How Many Years?

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oldballs

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Since there are a zillion little parts and many main assemblies, how many years does Kubota commit to guarantee parts/assemblies availability? Is that in writing or just a consensus?

Cheers,
Mike
 
   / How Many Years? #2  
No idea on my M6040. I had my previous tractor, Ford 1700, for 28 years and had no problems at all getting parts from the dealer.
 
   / How Many Years? #3  
Since there are a zillion little parts and many main assemblies, how many years does Kubota commit to guarantee parts/assemblies availability? Is that in writing or just a consensus?

Cheers,
Mike

Can't answer the question...but based on buying parts for an older machine 25+ years old...it seems like they update a lot of different parts...i.e., the original part# is not available but the new part (different #) will fit...some parts are upgraded several times yet they still fit the older models...so they must engineer the newer machines to use similar parts as much as possible...just speculating...?
 
   / How Many Years? #4  
What I have seen both with Kubota and JD is that optional features, parts-kits are the first to be (no longer available, or NA) I have seen this with machines less than 2 years old. :(
 
   / How Many Years? #5  
I am still able get 30 years parts,some parts have to wait time.
 
   / How Many Years? #6  
I have worked on farm equipment since I was a kid. I remember as I grew up, the older machines would get, the more the part numbers and availability would change. It is way easier now, then when I was 16 years old. I remember they couldn't wait for me to get my driver's license so they could send me out to get/order parts from the parts counters of local dealers. I remember a few days, I must have spend my entire day at random parts counters, being sent all over the place. Now the owner can just look it up on their smartphone/tablet and get what they are looking for in minutes.
 
   / How Many Years? #7  
I ordered parts for a 30+ year old Kubota F-2000 mower and had all of them within a week. Clutch, starter and misc items like mower deck lift handle and a new key switch.
 
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Well, based on most of the responses, it looks like my Kubota parts will be around longer than my parts.:D
 

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