Tarrifs affecting lawn mowers.....

[orangeisgay]

We live on top of a hill here in ky with a beautiful view but it's dangerous to cut with a zero turn and a tractor cant get traction at all on hills and is even more dangerous. I opted to buy a Bradley stand on.

I called around and tried to find a deal on a new one and like most mowers after 2020 they rarely go on sale and when they do they are barely on sale. Well this is a $6k mower and I found a place in NC selling them for $400 off sticker which is really hard to find. I called Bradley corporate because I wanted a 52 inch but the only one I could find was the 48 inch that was on sale. Bradley corporate told me we had our biggest spring in the history of the company we sold out of all 52 inch decks early spring and no idea when or if we will get any more because of the tariffs. I said "wow, so the 48s which are in inventory may sell out now and then we wont know when we can get any of those" and the guy was like "yes thats correct, we just dont know anything right now". I called the dealer in NC, I put a non refundable $500 deposit on the 48 inch and said I would pick it up in a few weeks.

Day before yesterday I picked up the mower, drove my truck and trailer 6hrs one way to pick it up. When I got there the salesperson took me to where it was being stored before I paid the balance in full and said "you are lucky you bought it when you did, thats a $7k mower now, price has gone up almost $1k due to tariffs. I was in shock but extremely thankful.

Mind you Bradley is an American company, the engine is Brigs and Stratton which is an American company out of Wisconsin. Problem is some of the parts of the engine are made in China.

So, glad I pulled the trigger when I did because I wouldn't have the mower if I didnt and if they had one available it would have cost me another $1400.

 

[TivoliDawg]

We live on top of a hill here in ky with a beautiful view but it's dangerous to cut with a zero turn and a tractor cant get traction at all on hills and is even more dangerous. I opted to buy a Bradley stand on.

I called around and tried to find a deal on a new one and like most mowers after 2020 they rarely go on sale and when they do they are barely on sale. Well this is a $6k mower and I found a place in NC selling them for $400 off sticker which is really hard to find. I called Bradley corporate because I wanted a 52 inch but the only one I could find was the 48 inch that was on sale. Bradley corporate told me we had our biggest spring in the history of the company we sold out of all 52 inch decks early spring and no idea when or if we will get any more because of the tariffs. I said "wow, so the 48s which are in inventory may sell out now and then we wont know when we can get any of those" and the guy was like "yes thats correct, we just dont know anything right now". I called the dealer in NC, I put a non refundable $500 deposit on the 48 inch and said I would pick it up in a few weeks.

Day before yesterday I picked up the mower, drove my truck and trailer 6hrs one way to pick it up. When I got there the salesperson took me to where it was being stored before I paid the balance in full and said "you are lucky you bought it when you did, thats a $7k mower now, price has gone up almost $1k due to tariffs. I was in shock but extremely thankful.

Mind you Bradley is an American company, the engine is Brigs and Stratton which is an American company out of Wisconsin. Problem is some of the parts of the engine are made in China.

So, glad I pulled the trigger when I did because I wouldn't have the mower if I didnt and if they had one available it would have cost me another $1400.

1) “affecting”
2) yes, tariffs are taxes paid by Americans to other Americans, essentially. We would already be seeing significant inflation from these tariffs if the economy in general had not gone downhill so much in the last four months.

While you were able to get in at the price that you did, there would be other people who are interested in buying that will sit on the sidelines and halt their commerce due to these price increases

 

[orangeisgay]

1) “affecting”
2) yes, tariffs are taxes paid by Americans to other Americans, essentially. We would already be seeing significant inflation from these tariffs if the economy in general had not gone downhill so much in the last four months.

While you were able to get in at the price that you did, there would be other people who are interested in buying that will sit on the sidelines and halt their commerce due to these price increases

yep I probably would not have paid the extra thousand to get it especially knowing the reason for the price hike.

 

[The Original SLC Dawg]

We live on top of a hill here in ky with a beautiful view but it's dangerous to cut with a zero turn and a tractor cant get traction at all on hills and is even more dangerous. I opted to buy a Bradley stand on.

I called around and tried to find a deal on a new one and like most mowers after 2020 they rarely go on sale and when they do they are barely on sale. Well this is a $6k mower and I found a place in NC selling them for $400 off sticker which is really hard to find. I called Bradley corporate because I wanted a 52 inch but the only one I could find was the 48 inch that was on sale. Bradley corporate told me we had our biggest spring in the history of the company we sold out of all 52 inch decks early spring and no idea when or if we will get any more because of the tariffs. I said "wow, so the 48s which are in inventory may sell out now and then we wont know when we can get any of those" and the guy was like "yes thats correct, we just dont know anything right now". I called the dealer in NC, I put a non refundable $500 deposit on the 48 inch and said I would pick it up in a few weeks.

Day before yesterday I picked up the mower, drove my truck and trailer 6hrs one way to pick it up. When I got there the salesperson took me to where it was being stored before I paid the balance in full and said "you are lucky you bought it when you did, thats a $7k mower now, price has gone up almost $1k due to tariffs. I was in shock but extremely thankful.

Mind you Bradley is an American company, the engine is Brigs and Stratton which is an American company out of Wisconsin. Problem is some of the parts of the engine are made in China.

So, glad I pulled the trigger when I did because I wouldn't have the mower if I didnt and if they had one available it would have cost me another $1400.

I’m in shock finding out they are manufactured offshore.