Mudd-Ox and Max Dealership

[wheeler]

Well, here goes. The company and owner I work for talked today about starting a Mudd-Ox / Max dealership. Oh boy, here I go again. What do you guys think about a dealership in East Central Minnesota?

[marauder]

Considering there are only 3 Mudd-Ox dealers in the entire US I would be curious as to why? Is it the investment in the minimum amount of vehicles you have to purchase up front to become a dealer? Is it the fact that the dealer assumes all the risk of stocking the vehicles and parts never knowing if he will ever sell a single one after purchasing them from the factory? Is it the fact that the main competitor to Mudd-Ox is Argo who have been around since the 1960s and have a vast dealer network throughout the US? When you can answer these questions I think you will have a better idea of how smart it is to start up a Mudd-Ox/Max dealership. Good luck! If you do start one up I would be super curious as to what hoops the factory makes you jump through to be a dealer.

[wheeler]

Maruder, thanks for getting back to me. I have all these questions myself. Is the Mudd-Ox not selling well? Is there issues with the factory not being able to sell machines? I know when I was thinking about getting into it before I was concerned about having to buy three machines and then provide all parts and support for the buyer. I'm not sure if Mudd-Ox is doing well. Anybody else know anything about how Mudd-Ox is doing?

[whipper-ag]

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[wheeler]

Will do.

[akexpress]

Mudd-Ox is doing just fine. From his beginnings in a pole barn to a new 25,000 sq ft modern factory in 8 years. Matt grew enough to buy Max and is now utilizing the two technologies into a new Mudd-ox model at a good price point. He now produces almost everything in house and has a complete computerized machine shop, cnc, laser cutter etc. He outsources very little to better quality control. No doubt the first production machines had some issues but he was very standup to the customers and fixed and upgraded machines well after the warranty period expired. I want to be transparent in that I/we are the Alaska Muddox/ Max dealer. We are a small family run business and it has been a positive experience for us. We pride ourselves on great customer service and Matt has been standup to help us with that mission. We have sold a significant number of machines and will continue to enjoy the adventure. There are a number of our customers on this site so they might chime in if they so desire. One of the great things about Mudd-Ox is the ability to customize the machines for individual customer needs. They are currently customizing a Mudd-Ox Xl to have auxiliary hydraulic circuit to run a drill rig for soil sampling. I am pretty sure Argo would not do that for one machine. Bottom line is Mudd-Ox is doing fine. BTW my number is (907) 230-four two nine three for complete transparency in case Fritz does not want to answer calls.