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Machinery dealers/manufactures, have they lost touch with farming reality?
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<blockquote data-quote="An Gof" data-source="post: 7419739" data-attributes="member: 300"><p>Had a call from a machinery manufacturers rep suggesting that it might be a really good time to change my machine (telehandler). </p><p>I explained that it was not on my “to do” list but that if the deal was right I might be persuaded. </p><p>so the dealer rep turns up and we go through the process. I’m expecting a deal that is too good to refuse .......... well that was a mistake <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤦" title="Person facepalming :person_facepalming:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f926.png" data-shortname=":person_facepalming:" /></p><p>My machine has just turned 4 years old and has only done just over 1700 hours. Cost to change quoted at £35.5k <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😮" title="Face with open mouth :open_mouth:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f62e.png" data-shortname=":open_mouth:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😮" title="Face with open mouth :open_mouth:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f62e.png" data-shortname=":open_mouth:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😮" title="Face with open mouth :open_mouth:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f62e.png" data-shortname=":open_mouth:" /></p><p>What the manufacturer doesn’t realise is the damage this has done to my thoughts about the dealer and manufacturer. </p><p>So that’s a cost to change of almost £21/hr.</p><p>Do other forum members think that is reasonable or unaffordable? It is certainly far more than I expected. </p><p>Current machine will be staying with me for a good few years yet now <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😉" title="Winking face :wink:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" data-shortname=":wink:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="An Gof, post: 7419739, member: 300"] Had a call from a machinery manufacturers rep suggesting that it might be a really good time to change my machine (telehandler). I explained that it was not on my “to do” list but that if the deal was right I might be persuaded. so the dealer rep turns up and we go through the process. I’m expecting a deal that is too good to refuse .......... well that was a mistake 🤦 My machine has just turned 4 years old and has only done just over 1700 hours. Cost to change quoted at £35.5k 😮😮😮 What the manufacturer doesn’t realise is the damage this has done to my thoughts about the dealer and manufacturer. So that’s a cost to change of almost £21/hr. Do other forum members think that is reasonable or unaffordable? It is certainly far more than I expected. Current machine will be staying with me for a good few years yet now 😉 [/QUOTE]
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