This is ridiculous - No alternators in the US!!!

PHILIP8N · Nov 22, 2011

Tell them to air frieght it. Try to push the cost on them, it wont be that much, it is small and light. If nothing else, split it with them, or pay all yourself if you need it that bad. Philip.

Mac in PA · Nov 22, 2011

Is there something special about Kubota alternators that they cannot be repaired?

If you really need the tractor and can't deal with the down-time I would check with an electrical shop that repairs starters and alternators, even if you had to pay for the repair.

Otherwise 1 week to receive the part is not too bad.

Mac

wrooster · Nov 22, 2011

Mac in PA said:
Is there something special about Kubota alternators that they cannot be repaired? If you really need the tractor and can't deal with the down-time I would check with an electrical shop that repairs starters and alternators, even if you had to pay for the repair.

This is good thinking, and not a repair approach that a dealer would typically contemplate.

Wrooster

bp fick · Nov 22, 2011

NEW KUBOTA ALTERNATOR D902 D902E ENGINES UTV on eBay!

Probably not mainstream for your dealer to do the warranty work, but those alternators are certainly available.

kevinj · Nov 22, 2011

I do believe that my dealer would pull one off a lot model to get me going, he has given a loaner unit when in for warranty work also.

bp fick · Nov 22, 2011

kevinj said:
I do believe that my dealer would pull one off a lot model to get me going, he has given a loaner unit when in for warranty work also.

Thought of that as well. There's probably a dozen sitting outside doing nothing. One of them can do the waiting for the backordered part.

jonyyuma · Nov 22, 2011

That has to speak well of the alternators not failing very often. Not surprised that E-bay has them listed?

CompactTractorFan · Nov 22, 2011

wrooster said:
The dealer did a minimal effort search by calling their distributor, who replied, "we don't have any right now". That does not mean that there are none available in the USA. It means that there are none in that particular distributor's computer inventory. If I had a nickel for every time a dealer said, "you can't get that...".

They actually called multiple places across the US...

CompactTractorFan · Nov 22, 2011

MessickFarmEqu said:
I thought to myself that this was impossible, but I looked and we've never sold one.

jonyyuma said:
That has to speak well of the alternators not failing very often.

Well, that's good news...hopefully we will never need another...

CompactTractorFan · Nov 22, 2011

radioman said:
there are parts for BX, but they may not have one in stock for warranty use. If a dealer KNOWS of a alternate brand that will work, they cant install it due to legality issues of warranty part. If something goes wrong down the road, they can just point out the "3rd party" part.

Yeah, this is probably the case...Not much to do now but wait...