Yesterday someone asked me if I would recommend this dealer…we’ll cal him XYZ. I spent over an hour while visiting their web site and pulled, posted and added underlying notations. I was thinking that I should use this as a warning for our members here, that may be entertaining the idea of a good, used quality gray market tractor…specifically Yanmar. I’ve discovered many deceptive adds from XYZ like:
“……We offer new and used Yanmar, Hinomoto, Mitsubishi and Shibaura tractors and farming equipment….”
(Not True! Absolutely none of the above manufacturers offer New, reconditioned, rebuilt or do they license anyone to do this, or any process.)
“…..to learn about the process the tractors go through and to determine what you need. We have over 250 tractors at our warehouse in Atlanta and additional tractors in others areas….”
(Typically this reference is to a main depot in central TX that imports reconditioned tractors, built from salvage, painted, then containerized and sent there from Vietnam)
"Our tractors have been completely reconditioned. Most have new tires and all look and run like new with a good warranty."
(Again, not true. In fact Yanmar specifically has won legal action against the use of their logo, sales and support to gray market tractors by any Authorized Yanmar Dealer….And what is a “Good Warranty”, what does that mean? What it usually means is they will send a used part to replace the one that fails….for the first 30-90 days, depending on the Yard you purchase from.)
All of the below are cut and pasted from their current inventory and every single tractor has the production year, on average, at least a decade younger than their actual manufactured date. Why would they falsely report inaccurate years when they are commonly listed with other honest dealers??
1990 YANMAR 1810 2WD ------------(actual manufactured dates are ’80-’81)
1992 YANMAR YM 2020 --------------(actual manufactured dates are ’82-’83)
1995 YANMAR 1700 - $3,400---------(actual manufactured dates are ’77-’79)
1989 YANMAR YM 3110 - $9,250-----(actual manufactured dates are ‘79-‘81)
1990 YANMAR 1610 - $6,700----------(actual manufactured dates are ’79-’81)
1990 YANMAR YM 2210 B - $7,550---(actual manufactured dates are ‘80-’81)
1985 YANMAR 3000 - $5,850----------(actual manufactured dates are ’79-81)
1980 YANMAR 1500 - $3,100----------(actual manufactured dates are ‘75-’79)
I guess you see where this is going....just have to be careful out there.
Mark
“……We offer new and used Yanmar, Hinomoto, Mitsubishi and Shibaura tractors and farming equipment….”
(Not True! Absolutely none of the above manufacturers offer New, reconditioned, rebuilt or do they license anyone to do this, or any process.)
“…..to learn about the process the tractors go through and to determine what you need. We have over 250 tractors at our warehouse in Atlanta and additional tractors in others areas….”
(Typically this reference is to a main depot in central TX that imports reconditioned tractors, built from salvage, painted, then containerized and sent there from Vietnam)
"Our tractors have been completely reconditioned. Most have new tires and all look and run like new with a good warranty."
(Again, not true. In fact Yanmar specifically has won legal action against the use of their logo, sales and support to gray market tractors by any Authorized Yanmar Dealer….And what is a “Good Warranty”, what does that mean? What it usually means is they will send a used part to replace the one that fails….for the first 30-90 days, depending on the Yard you purchase from.)
All of the below are cut and pasted from their current inventory and every single tractor has the production year, on average, at least a decade younger than their actual manufactured date. Why would they falsely report inaccurate years when they are commonly listed with other honest dealers??
1990 YANMAR 1810 2WD ------------(actual manufactured dates are ’80-’81)
1992 YANMAR YM 2020 --------------(actual manufactured dates are ’82-’83)
1995 YANMAR 1700 - $3,400---------(actual manufactured dates are ’77-’79)
1989 YANMAR YM 3110 - $9,250-----(actual manufactured dates are ‘79-‘81)
1990 YANMAR 1610 - $6,700----------(actual manufactured dates are ’79-’81)
1990 YANMAR YM 2210 B - $7,550---(actual manufactured dates are ‘80-’81)
1985 YANMAR 3000 - $5,850----------(actual manufactured dates are ’79-81)
1980 YANMAR 1500 - $3,100----------(actual manufactured dates are ‘75-’79)
I guess you see where this is going....just have to be careful out there.
Mark