Purchasing John Deere Parts

[dmccarty]

I have had to buy some parts from my dealer and I thought the prices where fair.

The actual parts for the tractor I bought I think where fairly priced. I have cheap plastic door on my truck's overhead that Ford wants something like $30 for a $1 part. I had to buy a new housing for fuel filter. The package included the part I needed as well as a new fuel bowl and maybe a filter for $40ish.

I have had to replace hydraulic lines on my 4n1 bucket. My dealer was about $20. NAPA down the road was $30.

I buy my oil, air, and fuel filters for my Ford truck from my JD dealer. His prices are what I would pay at the parts store and the JD dealer always has what I need in stock which is more than I can say for the numerous parts stores I used to stop at until I found what I needed. My dealer mails the filters to me for about $5.

I guess I got a good dealer.

Later,
Dan

 

[Neophyte]

I should have clarified the parts I was talking about. I was pricing a mounting frame for a 59" Front Mount Snow Blower for a 3320. The list price total for these parts is around $1500. If I would have purchased it with the tractor, they would have been discounted. However, since I'm purchasing it after the fact, the discount no longer applies. I just thought that they may be inclined to discount the parts ever so slightly since I just purchased my tractor from there. I guess that's just how the game is played.

Other than this big ticket item, I have found the parts to be reasonably priced and usually in stock.

As an example, I was at my dealers the other day and I asked how much a cutting edge was for my 59SB. It's a good size chunk of steel with slotted holes all through it, so it priced out at around $80. The part that amazed me was they actually had one in stock.

 

[rockyridgefarm]

Yeah. on one hand, be sure to get all that you can added to the original sale.. But then, you can't 'afford' it!

When buying big ticket partrs, sometimes Deee sends out special deals that help sweeten the deal....

 

[Neophyte]

For now, I have decided against purchasing the new framework for a couple of reasons. One, the price is outrageous. Two, I don't like the new 59SB framework for the 3320; I much prefer the older method of doing it as found on the 55 and TEN series. I'm going to try to adapt the framework for the 955 to my tractor. I think it can be done with a few custom brackets. I may need a different PTO shaft as well.

 

[RollTideRam]

Sometimes there is just a difference in dealers. A few years ago my father priced new ujoints for our 650. They were $93 and $107. He decided not to buy. I had bought a new mower that summer from a dealer about 10 miles further away. We decided to price the ujoints at my new dealer. I don't remember the exact cost but they ended up being a little over $45 a piece. JC