Another combine parts story

[farmaholic]

We make a trip to the states every year. We make one big order for poly skid plates, knives, sections and other wear items. This year saved over 3,000 Can on a 3,500 order.

Get it shipped to Havre and my brother picks it up when camping at Cypress hills.

Guards on JD flex are $36 Cdn at the dealer. $14.99 usd in states.

Small poly 11.99 usd vs 41 cdn. Full 35ft knife no head. 899 usd and about 2100 Cdn.

Flipping ripoff

But the U.S. Dealership is losing money!

[blackpowder]

Stateside a little further for me. May I ask, duty? gst? border any issues? Thanx.

[Kinger]

Dealership margins on equipment have shrunk in the last few years in order to get as much new equipment out there as possible. Once you buy the iron they know they have you on the hook for a majority of the parts you will need to buy over that machines life cycle. Hence the high margin.

Other side of the coin, there are lot of parts that most dealers have to sit on for years at a time. The cost of holding those and letting them depreciate or become outdated isn't cheap.

[biglentil]

There is no doubt in my mind that they are engineering combines to fail around 1000 threshing hours. Tricks like thin metal in the throat, poorly designed small stonetraps, light concaves, light feeder houses and weak shoes. The manufacturers know the wear points but its not in their interest to manufacture a combine that lasts.

[sk_wheatking]

There is no doubt in my mind that they are engineering combines to fail around 1000 threshing hours. Tricks like thin metal in the throat, poorly designed small stonetraps, light concaves, light feeder houses and weak shoes. The manufacturers know the wear points but its not in their interest to manufacture a combine that lasts.

Absolutely true! Cones on case ih machines....LOL! What a joke.

[LEP]

Checkout Shoup, Sloan express websites. Usually just wear items, belts, sprockets, augers, chains.

No duty, only gst. No problem if you bring it across yourself.

I understand Shoup is now shipping direct to you in Canada. Not sure how quick that is.

[hobbyfrmr]

The sodomy is getting unreal. I would like to tell this whole Industry to go **** themselves.

Stay the course. Hug your retailer. There are no options.

[hobbyfrmr]

....time to open a wrecking yard?

Done. All power units are 1980-1983 vintage. You would laugh driving past this farm.

[farming101]

Sieves/Chaffers - never used to wear out, now a regular maintenance item

[SASKFARMER3]

Our new super star local dealer has parts issues with Supply.

Go in ask for something as simple as DEF in big bulk tote. Its fall you would think they would have one, Know it will be here friday. Ordered on Monday.

Needed fingers for pickup reel. Its a common plastic finger they didn't have it arrived wednesday.

WTF do us farmers now have to carry a full parts supply for our combines.

Yea new and big really works.