John Schulte
Here is the questionaire you requested we reply to. I answered the
questions that were most applicable to us.
Regards
Robert Sanders
QUESTIONNAIRE FORM 1.0 - Product Survey -
1) Nature of your business or role: (ie salesman, store owner,
dealership etc)
_forestry _consultant _farmer
_logging _educator _salesperson
X_other, please specify _ 300,000 acre timber
concession in Guyana
2) What are the primary benefits you are looking for when you are
purchasing, logging equipment? Cost and durability
3) What are the primary benefits you are looking for when you recommend
logging equipment? Commission
4) When purchasing or recommending logging equipment, what features are
of
must concern to you? (please rank 1 - 8 , 1 being most important)
_convenience 3 _environmental impact
_product quality _ease of training
2_price 1_reliability
_versatility _other, please specify_____________________
5) What would make you decide to select one piece of equipment over
another?
price, durability and suitability for our site
6) How often would you purchase or recommend logging equipment?
when needed
7) Where would you look for it or expect to buy it?
(please rank 1 - 8 , 1 being most important)
_Equipment shows , please give show name(s)
_Dealership, please give example of dealer name(s)
_Industrial supply catalogue, please catalogue name(s)
X _Direct from manufacturer, please supply name(s)
X _Other, specifiy please ____Used equipment auctions
On each buying occasion of log moving equipment -
8) How many units, would you purchase? _Depends upon available cash
9) What is the average price per unit you pay for this type of product?
$10,000- $50,000 $51,000-100,000 $ 101,000-
$150,000
$151,000- $250,000 $251,000- $350,000 $350,000 +
10) How do you usually hear about logging equipment? Please rank your
choices 1 - 9, 1 being the most usual source of information
_Newspapers _Trade Magazine
_TV X_Internet
_Radio _Trade Shows
_Word of mouth _Salespeople
X_Other, please specify Auction announcements
11) What advantages/benefits do you see in the system described above
over
other similar products?
I would like to see a video of the equipment in operation.
12) What disadvantages do you see?
13) What would HiSkid be best suited for?
14) Any questions?
15) Do you have a need for a product such as ours?
_immediately _within next year
X_sometime in future _not at all
16) What would you expect to pay for this system as a:
Off-road forwarder $______-$________
Highway truck $_______-$_______
Trailer $_______-$_______
Deck mountable unit $_______-$_______
17) What do you consider to be competing equipment?
18) What competing firms' equipment are you currently using?
19) What type of logging activities do you participate in?
20) Where do you live? Linden, Guyana
21) What is the population of your town? 70,000
22) What is your occupational title? CEO
23) What level of education do you have?
X_High School _University/ College Diploma
X _Some College/University _University Degree
_Trade School Diploma _Journeyman__________________
24) How old are you?
_20 - 30 _41 - 50 _60+
_31 - 40 X_51 - 60
25) The annual value of your logging shipments is:
_$1- $100,000 X _$100,00 -$ 200,000 _$200,001 - 300,000
_$300,001 - 400,000 _$400,001- $500,000 _$500,001 - $600,000
_$600,001 - $700,000 _$700,001-$800,00 _$800,001 -$900,000
_$901,000- $1,000,000 _$1,000,001 +
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Tropical Woods and Multi-Components Ltd.
5120 West Third Avenue
Kennewick, WA 99336-2063
Tel 509-736-0886
Fax 509-783-6401 and 509-946-3368
email tropical@oneworld.owt.com
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