12% surcharge just announced on Kubota products and up to 20% on implements ...

mcmxi

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
***Current*** M6060HDC, MX6000HSTC & GL7000 ***Sold*** MX6000HST & BX25TLB
Feb 9, 2021
4,067
4,622
113
NW Montana
.... according to my local dealer this afternoon. Thank goodness I put a deposit down a few weeks back. :oops:
 
  • Wow
Reactions: 1 users

Rdrcr

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
L2501 w/ S2T Turbo Kit = 35 PTO HP (Current), B2601 (Sold)
May 7, 2021
626
645
93
WA
Wow! That’s insane.

Mike
 

PaulL

Well-known member

Equipment
B2601
Jul 17, 2017
2,098
1,105
113
NZ
Makes sense. If you're selling everything you can make, and have backlog, you need to raise prices. But people get upset when you raise prices, so you make it a temporary surcharge and blame steel prices. And you can take it away again when demand drops back down to normal levels.
 

johnsayen

Active member
Jul 3, 2021
117
42
28
Michigan
Wonder if it’s true. Mine told me the same was happening on July 1 (didn’t mention specific %) but I didn’t see anything change from June. Hope it’s not a sales tactic to push orders by a certain date/quarter/etc.
 

mcmxi

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
***Current*** M6060HDC, MX6000HSTC & GL7000 ***Sold*** MX6000HST & BX25TLB
Feb 9, 2021
4,067
4,622
113
NW Montana
Wonder if it’s true. Mine told me the same was happening on July 1 (didn’t mention specific %) but I didn’t see anything change from June. Hope it’s not a sales tactic to push orders by a certain date/quarter/etc.
The dealership over here is more like family than anything. I'm always over there and get along well with all of the guys. The salesman that told me about the surcharge has already closed the deal with me on the new MX with cab and reminded me that the original quote was good. I bought my current MX through him and trust him implicitly.
 
  • Love
Reactions: 1 user

johnsayen

Active member
Jul 3, 2021
117
42
28
Michigan
The dealership over here is more like family than anything. I'm always over there and get along well with all of the guys. The salesman that told me about the surcharge has already closed the deal with me on the new MX with cab and reminded me that the original quote was good. I bought my current MX through him and trust him implicitly.
Sounds good, and like you have a reliable source. Perhaps it was intended for 1 July and pushed back at the last minute. Thank you for sharing.
 

Nicfin36

Well-known member

Equipment
L2501 HST, BH77 Backhoe, SSQA Loader ZD1011 Mower
Jun 19, 2019
1,014
457
83
Decatur, AL
Everything is going up, plain and simple. Food, clothes, building supplies, cars, Kubotas, you name it.
 
  • Like
  • Sad
Reactions: 3 users

Orange man

Active member

Equipment
Kubota L2501 LA525 loader , woods prd6000 mower, Land pride RB 1672
Jul 23, 2014
160
81
28
WNY
They just raised the rebates, makes no sense
 

jaargh

Member

Equipment
BX1880V w/LA344 FEL, BB1248 Scraper, RCR1248 Brush Mower, 60" Rock Rake
Mar 30, 2021
47
49
18
southern california
Everything is going up, plain and simple. Food, clothes, building supplies, cars, Kubotas, you name it.
Ain’t that the truth.... the “news” is saying to expect bacon to hit 10 bucks a pound... hamburger is 9 bucks/lb... I can ... and do.. get ribeyes for 6/lb. 1/2” cdx is 50/sheet. Alfalfa is 20 freaking bucks for 115 lb bale, If it weren’t for cheap whiskey I’d really be whining. Glad I got my tiny tractor in March
 
  • Love
  • Like
Reactions: 1 users

jimh406

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
Kubota L2501 with R4 tires
Jan 29, 2021
2,154
1,557
113
Western MT
Ain’t that the truth.... the “news” is saying to expect bacon to hit 10 bucks a pound...
Sounds like you live in CA. Sorry, not quite that expensive here, but working people make a lot less, too.
 

Nicfin36

Well-known member

Equipment
L2501 HST, BH77 Backhoe, SSQA Loader ZD1011 Mower
Jun 19, 2019
1,014
457
83
Decatur, AL
Ain’t that the truth.... the “news” is saying to expect bacon to hit 10 bucks a pound... hamburger is 9 bucks/lb... I can ... and do.. get ribeyes for 6/lb. 1/2” cdx is 50/sheet. Alfalfa is 20 freaking bucks for 115 lb bale, If it weren’t for cheap whiskey I’d really be whining. Glad I got my tiny tractor in March
Frickin chicken fingers at Publix here are $8.99 a lb. I was in the deli and thought about getting some chicken fingers to take home for lunch. I asked for 5, and at the self checkout thought something was wrong when $14.40 flashed on the screen. I looked at the bag of chicken fingers to see they were $8.99 a lb. Yeesh!

I was in Lowe's today. I walked through the paint section. Several 1 gallon cans of paint I noticed are almost $50 a gallon.

I bought a tube of silicone calk....$10.

Crazy times. Get ready for a wild ride.

Yeah, I am glad I was able to finally buy my tractor when I did.
 
  • Like
  • Sad
Reactions: 2 users

D2Cat

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
L305DT, B7100HST, TG1860, TG1860D, L4240
Mar 27, 2014
12,901
4,267
113
40 miles south of Kansas City
I was at the auto parts store and bought spark plugs for a Dodge Dakota. $7.49 each. I thought the young man was mistaken, but it's been a while since I bought any!
 

Njtool

Well-known member

Equipment
Lx2610 HSDC. BH77 backhoe
Jan 1, 2021
216
279
63
New jersey
Geez. Giving everyone free money has other long term consequences like inflation of currency devaluation??

Who could have seen that coming??
 
  • Like
Reactions: 12 users

mcmxi

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
***Current*** M6060HDC, MX6000HSTC & GL7000 ***Sold*** MX6000HST & BX25TLB
Feb 9, 2021
4,067
4,622
113
NW Montana
I had been putting off ordering a MOOG front end steering rebuild kit for my '02 F250 Super Duty but placed an order this morning for fear of a big jump in cost.
 

PortTackFarm

Active member

Equipment
L3560 LE (ROP's) w/ LA805 FEL, LP RCF 2072, BB2572 and WoodMaxx WM-8H
Jul 2, 2021
120
124
43
The Ville and The Farm (KY)
If this is true, I am glad I placed my order and locked everything in last month. That said, Kubota's build site still shows the same pricing as in July and the August buying incentives are slightly better than the July buying incentives by a couple hundred $$ and many of the finance deals aren't listed to expire until 12/31/2021. There's no doubt the US, and the rest of the world for that matter, are experiencing inflation right now, primarily driven by increased demand and reduced supply of almost everything due to COVID. If and when the pandemic is under control in the US and globally, supply will increase and demand will decrease.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user