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Thats probably better than an on farm demo. You get to see the product up close and talk to the guy who runs it. Most sales guys anymore have little if any seat time in a combine.

 

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This could be considered a pathetically simple solution to the problem of (some) Gleaner dealers not wanting to demo a new machine, but our local Gleaner dealer arranged to have me visit a farm which already owned the very machine I was inquiring to purchase. I was able to have a candid conversation with the owner (outside of earshot of the Gleaner salesman), learn his likes and dislikes PLUS had the luxury of running a machine which had already been setup and working. So what if it isn't on my farm, after running his machine for a few hours, I felt I had a true working knowledge of what that combine was all about. I know, perhaps pointless to some but I appreciated the effort my dealer put forth in arranging the demo, taking me on the 2 hour trip to visit the farm and providing the next-best alternative to an on-farm demo.

 

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i agree, most dealers don't have the experience in getting there machines setup correctly all they want to do is sell.