Mark up on parts

[Crazyharrows]

Hook up to my air cart alarm goes off tells me bin depth sensor shot in bin 1 and bin 2 go pick up two sensors 593.00 a piece. Bend over,take it dry, lube extra. Out of control these dealers ,make in canada sensors, how much mark up you guys think?

[farming101]

I wondered how the dealership superstores would pay. Guess we're finding out

[Daylate]

Did the same last year on a tank of ours. Other tank had a string of them quit , f#$k it. Cameras instead now.
Parts are getting retarded. But... Cheaper than losing $200,000 per piece of farm equipment in the first oil change or greasing interval. Hope the BTO's keep needing the latest decal patterns.

[RTK]

Did you save the old one there is a core rebate.... according to the tag attached to the new one I purchased. So next time I was at dealer I returned my old one and was told the core was worth... $1.00. I took it home with me a told them I would just toss it out if that was the case.

[LEP]

The price of parts drive me nuts. I check online wherever possible.

I bought a starter a couple years ago for my swather. Luckily I was just putting it away for the season , so I could wait for delivery. Dealer was $380 and I bought it for $135 delivered.

Many wear items for combine and headers I buy at shoup or Sloan express out of the US. I get them to ship to Havre and run down to pick up. Only able to do this preseason because of time involved. Guards for 635f are 14USD vs about 35 cdn.

A few years back I converted to 3" and saved something like 5 or 6,000 on 10,000. The dollar was stronger then though. Had a guy tell me he was frustrated that he had to compete with everyone one in the world because of the internet. I gave him a blank look before I said uhmn, I have always had to compete with the lowest price in the world.

[Klause]

Post a pic of it.

I bet I can get you the exact sensor wholesale from an electronics distributor for pennies on the dollar.

[farmaholic]

RTK...I would have went back to the shop, got a hammer, and smashed the core sensor right before their eyes and shoved a loonie up their ass with the hammer handle...

....but that's just me!

[helmsdale]

Hook up to my air cart alarm goes off tells me bin depth sensor shot in bin 1 and bin 2 go pick up two sensors 593.00 a piece. Bend over,take it dry, lube extra. Out of control these dealers ,make in canada sensors, how much mark up you guys think?

Same thing happened to me. Was no guarantee it was the bin sensors and was told it could be the ecu... 600 a piece for the sensors, and god only know what for a 20 year old ecu or 1300 for cameras.

Just hate going back to the trough!

[farmaholic]

You have to wonder if there is another source for some stuff....they really nail you if the part is proprietary.

[farmaholic]

Same thing happened to me. Was no guarantee it was the bin sensors and was told it could be the ecu... 600 a piece for the sensors, and god only know what for a 20 year old ecu or 1300 for cameras.

Just hate going back to the trough!

What's the problem helmsdale? That's only 200 bushels of high vomi durum or feed barley needed to buy that sensor! Is that not a fair deal?

;-)