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- Northumberlandia
Pleased thats once every 18months on my kit now. well the in warranty tractors anyways.
How long before biggest dealers pack up
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Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
Said that beef couldn't go to £5 for same reason.
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- Northumberlandia
Its the cartels at work behind the scenes trying to control the prices we get, its always went on & always will yet none will admit it
There has been talk of large central distribution hubs & only a few smaller 'remote' service locations for a while now from the various 'big' manufacturers, the lack of subsidy will only accelerate this.
It will be who is tied to the mothership & who is not?
You'll spec your machine on the web, send the spec to the mothership, part payment will be taken, machine will be manufactured, delivered to the distribution hub, PDI'd then fed out to the nearest remote service location where you will collect - no salesman or dealer boss to have a cup of tea & biscuit with, only a chat-bot when you spec it up & a manufacturer tech to hand over the service schedule.
It will be who is tied to the mothership & who is not?
You'll spec your machine on the web, send the spec to the mothership, part payment will be taken, machine will be manufactured, delivered to the distribution hub, PDI'd then fed out to the nearest remote service location where you will collect - no salesman or dealer boss to have a cup of tea & biscuit with, only a chat-bot when you spec it up & a manufacturer tech to hand over the service schedule.
- Location
- Scottish Borders
We service ourselves but I am sure a full set of filters and oil for the last major service was over £600 for the parts alone!!!
Every time prices jump up which they usually do every few years, the benefits are short lived, farmers soon go looking to invest some of the money to avoid the huge tax bill (understandable) demand increases and everything goes up in price and its back to square one.
ollie989898
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And maybe that is the natural end-point of where things should end up? What rule book says there should be a CNH dealer in even every county? There is none.
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Does this type of system not already exist with JD forestry equipment?
Same with large plant brands . Finnings control CAT sales and service
- Location
- Northumberlandia
Doesnt surprise me in the slightest this.
Ive often thought if the maker is so clever & everything they produce so perfect & without faults why dont they run the dealerships themselves & see the real world out there & get far more involved when stuff aint going as smoothly.
ollie989898
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Maybe this is the only way to do things and avoid the multimillion pound showroom and dealer branch and all the costs that go with it?
ollie989898
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Maybe the manufacturers don't want the dirty end of the stick?
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- Scottish Borders
Went into Lloyds the other day! New entrance with automatic doors ,massive roller doors for getting the display items in and a lady sitting at the desk wished me good morning! Presume she is there to answer phone! Went straight to stores where 4 storepersons were sitting computing,chatting etc! Got my goods but left thinking that my small purchase had a hell of a lot of overheads! I have been told what the new entrance cost but don't want to repeat it as nobody would believe me
- Location
- Northumberlandia
They never did tho thats the trouble there totally isolated from that part.
Its about time some did & wake up to the fact not everything they put out is fit for purpose.
Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
I think it is.
Visited Farols JD dealership at Newark in December and was very impressed and thought the concept made sense.
ollie989898
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The only way they would ever know this is in sales figures. I don't quite see John Deere or CNH disappearing any time soon.
ollie989898
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Ultimately you really need a guy in a truck who works from home selling the stuff and several well trained and well paid guys with big vans full of gear who can maintain the stuff. As you say the forestry and mining equipment isn't hauled back to a dealership every time it needs fixing, they are only carted back when they enter a re-man phase in which case they have to go right back to the factory.
Yes & who's paying for all that?Went into Lloyds the other day! New entrance with automatic doors ,massive roller doors for getting the display items in and a lady sitting at the desk wished me good morning! Presume she is there to answer phone! Went straight to stores where 4 storepersons were sitting computing,chatting etc! Got my goods but left thinking that my small purchase had a hell of a lot of overheads! I have been told what the new entrance cost but don't want to repeat it as nobody would believe me
spin cycle
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- north norfolk
I heard butchers say lamb was to expensive when lambs were £120 so 'pinch of salt'
if they stop buying then the price should drop logically.....then again the national flock is at lowest since 2012 and contracted 1000 ewes/day last year
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Perhaps but like farming could/will look operate very differently.
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
It's probably replaced 4 other depots they have closed. so maybe not as inefficient as you think.
Can get anything delivered next day on Amazon. Manufacturers need to sort out similar ordering/dispatch systems.