Parts ……

[fjlip]

This sounds totally ridiculous! How could there be NO parts?
Especially for a 2014?

[woodland]

And that has become a common story.

I thought it was only us that picked equipment that had parts made of unobtainium……… glad to know I’m not alone😉

[Stormin]

I was just informed by Gregg's distributor engine oil filter for my tr98 is discontinued. By luberifiner.

Try Baldwin, been having good luck finding filters with that brand.

[SmallTimeOperator]

This sounds totally ridiculous! How could there be NO parts?
Especially for a 2014?

In my case, Auburn, the maker of the planetaries, I am told, is getting out of building them. Now the parts pipeline is nearly empty. I thought with all the sprayers that ran Auburn, that there should be lots of availability. Not so. Last Case Sprayer that had an Auburn planetary, the 3185. And there is different gear ratios in the planetaries depending on what it was on, so parts are not interchangeable. As for turbos, the Holset turbo I needed, no one ever sold one before. So they don’t stock anything that has never been sold. Same story at every Color of dealer and includes their warehouses. I hear this all the time.

[biglentil]

The only worse words out of the partsman's mouth than backordered is discontinued. Next step after giving up at the stealerships is alway calling the wreckers. Problem is many of them sent their entire inventory off to the smelter when they were paying 400 a ton for scrap metal. Being able to fabricate and fix helps, but best to stay up on maintenance and pray it don't break. As interest rates and inflation put the supply chain out of business parts availability isnt going to get better.

[Hamloc]

In my case, Auburn, the maker of the planetaries, I am told, is getting out of building them. Now the parts pipeline is nearly empty. I thought with all the sprayers that ran Auburn, that there should be lots of availability. Not so. Last Case Sprayer that had an Auburn planetary, the 3185. And there is different gear ratios in the planetaries depending on what it was on, so parts are not interchangeable. As for turbos, the Holset turbo I needed, no one ever sold one before. So they don’t stock anything that has never been sold. Same story at every Color of dealer and includes their warehouses. I hear this all the time.

We just bought a 2013 Macdon. This certainly doesn’t make me cheerful.

[wmoebis]

I know you guys don't like cut and paste and I risk getting belittled for even adding a link and although you hate gatekeepers there are rules around parts supply, not sure if anyone has ever enforced them or if the boards even still exist since all the down sizing and stream lining in Gov't agencies since 2015. But I remember this being talked about before and Grainews doing an article. Google search helped me out.

https://www.grainews.ca/machinery/dealers-must-provide-machinery-parts/

[furrowtickler]

Any link can be valued when related to ag , it’s the garbage cut and paste that has nothing with ag from a poster who posts nothing even related to ag 99% of the time .
Thanks for posting this link 👍, extremely relevant to everyone here …. who actually farms.

[blackpowder]

It's not just ag equipment.
And it's not the dealerships.
Ever since 08 manufacturers watch their dollars in inventory closely.
Trucks. Has to be a Paccar or you're sol after a certain year. Mack might be okay. Dealers told to discard books prior to a certain year.
Ten years after new excludes everything in my yard but the combine.
Problem is, a lot of manufacturers changed component suppliers and series too often. The further off main stream, the worse it gets.
Now you've got improperly vetted outsourcing for everything. Small internal components for component builders. Reman another one.
I'd like to hear some Deere stories.

[Herc]

Blame Toyota and their stupid manufacturing processes……Kicked started every manufacturer going lean and just in time.

Maybe them there dealers started to read the agricultural implements act and said we have 72 hours to get parts for new. Used we have even longer. And 10 years or more we show the customer the door…..

Somebody fire up the DeLorean, 1980/90 was a much simpler time…..

[Herc]

Should add the act does say all necessary parts for a new piece of machinery for 10 years will be kept in Saskatchewan by the distributor. Last I looked Pattison, Milan is not in SK…..Maybe appeal to the board and see if I can get compensated…..

[Guest]

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