Troy Fruge Farms in Basile, LA (Louisiana) — website troyfrugefarms.com, phone (337) 386-1499, email sales@troyfrugefarms.com, address 7314 Evangeline Hwy, Basile LA 70515. Read complaints and reviews of Troy Fruge Farms Basile Louisiana before sending any money.
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The site presents 'Troy Fruge Farms' as a heavy equipment dealership in rural Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, at 7314 Evangeline Hwy, Basile, LA 70515. The only contact channels published anywhere on troyfrugefarms.com are the phone number (337) 386-1499 and the email sales@troyfrugefarms.com. The domain itself was registered through NameSilo, LLC on May 25, 2026 — six days before this report. There is no parts department, no service department, no finance contact, and no licensed dealer information.
Troy Fruge Farms uses a Vehica WordPress theme to display sharp listings of equipment buyers actively search for: a 2021 Kubota M5-091D MFWD tractor (Stock #9G59) at $31,000, a 2022 Kubota SVL75-2 at $39,000, a 2021 Kubota SVL97-2 at $38,000, a 2017 Case CX80C at $38,000, a 2014 New Holland T6.175 MFWD at $42,000, a 2024 Caterpillar 265 at $41,000, and a 2023 Caterpillar 930M at $84,000. The mix of Kubota, Case, New Holland, and Caterpillar at low-to-mid market prices is engineered to draw inquiries from farmers and contractors searching for used machines.
Once a buyer engages, Troy Fruge Farms will only accept payment by Zelle, bank wire, or ACH transfer. There is no card processing, no escrow service, and no on-site pickup option that doesn't first require a deposit. Each of these payment rails is essentially irreversible once funds settle, which is why the operator demands them.
The buyer who filed this report sent $16,200 to Troy Fruge Farms — first a Zelle deposit, then a bank wire for the balance — for the 2022 Kubota SVL75-2 listed at $39,000. After payment cleared, the (337) 386-1499 line stopped picking up and emails to sales@troyfrugefarms.com produced no further response. The track loader was never delivered and Troy Fruge Farms refused refund requests.
NameSilo domain registered May 25, 2026
Whoxy shows troyfrugefarms.com was created on 2026-05-25 through NameSilo, LLC. By the time this report was published on 2026-05-31, the domain was only six days old — yet the site already lists seven different machines from four manufacturers.
Vehica template, no real dealer identity
The site is a stock Vehica WordPress car-dealer theme. The footer recycles placeholder copy ('Add Your Heading Text Here') and a generic 'trusted dealership' line, with no LA dealer license number, no DBA filing, and no team page.
Zelle + wire + ACH only
Troy Fruge Farms steers all buyers to Zelle, bank wire, or ACH for amounts in the $14,000–$84,000 range. Legitimate Louisiana equipment dealers offer card payments, financing, and third-party escrow on transactions of this size.
Suspiciously aggressive pricing
Listings such as the 2023 Caterpillar 930M at $84,000 and the 2024 Caterpillar 265 at $41,000 are priced significantly under realistic auction and dealer comparables for those model years.
Single phone, single email for entire 'dealership'
The same phone (337) 386-1499 and email sales@troyfrugefarms.com appear on every page of troyfrugefarms.com — sales, parts, service, and contact — which is not how a real heavy equipment dealer operates.
Address with no verifiable lot
7314 Evangeline Hwy, Basile, LA 70515 sits in rural Evangeline Parish and shows no public-facing heavy equipment lot, signage, or business presence consistent with the inventory advertised on troyfrugefarms.com.
$16,200 reported loss on Kubota SVL75-2
A buyer paid $16,200 to Troy Fruge Farms via Zelle and wire toward the $39,000 2022 Kubota SVL75-2 listing and received nothing; calls to (337) 386-1499 were ignored after the funds settled.
“I needed a compact track loader for a job and the 2022 Kubota SVL75-2 on troyfrugefarms.com at $39,000 looked clean. The seller at sales@troyfrugefarms.com asked for a $5,000 Zelle to hold it and then $11,200 by bank wire to schedule transport from Basile, LA — $16,200 total. As soon as the wire posted, (337) 386-1499 stopped picking up and the email replies dried up. No SVL75-2, no refund, and Troy Fruge Farms simply ghosted me.”
Day 0 — 2026-05-25
troyfrugefarms.com created via NameSilo, LLC.
Day +1
Vehica-themed inventory pages go live featuring Kubota, Case, New Holland, and Caterpillar listings.
Day +3
Buyer found the 2022 Kubota SVL75-2 listing and reached out via sales@troyfrugefarms.com and (337) 386-1499.
Day +4
Buyer sent a $5,000 Zelle deposit, then an $11,200 bank wire to Troy Fruge Farms — $16,200 total.
Day +5
Seller stopped answering the phone and email; promised transport out of 7314 Evangeline Hwy never materialized.
Day +6 — 2026-05-31
Buyer filed this scam report against Troy Fruge Farms / troyfrugefarms.com.
16,200
Online Purchase — Tractor & Heavy Equipment Fraud
May 31, 2026
1248104
No. troyfrugefarms.com is not a legitimate dealership. The domain was registered on May 25, 2026, the site demands Zelle and wire payments, and a buyer has reported losing $16,200 on a 2022 Kubota SVL75-2 listing that was never delivered.
Troy Fruge Farms lists its address as 7314 Evangeline Hwy, Basile, LA 70515 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. There is no verifiable physical heavy equipment lot tied to that address under the name Troy Fruge Farms.
(337) 386-1499 is the phone number printed on troyfrugefarms.com. The 337 area code does serve southwest Louisiana including Basile and Eunice, but the line has been used to push tractor and heavy equipment scams and goes silent once a buyer pays.
After the wire, Zelle, or ACH transfer settles, sales@troyfrugefarms.com stops responding, calls to (337) 386-1499 are not returned, and no equipment ships from the Basile, LA address. Buyers do not receive refunds.
Recovery is difficult but possible if you act fast. Call your bank within hours and request a wire recall, ACH reversal, or Zelle dispute. File reports with the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and the Louisiana Attorney General Consumer Protection Section.
No. The $39,000 2022 Kubota SVL75-2 hydrostatic two-speed compact track loader on troyfrugefarms.com is bait. A buyer paid $16,200 toward this listing through Zelle and wire and received nothing.
Bottom line: troyfrugefarms.com is a scam. The site at 7314 Evangeline Hwy, Basile, LA 70515 with phone (337) 386-1499 and email sales@troyfrugefarms.com was registered through NameSilo only six days before the report on this page, and a buyer has already lost $16,200 trying to purchase a 2022 Kubota SVL75-2 from Troy Fruge Farms. If you are weighing whether to send a wire or Zelle to Troy Fruge Farms — don't.
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