What's considered new???

[woodenhorse]

What\'s considered new???

Hi Folks,

I am expecting delivery of a new BX2200 - was supposed to get here mid-week, but not in to the dealers yet. My question is this......what is considered a "new" tractor - hour wise??? Meaning, how many hours should I expect it to have, or not to have, when it is delivered to me? I know this might be a naive question, but I want to know what the standards are for tractors? If they deliver one with 10-15 hours on it, would that be considered "new" ?? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Thanks,

 

[Bird]

Re: What\'s considered new???

Bob, there are some differences of opinion here, I know. I seem to recall someone posting a message and being unhappy because the hour meter showed a few hours (under 10). And I've bought two new tractors that were delivered with less than 2 hours on the meter. However, if it "looks" new and the warranty starts when it's delivered, it just wouldn't be any big deal to me. In fact, I told the dealer that when they got it all set up, I'd be happy for them to put the first few hours on it to see if they could find anything wrong before delivery.

 

[woodenhorse]

Re: What\'s considered new???

Thanks Bird. I was wondering if it was like buying a car that some people had demoed. I assume the warranty would begin with the number of hours (like the number of miles on a car) when you took over. I wouldn't be thrilled if it had 10 hours on it though. I appreciate your candidness and hope that perhaps others on the list can give the number of hours their machines had on them when they took delivery as "new." I'm bummed because the dealer told me the machine was supposed to be there wednesday and here it is friday and no show.........I'd planned to get some seat time tomorrow........

Thanks,

 

[Steven]

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Mine was delivered (I picked it up) with just about 1 hour on meter. Why would it have 10 hours? to me thats not new it had to be used as a demo or something. not sure how they could have racked up 10 hours from factory to dealer.

 

[Mark_in_NH]

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Bob,
My TC35D was delivered with 3 hours on it.

 

[surfran]

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Mine was delivered with 5.7 hours on it. I assumed that it was from dealer prep/testing, but probably had some demo time also, now that I think about it. Anyhow, as Bird said, I don't think that is a big deal. I would probably draw the line at around 10 hours OR if I saw visible usage such as dirt/mud on attachements/underside etc. That to me would indicate more than just a spin around the parking lot...........

 

[sandyc]

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My dealer mentioned that sometimes the ignition is left on and runs up the hour meter......guess you have to have trust in the dealer. My tractor had in excess of 10 hours but everything on and under the tractor was pristine and had no wear what so ever.....

 

[Rick Jay]

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sandyc,

Good point! Some tractors have electric hour meters that run whenever the key is on. Others have mechanical meters geared to the tachometer, and therefore only advance when the engine is running.

~Rick

 

[Casimir]

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If you are buying one off the lot, as opposed to a new one in the crate, I would expect 2-5 hours, just from folks trying them out on the lot and the prep for delivery. You probably drove it yourself, before you decided to buy it. As mentioned above, however, by the time it gets up to 10 hours or more, someone has probably actually "used" it, rather than just taking a spin around the dealer's lot.

I have seen some posts recommending that the prospective buyer ask a dealer to let them try out the tractor on their property to see if it would do the jobs they had planned. Why would a dealer let someone take a new tractor and turn it into a used tractor and then decide not to buy it??? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif (Maybe they meant try out a similar used or rental unit - yeah, that's probably it. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif)

 

[Anonymous Poster]

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My BX2200 had a little over 1 hour on it.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

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When my BX220 was delivered I looked at the hour meter and it read 9 hours. I quickly pointed it out to the delivery person and commented that I thought that I was getting a new tractor, not a used one. He smiled and said “sir, your not reading the meter correctly. Your tractor has 9 tenths of an hour on it”. I felt pretty stupid!

John

 

[frank_f15]

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as long as the warrenty start from date of delivery, don't worry about it unless it has more tha a few hrs on it. remember that most of the hr meters are accurate @pto speeds, so iff it has 2 hrs registering on hr. meter it probably has a few more hrs on it. these tractors are started and test driven sometimes by a lot of folks. not to worry.

 

[TresCrows]

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I demoed a used--new 7500. It had been purchased and returned for trade-in with about 20 hours on it and I put another 5 on it before I returned it for a BX. The BX had less than an hour on it. My 2410 had 5 hours I believe. Since it was shiney and the FEL had no dirt and it looked new I did not concern myself with 5 hours. I think as long as the hours are reasonable and from cumulative rides around the parking lot or the dealers dirt pile it is no big deal--it is new. A demo at someones home and they returned it with 9 hours--it is used-- so I would expect a price reduction if only a small one. J

 

[Anonymous Poster]

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I received my B7500 today, with .6 hours on the meter. When I last saw it, Tuesday, it had .3 hours on it. The first 18 minutes covered anything from manufacture, setup by the dealer, and installation of the loader and a high capacity alternator. The second 18 minutes covered setting up the tiller, loading it on the trailer, and unloading it at my house. New? You betcha! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[woodenhorse]

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Thanks very much to everyone for helping me out with my question! I demoed one at the dealer which had turf tires, but he sold it to another customer before me. He said there was one in Texas that was supposed to be delivered to me last week - no show yet! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif It supposedly has the bar tires and the FEL is/was supposed to come at the same time. I'm getting anxious about it! I called the salesmen (since I had put 10% down two weeks ago) and told him that if I didn't have it by this friday, I'd look elsewhere for it (we have a couple of more Kubota dealers in the area). I think that will expedite things now, at least I hope it will.....three weeks worth of growth in my field and yard down here in the south will be a good test for the MMM. Again, thanks for all of your help guys /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif