Recent content by bhunting

Just arrived this morning. B2650, LA534, box scraper, brush hog, and chipper. I've got a backhoe coming but it's on back order. Arrived with 3 hours on the meter, I'm at about 9.5 hours already, mostly moving rocks, chipping, and scraping the driveway. So far I'm pretty happy.

I spoke to the dealer yesterday, still no visibility on when a backhoe will be available. It sounds like we can split the contract for the tractor and implements and then the backhoe later. It looks like I'll be able to get the tractor, loader, and implements this week and whenever the...

Sounds like the dealer will be willing to put the subframe and hoe on later for no additional charge. It's been long enough me and the dealer are both getting tired of waiting. I want a tractor and the dealer wants to sell a tractor. We'll wait til Monday to see what he can find out about a...

I had heard that, that the hoes were made in Georgia, not Japan. But I know I just heard my dealer say "a shipment of hoes just arrived at the Georgia plant from Japan". Not sure if he just misspoke or if he's thinking of some other part of the tractor. Wherever the hoes are made, apparently...

Well, I talked to my dealer again, everything but the backhoe, subframe, and thumb, are at the dealer. It's coming on a month since he placed the order for the backhoe. He said he spoke to his warehouse yesterday and a shipment of hoes just arrived from Japan into the Georgia plant...

I have a new B2650 with a loader, BH77 backhoe, box scraper, brush hog, and 4 inch chipper on order. It's been a few weeks waiting for delivery. My dealer is saying the backhoe and subframe is way back ordered. He is saying their dealership alone has 12 backhoes and subframes on backorder...