What is Fair for Parts?

[Oliver88]

Hmmm interesting, yup we use Shoup.
Must be a PITA for you dealers

Have you ever used Shoup to order cab interiors or seats?

[blackpowder]

Necessity is the mother of invention.
Tighter margins will see a re birth of prairie farm fab shops.
Except, the newer the unit, the less we can fab. The easier for parts obsolescence. Operating cannibalized/bastardized machines etc.
My neighbor runs a fleet of 8010s that look nothing like when they left the factory.
Cant argue with the factory on their prices except do your diligence.
Go to Rexroth for your hydro charge filters not CaseIh for example.$90 - $200.
And dont buy a Massey

[blackpowder]

Also, remember the factory has a huge time value for money on inventory and warehousing distribution costs. They cant just in time fab everything..

Here's what I'd like to see.
An hours based warranty not a time warranty like 6 months. I've had enough of bearing and hyd motor failure with few hours but past six months.
Of course, we'll pay more for that too.

But, ask any parts person.
Sometimes #s change up just to raise the price. And we're all at the mercy of planned obsolescence. Cant get standard tranny parts for the red Stiegers any more for eg.

[Austrian Economics]

"Too bad manufacturers didn't provide these drawings..." If forced to do this by some Right to Repair Act, (presumably along with source code for any computer systems on the unit), then here's what will happen: you will pay for this information up front, instead of later on through the parts system. Just add 50% to the cost of the purchase price for starters. No manufacturer is going to provide this information for free.

[Partners]

Yes parts are stupid expensive.
Just happy when pattison Ag has them..
Most of the time the shelves are bare..

[farmaholic]

Don't you just love it when multi-location dealerships shuttle their parts between stores.
Technically they have it in stock.....somewhere. if you're lucky they will have it at the one closest to you, otherwise wait for the shuttle vehicle to scoot around. Just fûcken drive there and get it yourself if you're in a hurry.

Everyone's time is money.......except the farmer's!!!!

[Sheepwheat]

My stuff is so old that most of the time the parts aren’t in Canada. I am close to a wrecker. Couldn’t live without them, that’s for sure.

[TSIPP]

My stuff is so old that most of the time the parts aren’t in Canada. I am close to a wrecker. Couldn’t live without them, that’s for sure.

You need lots of everything, if you farm with junk you need lotsa junk.
Why buy one when you can buy three for triple the price.

[furrowtickler]

"Too bad manufacturers didn't provide these drawings..." If forced to do this by some Right to Repair Act, (presumably along with source code for any computer systems on the unit), then here's what will happen: you will pay for this information up front, instead of later on through the parts system. Just add 50% to the cost of the purchase price for starters. No manufacturer is going to provide this information for free.

How about add $.50 for every loaf of bread and give us a decent price for good wheat ?
Oh ya it don’t work that way for farmers ... just sayin

Believe it or not we have ever increasing costs , and the last I checked it our dirt that pays for all the parts , equipment and all other inputs . So ya without farmers the rest of the food chain don’t mean much
Just be nice to get paid for what we produce as well .

[Klause]

"Too bad manufacturers didn't provide these drawings..." If forced to do this by some Right to Repair Act, (presumably along with source code for any computer systems on the unit), then here's what will happen: you will pay for this information up front, instead of later on through the parts system. Just add 50% to the cost of the purchase price for starters. No manufacturer is going to provide this information for free.

Only if the market can bear it.

Charge 2 million for a combine and see if you sell any.


The beauty of having *some* regulation protecting the little guy in an open market.


And you're wrong.

Go on digikey... Mouser... Newark... Every single component has a full datasheet that shows how it works, parameters, pinouts.

They do quite fine.

We bought a new american augers... Comes with all the info to maintain repair and diagnose it. Didn't cost any extra.

The problem is farmers are treated like consumers. Not industry.

If we're consumers then give us consumer protections.

[helmsdale]

How about add $.50 for every loaf of bread and give us a decent price for good wheat ?
Oh ya it don’t work that way for farmers ... just sayin

Believe it or not we have ever increasing costs , and the last I checked it our dirt that pays for all the parts , equipment and all other inputs . So ya without farmers the rest of the food chain don’t mean much
Just be nice to get paid for what we produce as well .

And yet, this off season, new highs will be achieved for rent and land sales, inputs will be pre-bought, shop and bin packages will get booked, new machinery will be ordered, and shops will be busy doing green lights.

[Sheepwheat]

And yet, this off season, new highs will be achieved for rent and land sales, inputs will be pre-bought, shop and bin packages will get booked, new machinery will be ordered, and shops will be busy doing green lights.

Exactly.

[furrowtickler]

And yet, this off season, new highs will be achieved for rent and land sales, inputs will be pre-bought, shop and bin packages will get booked, new machinery will be ordered, and shops will be busy doing green lights.

Very true , the circle of life lol

[sumdumguy]

One of our posters has 12 X 3-D ptinters, not all going at once. Mind blowing projects. Some brainiaks on Agriville, not sumdum farmers. 😂

[snap]

One of our posters has 12 X 3-D ptinters, not all going at once. Mind blowing projects. Some brainiaks on Agriville, not sumdum farmers. 😂

Here's hoping the "brainiacs" become the most prolific posters... makes Agriville a forum worth viewing.