another thread. B3350 buy back.

many of you have followed my postings about my B3350 hsdc. i bought in january 2016.
12 visits or trips for service/repair.
11 of them due to particulate filter regen issues.
kubota put a stop work order on my tractor in early july.
i received a call from the manager of my new dealership, a bit after 5 pm. Kubota has approved a replacement for my tractor. since it was after work hours and he wasn't at his desk. he will call again this morning during work hours. we will fill out a build sheet and he will take notes on my request of kubota giving me credit for all of the payments made. since the majority of this time, the tractor they are taking has been in one of their repair shops. i'm also asking for the difference of price between the b3350 and b2650.
one thing the factory rep told my dealer.
they were going to send a new mower and front end loader.
i believe that is a waste as the ones in my yard, have less than a dozen hours on them. and they won't be able to resell the ones in my yard as new. they should just let me keep them. sell the new equipment, as new to someone else. that would lessen the cost to kubota for the exchange.
i'm considering the cost for future buyers. kubota is in business to make money. if they want to give something away, they can tint the windows on the new tractors cab.
i'll post again when the replacement is in my yard and i've used it. give everyone my impressions. as how many of us, actually have an opportunity to take two different tractors home and compare them in a actual work situation. the new b2650 is going to have the r-4 tires loaded. my b3350 r-4 tires didn't..
i got up to watch the meteor show this morning, had a cloud cover. so no meteor show, so i'm on here giving you this update.

yes they are keeping with the 72" mmm. and i've already talked to my dealer about those items. we just need to get it on paper. he told me to mention the equipment to the kubota rep. as he suspected the factory rep may call me this morning.
the cloud cover didn't leave, no meteor show, maybe tonight.
last chance until next year.

still dealing with corporate....
great they will do a trade... period...
they have approved the b2650 along with a new 72" mmm and front end loader.
i don't understand the new mower or loader in the deal.
i have those implements with less than a dozen hours combined.
the dealer and i are still waiting on corporate to let us know what they are going to do, with the contract on the b3350. are they going to give me credit for all of the payments i made on a un-usable b3350.
are they giving me credit for the difference in price, between a b3350 and a b2650?
can't send in a order sheet until the details are done.
we have been waiting about a week now for corporate to get back to us. so the order for the replacement can be filled out.
gggguuurrr.
still considering legal proceedings and a call to all of the local news outlets. to give them a community interest story about a corporation giving the shaft to a disabled veteran.
i think that would be great advertising for kubota.

yea, i'll take the new implements. as i'm getting to the point of getting what i can, dam with being nice..
it's been over a year i've been dealing with kubota corporate.. as my L3200 lost a oil drain plug while mowing. kubota insurance faulted it to me. for not replacing the drain plug washer, with every removal of the oil drain plug.
it had some body damage, that needed fixed at the same time. it was late last july or early august, that the L3200 was picked up..
it took kubota insurance until early november, before finally approving the repairs to the L3200. as soon as it was fixed the b3350 was ordered. as i was finished with the heavy work, i was using the L3200 for. the new tractor arrived in january. it was in the shop more than in my yard. so my experience with kubota corporate and kubota insurance has been a trial.

no my sales person was the former owner.
so i'm in with all new personnel. as the head office for the new company is down in victoria. and to my knowledge the la grange, dealership is the northern dealership.
the problem with the L3200 repairs. are that the case was shuffled a couple times. the last adjuster, divided the work into two claims. so i had to pay two deductibles. also the replacement hood was damaged in shipment twice. so there were some waiting for parts involved.

kubota corporate is sticking it to my new dealer. won't cover the $4k+ in repairs on my B3350.

kubota corporate told the store manager that if i don't take the B2650 as a straight across trade, i can take my B3350 home and get a lawyer.
kubota could string that out for years, before it would get settled.

so i'm sucking it up for now and doing the deal, so i can get some work done.
basically kubota is treating it, like i just wanted a new model.

so when the replacement arrives, a claim will be filed with the BBB and if there's any lawsuits involving kubota on the B3350. i'm getting involved.

my rating for kubota customer service is now 5 thumbs down.
the rating for my new dealer is 5 stars.

they sell other brands, so if i ever need to replace any of my equipment it won't be kubota orange.

the big problem on the B3350. the engine does not make enough heat. even when extra fuel is sprayed into the exhaust in front of the particulate filter, even running it at full speed. the newer machines have been modified in some way to make more heat. but who wants to run their engine at full rpm all of the time.. i kept mine over 2,000 rpm, it wasn't enough.
if anything happens.
i'll find a way to fit my '83' ford ranger 2.2 L perkins diesel, made by mazda in it. it puts out 56 hp... only has a bit over 350,000 miles on it.

thats what the dealer has spent on repairs of the B3350.

my replacement B2650 hsdc has left the georgia factory. should arrive at my new dealer in the next few days. my dealer is installing a bluetooth, usb, a.m. and f.m. radio in it and having the windows tinted. the tires will be loaded and the hydraulic pressure adjusted if necessary. the B3350 wouldn't fill a fel bucket, when i received it.