wendlingknives
Bronze Member
Theres one in Jacksonville too. Thats where I bought mine. 20 mins from my property and the lowest price i found
Torvy
Super Member
Sorry to leave them out. A bit far from me and I believe the OP is N of DFW.
Been through Jax a few times. Nice place from what I could tell.
I'd like it if some of these dealerships made small partnerships. 3-5 stores max where they could have the advantages of a bigger dealership while keeping the small town service and availability.
The manager of my closest one is trying to improve them. Store is almost an hour S of me. He lives 20 minutes N of me. He offered to deliver parts so I don't have to drive so far. You don't tend to get that from the big conglomerates.
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You just answered my curiosity. I know of no other dealer of any brand that has saturated my local area like this.
thebmrust
Bronze Member
In my region, we have one local dealer, one :30 min away, three appx 1-3 hours. A total of 6 in our whole state.
So not many to choose from IMO.
The two close to me, neither are a corp store setup. No overhead, e.g. no grab and go parts. Everything is on an order basis only. Also both are closed on Sunday but open Saturday. Every other dealer bean is closed Saturday & Sun except Deere, half day on Saturday in it’s remote store (not its home store).
So not many to choose from IMO.
The two close to me, neither are a corp store setup. No overhead, e.g. no grab and go parts. Everything is on an order basis only. Also both are closed on Sunday but open Saturday. Every other dealer bean is closed Saturday & Sun except Deere, half day on Saturday in it’s remote store (not its home store).
Torvy
Super Member
Extraordinarily rare around here for something like an equipment dealer to be open on a Sunday. Saturdays are usually a 4-6 hour deal if they are open at all.
Unless you consider TSC or the like to be a 'dealer'.
Unless you consider TSC or the like to be a 'dealer'.
thebmrust
Bronze Member
I know hobby farmers aren’t the same classification as ag farmers, but if a brand is going to sell products to that market segment, one would think the stores would match their shopping needs. That being said, how did the analysts miss that? Hobby tractor owners and NOT having retail sales hours available to them. Mind blowing.
BUT, I was visiting family not long ago and Rural King was in a mall location and the only store doing well.
Imagine a John Deere in a mall with mall hours. Stocks with swag, clothing, toys, and a nice parts dept. As popular as JD is, even to non tractor owners, I cannot imagine it failing. And pulling agriculture families into a retail space, seems like a win-win to me.
But still, when I see someone post “your dealer matters”, I laugh becuase my dealer isn’t available when I’m working and breaking stuff. So my dealer had very little influence in the color of my tractor purchase.
BUT, I was visiting family not long ago and Rural King was in a mall location and the only store doing well.
Imagine a John Deere in a mall with mall hours. Stocks with swag, clothing, toys, and a nice parts dept. As popular as JD is, even to non tractor owners, I cannot imagine it failing. And pulling agriculture families into a retail space, seems like a win-win to me.
But still, when I see someone post “your dealer matters”, I laugh becuase my dealer isn’t available when I’m working and breaking stuff. So my dealer had very little influence in the color of my tractor purchase.
