Mark up on parts

[farmaholic]

Geez now, it shouldn't be any easier. Canadian manufacturer, part number. Google search manufacturer....contact them and they will tell you they don't sell retail and to top it off the part is proprietary! The retailer has you by the balls. Take a deep breath, hold your nose a pay. Maybe Klaus has a solution. ...its a sonar sensor.

Is it from a Flexicoil Case/NewHolland cart? What year and what years does it cover? Isn't there any wreckers parting out air carts yet. Dont know if I would like buying used electronics at any price.

I think we had those in our SC380 NH cart. I think they clicked or ticked continually. We never had to replace one so I can't say if they still made a noise when they stopped sensing. Does it click when it's installed....compare it to another one on the cart. Move one that works to the position you took the failed one from to eliminate the possibility of a wiring issue.

[Klause]

Vansco was bought out by parker. Is it 2 wire or 3? On the plug?

[Crazyharrows]

Two wire

[bigzee]

With new machinery hitting new record prices, who can afford to buy? If you don't buy the new fancy stuff fix up your current line up, and pay through the nose. Stealerships aren't selling as much new, so let's hose them on parts to keep their current equipment running. Had to replace an elevator chain last yr, $3100, feeder chain, $3200, amongst other things.
Every time you turn your head it's $2-20k.

[Oliver88]

Digi-Key is a good website to check for sensors and electronics.

I wonder if some manufacturers purposely use a small company like Vansco instead of Honeywell so their parts aren't as easy to buy from a "non-dealer"..............

[Klause]

OK that sensor is 289.75 if you buy one from a parker distributor. That's CAD.


Having said that, open up the housing and clean off that mesh from the inside and wipe down the colector (shiny round plate)


Those sensors rarely "fail" they get dirt on them and reflect the sonar ping too soon so the sensor thinks it's out of range.

BTW you can get other ultrasonic sensors that have the same output for around 75 bucks.

[Crazyharrows]

I will check it out,thanks Krause.

[crinteastwood]

Mark up on parts

I used to work for a SK based manufacturer (yellow equip) and any purchased items were marked up around 3 times cost. Most of the common items were off the shelf - where we really cleaned up was when we sold "factory built parts", but trying to tell customers and dealers that bearings and sprockets were custom made were lies most of the time.

[helmsdale]

I just searched for this thread, then realized someone else happened upon it today as well...

Doing books. Everyone's favorite past time. Im looking over some of the RME invoices from this harvest season, and some of this shit is absolutely insane. Bought a new spring to go into the torque sensing drive sheave for the rotor drive that was very much necessary. I get the "it says on here that you need to order this plate and two studs along with the new updated heavier spring." I didn't ask too many questions. Should have. The spring was a respectable, $100.63, but...


This bad boy is worth a whopping $136.64, and it is necessary to install the plate, but my goodness i could have bought a pretty significant chunk of 3/16" or 1/4" steel and made my own in not alot of time.

and better yet...


These two pieces of 3/8" NF ready rod with a nut welded onto the end are worth a mind blowing $77.91 each!

I am in the wrong business!

[farmboy1]

A lot pissed now. i bought a used TMR mixer about 10 years ago. Original retail was 42,000. It was 2 years old and I paid 12500..............smokin' deal. One of the augers in the bottom broke on the weekend and I phoned today for replacement cost...........11,460. She served me well but I hauled out the welder to fix it. Examples......main drive chain............1800. Bearings for the 2 main augers....1200 a piece. Insanity, and it's time to really do an end run on dealers.