Very Unhappy With Atlantic Tractor.

[GMSea97]

 

I am totaled pissed at my John Deere dealer right now. To start with back in 06' I got a new 2520 just to keep my horse manure cleaned up and to bush hog around the fence line. I kept having problems with it shearing bolts off of the loader mounts. Well 18 months later and having it fixed several times I had a private mechanic look at it. The dealer forgot to put a cross brace on for the loader. I took it to them and they did admit to it. ( the paint was still on the bolt holes where it mounted ). I have no idea why they never noticed it was missing. They were going to fix it for free, but I decided to upgrade and just forget the whole headache. I figured I would get a big enough one to retire my old Massy 65. I was looking at a 3520 with a 300cx. They didn't have one in stock and it would be about a month before they could get one. So the salesman talked me into a 3203 with a 300 loader, told me how great it was and it will be more then enough for what I am doing. Well, I sign all the papers and bring it home. I start using it and immediatly notice it has no lift power. I call my father and he comes over and tries it, we both agree something isn't right. I go back and forth to the dealer 5 times getting it tested, every time the say oh it is fine, nothing wrong. Finally I contact another branch of my dealer alittle farther south. I bring it in and he agrees it is normal, but the tractor just sucks. It only has a 800lb lift and is weaker then the little one I traded in. I tell them I am not happy and we need to fix this issue. There solution is to get used to it or buy something else. I tell them I will never buy another Deere if those are my options. Well today the dealer calls me and leads me on that they have a great offer for me, swap me even up for a 3520 with the 300cx. I drive an hour to the dealer to check it out and maybe sign papers. I get there and it is a 2yr old tractor with almost 1000hrs on it, no warranty. Do they think I am stupid or something. As soon as I get them to right the situation I will never deal with Atlantic Tractor ever again. The tractor is a 3203 with a 300 loader. It has 12hrs on it and still has a 3 yr warranty I will sell it for $17000. Anyone interested.

[dietz4ibanez]

Sounds like you would be happy with a Massy hydro static drive or kabota at a descent size. I usually use a Kabota for bush hogging but this past summer I used a massy for a couple of days and is seemed like it was comparable in size but had more capable lift and power. the only thing that sucked about it was that it wasnt hydrostatic. A clutch can be a pain.

[Bobslob]

That sucks, sounds like that dealership needs new management. As for the tractor, have you ever considered an older tractor like a 3020 or a 4020? They may be a little bigger than what you need but they are very reliable and fairly cheap. We have a 67' 4020 with a westendorf loader and we use that thing year round and we never have any problems. The only real setback was when it had around 8000 hrs. we put it on the grain-vac and that was a bit to much of a load for it... and it hatched. But we overhauled it and now its all good.

[GMSea97]

I think the best thing I could do is buy an old skid-loader for moving my manure and rebuild my massy 65 for bush hogging. My grand father bought it new in the 60's and it still runs, not great but it does run. I feel like I got screwed twice. I filed a formal complaint against atlantic tractor with John Deere itself. I hate franchises. I think you lose customer service with them. Sorry about all the ranting I am just ticked-off...Tractor For Sale. LOL

[Silverado4x4]

Have you tryed contacting John Deere? Maybe they can do something for ya.