Yes, I financed the tractor through Kubota, and no, I didn't get insurance through Kubota. The warranty is transferable and I stated in the bill of sale that it's the buyer's responsibility to inform Kubota that they're the new owner. He might not be able to get insurance on the tractor if it's at my house. I'll mention it to him and leave it to him to do what he wants.
As a matter of fact he does. A fair amount of us have equipment, cars and trucks we don' t use in the winter. My one ton truck has never been out on salt wet roads. I have one pickup I drive in the winter and no matter how much it gets washed its rusted. I understand up north you get a lot more winter than us. I don't want a tractor or combine that has been hauled on salt wet roads but if you are ok with it that's great.
Just wait!
It is the least fraudulent means for paying for something. When in doubt on a high ticket item, the best way to protect yourself is via and Escrow company. For a small fee the buyer pays, they wire the sale amount to Escrow. When the money clears, Escrow notifies the seller the money is there and can proceed to process the sale, deliver the vehicle, etc. When the buyer receives the vehicle or property, they notify Escrow who then transfers the money to your bank, or where it is destined to go.
I’m glad that my state uses magnesium chloride and cinders instead of sodium chloride (rock salt) for deicing. It’s far less corrosive.
There are other options, but rock salt is used by many states because it’s the cheapest de-icer.
A corrosion study in '00 at the University of Colorado and the Western Highway Institute sponsored by the Colorado Department of Transportation found that MgCl2 was considerably more corrosive than NaCl. They tested reagent MgCl2 and the DOT version which supposedly contains a corrosion inhibitor. MgCl2 was found to be 13 times more corrosive on 410SS compared to NaCl.
All I know is we don’t have issues with vehicles rusting here, and they use a lot of mag chloride on snowpacked roads. Or maybe they do have a different product now and I’m unaware of this. I do know they were using mag chloride in the early to mid 2000s.
The DOT in Montana is still dumping ridiculous amounts of corrosive salts on the road and the damage to vehicles is astronomical. I was spraying the frame of my F250 this afternoon with Kubota grey paint. That paint is good stuff. Gloss paints are better at resisting corrosion so that's what I use. It looks good too.
Huh! I got a check for $39,200 which includes $1,700 for a Land Pride 96" rear blade which is what I paid for the implement a year ago. So $37,500 for the tractor, a happy buyer and happy seller. Win-Win!
