Hours for a new tractor?

[Tn1977]

How many hours should a brand new tractor have at purchase time?

Thanks

 

[WFM]

my tractor had 0000.4 hrs when it was delivered.

 

[hodge]

that's pretty relative- some will have almost zero, others could have a couple if it was use for demo or something like that. I don't think there is any hard and fast rule, like the miles on a car. If someone takes it for a test drive and puts 10 miles on it, it is still new.
Now, if the tractor has 8 or 10 hours, I would want to know what it had been used for, and I would probably pass it up. I would want almost no hours, just because.
No tractor is going to have zero hours.

 

[Tn1977]

Thanks for the responses. They didn't have an L3800 in stock and had to get one from another dealer. I feel 1 hour is acceptable as the other tractors on the lot have around .5.

 

[gpreuss]

Generally the dealer gets the tractor partially disassembled. He puts it together, adds fluids, puts ballast in the tires, etc. That ends up putting half an hour or so on it. Since you had yours brought in there is the additional time spent loading and unloading it for the trip over, and then again while delivering it.

 

[Bluegill]

One hour is brand new!

My 3800 had 14 hours and looked brand new, but sold as used. For a nice discount.