Jeffersonville, OH | tomosakis - 11/22/2024 08:46
They might make good equipment but this thread right here is what turns me off to AGCO, Claas etc. John Deere might have it's flaws they might not be the best built etc etc but they sell a ton of them and there are parts available across multiple levels of aftermarket and dealer networks. It's the number one reason they have such good resale. I welcome the competition in the ag industry it's good for the farmers. But I don't want to be the one holding the resale risk at the end of the deal.
Resale risk...try and sell your Deere S series combine right now and you'll learn about resale.
No brand is perfect...Deere floods the market with late model machines every 5-7 years and can't remember why it killed their resale for the next 2 years while dealers reset their books all in the name of market share...Dealer profitability and viability be damned, we need market share and bonus dollars!!
AGCO struggles with Dealer network and brand recognition
CNH the same to a degree with the NH side, and part availability has been a concern of a lot of customers.
Bottom line, drive what you want, or what makes your bottom line best for your operation. I can tell you almost certainly that my customers get the best resale of any of the local brands around here, especially if considered on percentage of their purchase price...but, that resale is backed by our dealership basically by itself. The Deere dealer here won't trade for anything much more than 5 years old...in fact last week told a mutual customer that JUST traded S790's with them that they wouldn't even give him a price on his 2012 JD 2510H toolbar, because it just doesn't have any value to them...THEY SOLD THE UNIT TO HIM, and are pricing him a new one. So used one, no value...new one, huge value...makes sense to me.
So, again, drive what works best for you and your operation. Different areas have different dealers, that do different things better or worse. I'm not perfect, neither are my competitors...we all have service trucks, and things we should do different or better...just like our customers do.
Chris |
New Claas dealer in Minnesota?
