What did you do to your tractor today?

[ArtMech]

Were they gold plated !!!

I asked why are they so expensive? They say these are the cheapest ones. They sell much more expensive filters for other machines like Class, MFs...
How much do you pay for them in the US?

 

[ArtMech]

Ok, I found out. Messick's sells 2 such filters for $61. Means I paid 40% higher price.
This is one of the answers, why folks here are avoiding to purchase new good tractors.

 

[D7E]

We have all sorts of tractors MF'ford JD . i dont think i payed over $30 for any filters ! sorry i lie the big hyd filters for the MF were $40

 

[ArtMech]

We have all sorts of tractors MF'ford JD . i dont think i payed over $30 for any filters ! sorry i lie the big hyd filters for the MF were $40

Sorry, I had to ask you about the price in Canada, not in the US :ashamed:
But it changes not a lot in the discussion.
Does $40 price is for 2 hyd filters?

 

[D7E]

$40 each but twice the size of the kubota ones

 

[ArtMech]

$40 each but twice the size of the kubota ones

:confused3:
no idea ... just you're more lucky than me

 

[D7E]

I used to think MF were very expensive for parts but recently seem to have come in line with others .

 

[ArtMech]

I used to think MF were very expensive for parts but recently seem to have come in line with others .

Parts price comparison between you and me is incorrect. Check that on the Messick's or other N. American site.

 

[D7E]

Parts price comparison between you and me is incorrect. Check that on the Messick's or other N. American site.

What you think they are more expensive than others ???

 

[ArtMech]

What you think they are more expensive than others ???

My local Kubota 'dealer' here is in reality a sub-dealer of Finnish Kubota dealer "Konekesko".
Finnish "Konekesko" dealer belongs to the U.K. Kubota distribution system "Kubota (U.K.) Ltd." which is dealing with Nordic & Baltic regions.

Now look how many players are involved in business:
1/ Kubota
2/ distributor - Kubota (U.K.) Ltd. Kubota (U.K.) Limited - Nordic & Baltic Regions
3/ dealer - Finnish Konekesko Konekesko
4/ sub-dealer - Litnuanian (my local dealer) Konekesko Konekesko

Each of these 4 parts need to earn. That's why it's nothing strange that we have the spare parts in 40% higher than in North America. Is that good or bad - that's another story. You in North America have at least 1 player less and special discounts on spare parts depending on the turnover and number of tractors sold.

Concerning spares for MFs, Class which are represented by the same company, they said they are much more expensive than Kubota parts, but I didn't ask them for how much.

Sorry for complicated explanation, but the situation itself is quite complicated here. :confused2: