Why is a block heater so expensive
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Massey convert
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I bought one for my 2605H from the local dealer for under $100 a few years ago and just checked the *bay site, they have one for around $72.
mrmikey
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That is a crazy price. $50 for the heater, rest for the name. Same as a thread here awhile back, they wanted $400 or more for a couple of wheel bearings on a bat wing mower. Here's a few for frost plugs for comparison:
CloverKnollFarms
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That's just price gouging. My dealer threw mine in for free.
Sprinkler Fitter
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So did mine, a guy bought my tractor new from the dealer and had a block heater installed, when he came to pickup tractor he decided it was to small so he traded it in, when I wanted a tractor I was going to buy it but when he showed me the price he had a block heater in it, I told him I keep it in a heated garage I don’t need a block heater I can wait for you to get another tractor in, he took it off the price then.
Paystar
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You wanna talk price gouging, my dealer gave me all the parts and service manuals on a thumb drive for my new K-Connect and blower and he said Kubota wants $800 Canadian now for a printed manual!!!!!
CloverKnollFarms
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Somehow not surprised
Paystar
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80 to 800. How is that even justifiable????
Sprinkler Fitter
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I have a story of not price gouging, I bought a EU6500is generator for our food truck March 9th 2012 for $3649.00 plus tax
A week ago today or about 12 years and 8 months later with 5203 hours on the meter the generator broke. I called a Honda dealer about 1/2 hour away and a new EU7000 is $3999.00 plus tax, not a bad price for almost 13 years later.
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