of the store and I've picked up several tools and odds and ends, even some nice leather rifle slings for $10. I get their sale bills/coupons, and they will have good deals on grease and oils periodically.

Not long after they opened, I had to work on my Isuzu Rodeo and it was a Sunday. I needed some metric bolts and all of the local hardware stores are closed on Sundays (good for them!). But I was glad that I had TSC to go to so that I could get the bolts and finish the project.

I'll say that in general, I like my local hardware stores better, and I like Rural King better than TSC (but we don't have a Rural King), but I haven't had a bad experience at our TSC. I was pleasantly surprised two weeks ago when I needed some parts for my Troy Bilt trimmer. They had the right spark plug (which is kind of an odd ball - I've had troubled finding it before) and fuel lines, plus had a fuel filter I needed for another mower. I ended up spending about $30 (I bought other stuff too) but I got everything I went in after, and that's sometimes tough to do anymore.

Hope the store mentioned by the OP pleases them.

Good luck and take care.

I've noticed that Rural King and TSC carry pretty much identical stuff, but Rural King is usually 10-20% less expensive. And our Rural King it 8-10 times larger than the TSC, as it is in an old Super K-Mart building... its huge! Plus, Rural King gives away free popcorn! :licking:

We call Rural King our 'Redneck Wallmart'. :laughing:

 

[s219]

I've wondered about the Jonsered saw. TSC used to sell Huskies. Those disappeared and were replaced by Jonsered. Both of those brands I believe are owned by the same conglomerate--Electrolux. My thought is they own too many brands and decided to use Husky to compete with Stihl and use Jonsered for the lower end market.

Jonsered and Husy both make good saws, but the models TSC sells are low-end homeowner saws that have more in common with box-store Poulans than the other brands. They are all part of the same parent company now.

 

[japody]

TSC is convenient because it's in town. But AgriSupply, which is about 70 miles away, is the place to go. Example - 20 inch top link at TSC is $44.95. Same identical one at AgriSupply is $16.95. I could go on and on with examples. So, it depends on how fast you need it. Really good deal I saw last week at AgriSupply was a gallon of 41% glyphosate at $21.95. TSC has 25% at $29.95.

 

[ultrarunner]

Is there such a thing?

Like UltraRunner I'm currently in a very urban area, farm and tractor stuff is hard to find. No Cabela's either!

The SF Bay Area is kind of a wasteland when it comes to Tractors and Farm and Ranch Supply... the last truck farm in town in now a Avis Rent a Car parking lot....

 

[EddieWalker]

I've noticed that Rural King and TSC carry pretty much identical stuff, but Rural King is usually 10-20% less expensive. And our Rural King it 8-10 times larger than the TSC, as it is in an old Super K-Mart building... its huge! Plus, Rural King gives away free popcorn! :licking:

We call Rural King our 'Redneck Wallmart'. :laughing:

Rural King sounds a lot like Atwoods. They take over old buildings like a walmart when walmart builds a bigger store across the road, or a grocery store that closes down. They have free popcorn too!!! I've found that for the exact same brand and size of welding rod, it's a couple bucks cheaper at Atwoods. Same with everything that I've compared brands with at both places. I felt for sure that when Atwoods came to town, Tractor Supply would lose so much business that they would have to close down. I was so wrong that they opened up another Tractor Supply on the other side of town. I cant figure out how or why they did this because there are only a few things there that Atwoods doesn't carry. I bought horse saddle brackets at Tractor Supply last month because I couldn't find them at Atwoods. Same thing with sliding barn door brackets. Atwoods quit selling them, and now it's either Home Depot or Tractor Supply

Eddie

 

[EddieWalker]

I've noticed that Rural King and TSC carry pretty much identical stuff, but Rural King is usually 10-20% less expensive. And our Rural King it 8-10 times larger than the TSC, as it is in an old Super K-Mart building... its huge! Plus, Rural King gives away free popcorn! :licking:

We call Rural King our 'Redneck Wallmart'. :laughing:

Rural King sounds a lot like Atwoods. They take over old buildings like a walmart when walmart builds a bigger store across the road, or a grocery store that closes down. They have free popcorn too!!! I've found that for the exact same brand and size of welding rod, it's a couple bucks cheaper at Atwoods. Same with everything that I've compared brands with at both places. I felt for sure that when Atwoods came to town, Tractor Supply would lose so much business that they would have to close down. I was so wrong that they opened up another Tractor Supply on the other side of town. I cant figure out how or why they did this because there are only a few things there that Atwoods doesn't carry. I bought horse saddle brackets at Tractor Supply last month because I couldn't find them at Atwoods. Same thing with sliding barn door brackets. Atwoods quit selling them, and now it's either Home Depot or Tractor Supply

Eddie

 

[Thomas]

Also Tractor Supply opening soon in Lebanon,NH.

 

[TnAndy]

I like the nuts/bolts by the pound.....only place here that does that, and they have a good selection. Other than TSC, we have the local farmer "owned" Co-op for feed and such. For 'farmer owned', they sometimes have better pricing than TSC, and often not. For example, I priced their plastic 4' fence posts at Co-op (the kind you step on, with a sharp metal point, for temporary movable fences)....they were $2.49. At TSC, $1.99. But wood posts and metal T posts are cheaper at Co-op. So you really have to shop.

We buy our laying and meat chicks at TSC in the spring.

 

[TnAndy]

CE Schmidt--reminds me I bought two heavy denim works shirts at TSC last winter. The buttons and holes on one shirt are backwards on the sleeves. Sounds silly but try buttoning backwards sleeves after your fingers have done it the other way for 60-some years.

Dave,

Quit shopping in the womens section

 

[dave1949]

Dave,

Quit shopping in the womens section

Gaaa! I've been exposed. :laughing: Well, just to protect my innocence--the front buttons were on the man side.

 

[Gary51]

Dog food, salt blocks, cattle wormer and a few other odds and ends. Know what you need before going in because they won't have clue. Don't buy what you can't pick up yourself because if you get near something heavy everybody disappears real quick.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

went to TSC tonight for a couple things and they were out of both. still like having them around.

 

[NoTrespassing]

Luckily we have several choices other than TSC around here. We have Farm & Fleet, Big R, Rural King, Lowes, Menards, etc. I think 3 of them sell nut and bolts by the pound. TSC is usually my last choice. I think they're prices are higher than most of my other choices.

That said, I did by a 6 ft. Countyline tiller at TSC and it has been flawless for several seasons tilling 3 gardens. They had a great price at the time that nobody else could beat.

Kevin

 

[NoTrespassing]

Luckily we have several choices other than TSC around here. We have Farm & Fleet, Big R, Rural King, Lowes, Menards, etc. I think 3 of them sell nut and bolts by the pound. TSC is usually my last choice. I think they're prices are higher than most of my other choices.

That said, I did by a 6 ft. Countyline tiller at TSC and it has been flawless for several seasons tilling 3 gardens. They had a great price at the time that nobody else could beat.

Kevin