John Deere reducing dealerships

[Tarw Coch]

scotch is whisky. scots.

I know, I was waiting for someone to bite ???

 

[2wheels]

I know, I was waiting for someone to bite ???.

the big fish are always first .

 

[M-J-G]

Who wants to buy pottinger it’s 1st division product with a premiership price tag and the amount of dealers in Devon who have had pottinger says something about how rubbish it is....

I don't have any Pottinger stuff but I know several who have and it seems as good as anything else as far as grass equipment goes.
A friend has just gotten a Pottinger plough after getting a demo of most mainstream makes and he really likes it.

 

[jondear]

Pottinger wagons seem to be quite popular so may be ok !

 

[Andrew]

Who wants to buy pottinger it’s 1st division product with a premiership price tag and the amount of dealers in Devon who have had pottinger says something about how rubbish it is....

Basing that on the old Landmec days? 5 Pottinger machines here at the moment and 2 just sold, have to say they’re the most reliable machines we’ve run and think we’ve tried most makes. Spares and new prices comparable with others.

 

[Martin Holden]

Basing that on the old Landmec days? 5 Pottinger machines here at the moment and 2 just sold, have to say they’re the most reliable machines we’ve run and think we’ve tried most makes. Spares and new prices comparable with others.

You are on their doorstep to be fair so you have a big advantage!

 

[Andrew]

You are on their doorstep to be fair so you have a big advantage!

True, although the only parts I’ve needed are ones that you’d expect dealers to keep in stock anyway.

 

[Sharpy]

scotch is whisky. scots.

And eggs.

 

[Sid]

I don't have any Pottinger stuff but I know several who have and it seems as good as anything else as far as grass equipment goes.
A friend has just gotten a Pottinger plough after getting a demo of most mainstream makes and he really likes it.

Know of someone who bought new krone front and rears and having loads of issues with them.
All brands have issues it's how they are dealt with is the key. Krone let us down big time with a tedder that we had to sort ourselves.

 

[Beetlejuice]

Pottinger wagons seem to be quite popular so may be ok !

The wagons are ok the rest is litter

 

[M-J-G]

The wagons are ok the rest is litter

Care to elaborate on why I should rule their machines out?

 

[Tarw Coch]

The wagons are ok the rest is litter

I’ve got a couple of pottinger machines that have been no bother whatsoever apart from one recent breakage which was my fault.
As expected, the dealer gave excellent service sorting it out which is one of the reasons the machines are here in the first place.

 

[Beetlejuice]

Care to elaborate on why I should rule their machines out?

On the mower conditioner the conditioner hood got dented very easily I think a stone only had to look at it for it to dent the claas I had before did 5 seasons to look as bad as the pottinger looked in 1, it stayed 2 seasons before I shipped it out and got another claas the area rep for pottinger said he had never seen one as bad as that and blamed operator basically but I know and contractor out bude way had similar issues according to a driver

 

[Andrew]

On the mower conditioner the conditioner hood got dented very easily I think a stone only had to look at it for it to dent the claas I had before did 5 seasons to look as bad as the pottinger looked in 1, it stayed 2 seasons before I shipped it out and got another claas the area rep for pottinger said he had never seen one as bad as that and blamed operator basically but I know and contractor out bude way had similar issues according to a driver

What year was that? I’ve just sold 2x 2013 mowers that were in very good condition, I’d even put some fence posts through them!, and hit a concrete water trough at 15kph.... My current 2017 mower was thought brand new by a competitors rep too! Have you experience of the rakes, tedders, soil engaging kit or are you basing it all on one machine?

 

[db9go]

Has this moved on from
John Deere reducing dealerships

 

[Andrew]

Has this moved on from
John Deere reducing dealerships

About 70 pages ago?? ?

 

[Moors Lad]

Has this moved on from
John Deere reducing dealerships

Well said that man ! Yep, seems to be a beetle venom thread now...

 

[jondear]

On the mower conditioner the conditioner hood got dented very easily I think a stone only had to look at it for it to dent the claas I had before did 5 seasons to look as bad as the pottinger looked in 1, it stayed 2 seasons before I shipped it out and got another claas the area rep for pottinger said he had never seen one as bad as that and blamed operator basically but I know and contractor out bude way had similar issues according to a driver

On the mower conditioner the conditioner hood got dented very easily I think a stone only had to look at it for it to dent the claas I had before did 5 seasons to look as bad as the pottinger looked in 1, it stayed 2 seasons before I shipped it out and got another claas the area rep for pottinger said he had never seen one as bad as that and blamed operator basically but I know and contractor out bude way had similar issues according to a driver

Was that RD the pottinger rep ?

 

[Beetlejuice]

Was that RD the pottinger rep ?

Yeah meet him 1st at MST

 

[Dieselross]

As I said... The JD fallout is going to cause casualties & once the merry go round starts people's lively hoods are going to be effected.

Sad times when you have spent so much time building something to have it taken away from you.

DR