How much discount for a demonstrator?

Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
A saving of £5000 for a tractor that has been driven by every clown who could drive it like he stole it , no thank you .

£5000 is £5000

good to see farming doing so well that’s loose change that can be ignored


you can’t really drive a tractor “ like you stole it” and i’m sure a dealer will ensure good maintenance and and repair better than most farm owners would
 

redsloe

Member
Location
Cornwall
We bought a demo handler this year. Small one that's worth 55kish. Because of the long lead time was 10k less than a 'new' one. It was intended to be the dealers demo machine so they could knock another 2k off. Deal done.
Arrived 6 months later with 29 hrs on.
2k off for demos is/was irrelevant, the fact that 2 price rises meant that a new one would have been 10k more was a bigger draw.
 
I know a guy that did 2nd cut silage nearly entirely with demonstrator tractors and a handler. Took advantage of a new salesman.

He's no longer farming.
A farm near here had a Fastrac on demo on the day the salesman was going in holiday for a fortnight. Three staff took turns doing 8 hour shifts on it so it was hauling straw 24 hours a day for the whole fortnight. Salesman not a happy bunny, especially when they didn't buy one anyway.
 

Chae1

Member
Location
Aberdeenshire
A salesman once left us with a 7624 massey for a few weeks! Eventually just took it back.

He's a good guy who I would consider a friend. Would have probably bought 1 if he didn't leave the company.
 

Chae1

Member
Location
Aberdeenshire
A farm near here had a Fastrac on demo on the day the salesman was going in holiday for a fortnight. Three staff took turns doing 8 hour shifts on it so it was hauling straw 24 hours a day for the whole fortnight. Salesman not a happy bunny, especially when they didn't buy one anyway.
How much money did they actually save!?

Sound like a bunch of idiots running a tractor 24 hours for a fortnight to clear straw.
 
A salesman once left us with a 7624 massey for a few weeks! Eventually just took it back.

He's a good guy who I would consider a friend. Would have probably bought 1 if he didn't leave the company.
The one we had was a new make to us ,from a dealer we had never spoken to from 50 miles away. Phoned for a brochure and he said we'd learn more having it to try . Left it with us for three weeks and we kept it
 

Sid

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
South Molton
I was in dealers office a few years ago, having an informal chat, he had a call and asked if it was ok to take it. No idea who it was, but the gist of the conversation was "have you got any demo tractors" "what are they - could do with something around 120hp" "got some ploughing to do, could I have it for 3 days" Dealer then had obvs smelt a rat, and suggested visiting to tell him all about the brand and tractor etc, and give him some prices so then subject to the demo being satisfactory, he could get the ball rolling - reply along the lines of "Oh I won't be buying one, can't see the point of buying new tractors, just thought if you had a demo you might like to get it out on farm with me"!! Incredible how some people operate
Plenty around like that tbh.

Seen pictures on the demo thread, not looking at changing by had a demo in anyway.
Maybe all demos should be paid for and then credited back IF they buy a new machine of any brand in next 6 months.

I would be happy do that tbh.
 
Plenty around like that tbh.

Seen pictures on the demo thread, not looking at changing by had a demo in anyway.
Maybe all demos should be paid for and then credited back IF they buy a new machine of any brand in next 6 months.

I would be happy do that tbh.
People used to have a skid steer on demo for a day to clear their awkward sheds for free
 

daveydiesel1

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Co antrim
How much money did they actually save!?

Sound like a bunch of idiots running a tractor 24 hours for a fortnight to clear straw.
Countin depreciation on a new tractor at 10 an hour for round counting that works out at a poteneially 3360 saved. Probably had the local gang of red bull drinkers driving it for standard rate as the thrill of driving a new fastrac all night making tiktok videos would be "lethal"
 

Gav

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Norfolk
£5000 is £5000

good to see farming doing so well that’s loose change that can be ignored


you can’t really drive a tractor “ like you stole it” and i’m sure a dealer will ensure good maintenance and and repair better than most farm owners would
Even harder to abuse a demonstration tractor these days as thanks to the linked software the dealer can now monitor what is going on with their tractor remotely.
 
How much money did they actually save!?

Sound like a bunch of idiots running a tractor 24 hours for a fortnight to clear straw.
They were buying hundreds of acres of standing straw,four hundred on one farm,forty miles away for their own use and to sell on. Saved using their own kit for a lot of flat out road work
 

flywheel

Member
Location
wae up north
Demo machines are limited to how many hrs etc, each farm can use it.. I won't name the brand but just say soon as you start engine the company knows exactly where tractor is & what power, speed etc its doing.. Dealer will get hit for over use off demo & have to stand any warranty claims after it gets sold....
 

Chae1

Member
Location
Aberdeenshire
They were buying hundreds of acres of standing straw,four hundred on one farm,forty miles away for their own use and to sell on. Saved using their own kit for a lot of flat out road work
I think JCB own demo tractors, no that, that makes it right.

After saying I don't take demo's have actually had 2 4220 demo's! 2nd one came with horsch trailed drill as said I was unsure about it as tractor for drilling. Would have been 5 years ago.

I'm planning buying a used one this winter.
 

hally

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
cumbria
£5000 is £5000

good to see farming doing so well that’s loose change that can be ignored


you can’t really drive a tractor “ like you stole it” and i’m sure a dealer will ensure good maintenance and and repair better than most farm owners would
No but it could be coupled up to a trailer too big with knackered brakes full of dirty oil. It could be put on an implement too big for the tractors capability or overloaded on the road so it revs right off the clock when descending steep hills. Very easy to knacker a tractor around here maybe less so in a arable situation.
 

Sandy

Member
Location
Aberdeenshire
We had Tractor demos late last year glad I did as I was disappointed with most of them only 2 days each tractor. Ended up with a new 1 much higher spec than I was wanting for less £ than the demonstrator.
 

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