NW MN | Aslongasitruns77 - 9/25/2025 22:39
Further info (not that it matters to some): combine was offered at a good price from a competing color dealer out of state, trip was taken out of state to view in person, purchased, shipping arranged and delivered to dealer within about a two week span this summer.
So, what I've learned from NAT today, only idiot poorly managed farmers purchase combines during the months from March through December, unless of course your God's gift to wrenching and then you can do everything on your own (unless, ya know, that whole 'farming' thing keeps ya a little busy and you don't have time). Because goodness, no-one is stupid enough to try and get a combine into a dealership outside of late December or January and February (heaven help any of you wheat farmers. "No room in the combine Inn" in the summer months). I guess all these dealers are kinda idiots too then. Why pay all that $ to have your combines listed on Tractorhouse or Fastline from February through late Dec.? I mean, it's only gonna be idiot farmers who would buy any combines in those months. And then they're just gonna clog up your service shop. Not worth it it sounds like to me. I guess if I had my crystal ball up to speed in January, I could have foreseen this deal coming 6 months later and arranged a spot to get it worked on in early August. Funny how that thing isn't helping me much with crop prices either. Maybe it's time to trade in for a different one. But oop! OOP! DON'T do it now! Duh. I need to wait till January or the crystal ball dealers won't be able to work on it!
Farmin' is rough out there. It's a wonder with so many of us idiots doing it we can feed the world and still have billions of bushels sitting around doin nothin'.
Your original post does not mention when you acquired the combine so responders assumed you had for awhile and thus the recommendations for earlier inspection and repairs. You purposefully limited the information in the first post and are now offended by the advice.
You’re also going to be offended with the followup responses like mine when I suggest you could’ve had the selling dealership do an inspection and repairs before delivery.
I’ll probably get some pushback myself on second point but yes if you bought elsewhere and expect local dealer to work on your purchase before other farmers who bought local and repair local then you learned a lesson. Especially right before or in harvest. Maybe service department doesn’t know or maybe they do.
Finally this part “fairly insignificant (for a dealer) but necessary work to be done on it”
Again limiting information.
Dealership should’ve handled this better with and for you. Turned the work away or got the work done. None of us know the conversations between yourself and the staff.
Edited by PLO NW MN 9/26/2025 06:53
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How long is too long for equipment to sit at a dealer waiting on service?
