Kubota ordering system outage coming?

[nbryan]

I just came across this in my feed. Thought to share.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

It's highly unlikely they'll shut down for 20 twenty days. Maybe 20 MINUTES, at most.
On so many levels this 'offline - no parts' for 20 days is rediculous.

 

[ItBmine]

Well, Humphrey's is a legit dealership, but I will say this.....if I was a commercial Kubota customer, at the start of snow removal season and they told me I would not be able to order any parts for 20 days.....chances are they would be the last Kubota's I ever owned.

 

[Moose7060]

 

[JimmyJazz]

In my 6 years of owning Kubota tractors I cant remember ever needing a part outside of oils and filters.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

hmm, like many here, I often get Kubota Canada emails . IF they were to be shutdown for 20 days, I'd expect an urgent-must read email from them, advising me to order stuff NOW.

Hmm, in 6 years I've had to order for my BX23S
1) light switch... FYI do NOT sneeze while mounting a BX23S..
2) joystick part..FYI ,best to OIL them once in awhile...
3) joystick bushing,FYI, don't look at pretty jogger when taking joystick apart....
4) loader coupler upgrade,that 1 handle thing was/is a bad design..
5) 2 sets of front/1 set of rear tires on rims,FYI cheaper than tires alone
6) front driveshaft /diff plastic cover
7) hyd knob cause it didn't pull off like the rest
8) one loader steel line,as it dripped a bit

Some were self inflicted ,others just upgrades as I do have 1400 hours on the beastie helping neighbours out.

 

[Bearcatrp]

Bet it goes longer. Any massive new computer system is never completed on time. They should have waited until march to do this.

 

[ItBmine]

In my 6 years of owning Kubota tractors I cant remember ever needing a part outside of oils and filters.

My oldest Kubota is my B2620. It is going on 14 years now and I've bought a loader joystick for it because the weld broke on it years ago. And that's it. And it's done a ton of work.

Only other part I've had to buy for a Kubota is my turn signal relay just failed in my RTV.

 

[Mowbizz]

I’ll bet their credit payment system will accept $$ though…

 

[whitetiger]

It's highly unlikely they'll shut down for 20 twenty days. Maybe 20 MINUTES, at most.

It is 20 days, most dealers are ordering extra supplies. The shutdown is being done during the slowest parts time.

I’ll bet their credit payment system will accept $$ though

Their credit payments are a completely different entity entirely.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

I’ll bet their credit payment system will accept $$ though…

You heard about that EA company, didn't you?

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[DeepWoods]

In my 6 years of owning Kubota tractors I cant remember ever needing a part outside of oils and filters.

X2, and I have all filters and fluids on hand at home already.

 

[Bearcatrp]

It is 20 days, most dealers are ordering extra supplies. The shutdown is being done during the slowest parts time.

Lets hope your right.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Lets hope your right.

He's right.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

hmm, like many here, I often get Kubota Canada emails . IF they were to be shutdown for 20 days, I'd expect an urgent-must read email from them, advising me to order stuff NOW.

Hmm, in 6 years I've had to order for my BX23S
1) light switch... FYI do NOT sneeze while mounting a BX23S..
2) joystick part..FYI ,best to OIL them once in awhile...
3) joystick bushing,FYI, don't look at pretty jogger when taking joystick apart....
4) loader coupler upgrade,that 1 handle thing was/is a bad design..
5) 2 sets of front/1 set of rear tires on rims,FYI cheaper than tires alone
6) front driveshaft /diff plastic cover
7) hyd knob cause it didn't pull off like the rest
8) one loader steel line,as it dripped a bit

Some were self inflicted ,others just upgrades as I do have 1400 hours on the beastie helping neighbours out.

Now, those are words of wisdom.

I just put my parts order in, some stuff is a non-stocking item (because they don't break, they apparently get lost by other people in the dirt), and January in Wisconsin is snow season, so...

 

[mike paulson]

A real bullshit*t move if you ask me

 

[DanDavis]

if it's 20 days long, it may drive a certain group of people to turn to the aftermarket

 

[RCW]

Related to the "upgrade" of their software system.

I certainly hope it goes without a hitch.

3 weeks seems like a long time.

Probably happens in a lot of our supply chain goods/materials/supplies that we're normally not aware of in most circumstances.

 

[nbryan]

Probably happens in a lot of our supply chain goods/materials/supplies that we're normally not aware of in most circumstances.

You're probably right about that, and it's unusual to get any warning like this, as well.

 

[BAP]

Some companies routinely shut down for 1-2 weeks at the end of the year. John Deere always did and probably still does, I believe many other companies in the Ag business do. Kubota is doing this a little longer than that and has given fair warning.