It was super hard to find any tractors in AZ that I could get a deal on. Since the supply is low and demand is high they won't budge on price either.
As mentioned, a few tractors I was interested in on Facebook and craigslist were scams. Some others weren't quite what I wanted.
So I decided to buy a new tractor.
The Local JD and Bobcat dealer weren't budging on price but Bobcat was giving a rebate on one accessory. However after seeing some video reviews on Bobcat tractors made by Kioti, and Kioti tractors, that were unfavorable because of breakdowns, and dealers not getting them fixed right, I decided to stay clear of them.
I went to Prescott AZ and was seriously interested in the Kubota 3310C TLB and when I asked the salesman about it he said it was already sold so out of curiosity I inquired about a few other tractors sitting on the lot. Ha they were sold too?? I had him send me a quote on that first tractor. Man it was $55,000 plus tax!
Called a Yanmar dealer in Phoenix. The YT235C TLB was out of stock and they didn't seem to want to give any kind of serious discount on the price. The salesman said it'd be around $53,000 not including tax.
Searched on the web and called Tractor Bob's in Oklahoma city because he had what I was looking for. The salesgirl and I did the back and forth on price a little bit but it took most of a week to do because there was a farm show going on at the time as well as a tornado had damaged the home of the owner of the company.
That owners name is Neal. He called me personally the day after the tornado had struck and right off he reminded me of a good friend I have who is a very likeable person.
Turns out I didn't have to pay sales tax which was a great thing to find out and one more reason to buy from Neal! So we made the deal at $46,615 shipped to my house for the The Yanmar YT235C TLB, including a boxblade, and the driver is to spend as much time as I need to familiarize me with the tractor.
I'll get some pics up next week.
SH guys, thanks for the advice!
As mentioned, a few tractors I was interested in on Facebook and craigslist were scams. Some others weren't quite what I wanted.
So I decided to buy a new tractor.
The Local JD and Bobcat dealer weren't budging on price but Bobcat was giving a rebate on one accessory. However after seeing some video reviews on Bobcat tractors made by Kioti, and Kioti tractors, that were unfavorable because of breakdowns, and dealers not getting them fixed right, I decided to stay clear of them.
I went to Prescott AZ and was seriously interested in the Kubota 3310C TLB and when I asked the salesman about it he said it was already sold so out of curiosity I inquired about a few other tractors sitting on the lot. Ha they were sold too?? I had him send me a quote on that first tractor. Man it was $55,000 plus tax!
Called a Yanmar dealer in Phoenix. The YT235C TLB was out of stock and they didn't seem to want to give any kind of serious discount on the price. The salesman said it'd be around $53,000 not including tax.
Searched on the web and called Tractor Bob's in Oklahoma city because he had what I was looking for. The salesgirl and I did the back and forth on price a little bit but it took most of a week to do because there was a farm show going on at the time as well as a tornado had damaged the home of the owner of the company.
That owners name is Neal. He called me personally the day after the tornado had struck and right off he reminded me of a good friend I have who is a very likeable person.
Turns out I didn't have to pay sales tax which was a great thing to find out and one more reason to buy from Neal! So we made the deal at $46,615 shipped to my house for the The Yanmar YT235C TLB, including a boxblade, and the driver is to spend as much time as I need to familiarize me with the tractor.
I'll get some pics up next week.
SH guys, thanks for the advice!
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