Show some interest in the customer:
I've built a lot of ponds in the last few years... In fact, I more or less quit
counting at 50. And, of course, most of you know we have a JD 750c dozer.
Of course I've cleaned out old ones too... and that can be stuck city, if you're not extremely careful... I might hold some kind or record for getting a
750 stuck...
All the ones I build are live stock water sources... requested by neighbors and
ranchers in about a 50 to 100 mile radius of our ranch. There are a lot of draws and coulees in this area, so I look for one's that have evidence of any
under ground water... and start digging. I'm basically prospecting for water,
with a 9 foot blade... and I can't go straight in and out, so I have to make a
rather long trench...and I don't always find water... and it cost quite a bite too. I'd always thought... man, if I had an excavator... I could dig a 2 or
3 foot wide trench through here, about as deep as I wanted, in about a tenth
of the time.
This is where the salesman comes in... took a awhile but I'm getting there...
I called T&E... our local Cat dealer to ask what they had and if I could demo.
one. I guess I lucked out, cause I met one of the finest salesmen you could
possibly find... and we became very good friends.
He actually finally sold it to an 83 year old lady... my Mom... and I still kid him
about it. I'd like to tell every one his name, but I can't with out his permission... and He's a JD salesman now too.
But that's what I mean about showing interest... T&E serves about 4 or 5
open pit coal mines around here with
big equipment, but he took the time to sell a used machine to basically a nothing outfit...us...:thumbsup
I think I put about 200 hours on it before I talked my Mom into buying it...
And then he fixed a few minor issues...and gave us about $300 or $400
worth of maintenance manuals to boot.
If every body could get one like him... there'd be no bitching about salesmen.
That's how we ended up with our 312BL...
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