Why my next tractor won't be New Holland

[fried1765]

I ABSOLUTELY AGREE with you about Ford/Hew Holland parts prices.
I bought a 1988 Ford 1920 last fall (with only 1056 hours) and am trying to make it look as close to new as possible.
It was in excellent condition for a 27 year old tractor, but still, some parts have been necessary.
Luckily there are many aftermarket suppliers, and several used parts suppliers as well.
As an example: I needed a fuel filter housing. The NH dealer wanted $142 plus shipping. I bought a used housing for $45 + shipping.
Type 134 hydraulic fluid is available everywhere. TSC stores sell it at about $37 for a 5 gallon pail.
I buy an ABSOLUTE MINIMUM of parts/supplies from Ford/New Holland

 

[Soundguy]

rubber wear parts like that can be cut out of a tire with a sawsall. I have fords with rubber grips on running boards like that. I havn't been able to even make a dent in the tread in a dozen years...

 

[Jerry/MT]

I have to say I am absolutely happy with my NH TC26DA tractor. It does all I ask it to do, but I have to say I am appalled by the incredible, over the top, insane prices of their parts. The little pads that are on the HST foot controls wear out rather quickly, which shouldn't be a big deal, EXCEPT that, at the place where parts are usually the least expensive online, they are $23 apiece, plus shipping. I want you to understand that this is NOT by any means unusual with their parts, they are ALL priced like they are made of gold- this is but one annoying example. Now, I'm not going to pay $46 for the third set of these I would be using in the ninth year of owning this tractor. Most likely, I'll just go to the hardware store and pick up some tape with sand on it, and stick it to the pedals. These are unnecessary parts, unless you are a fanatic about keeping the tractor "stock," but most parts are necessities, and they are outrageously expensive. It is unconscionable that a company that has a good customer who has spent, say, $20,000 or much more for a piece of equipment would treat said customer like a cash cow when it comes to parts. At $10 each, these would be overpriced, but again, it's all their parts, not just some - that are about four times what any rational human being would pay.

A company should treat a customer with a modicum of respect, and the prices that NH gets for parts are NOT my idea of respect.

And what up with this deal where none of the dealers stock the G134 or whatever that is specified for the hydro? That was ridiculously expensive when I used it last, 4 years ago, and now this summer, I couldn't get it for my 600 hour service, so had to take a chance on another brand!?!

$46 for four ounces of rubber that will wear out in a couple hundred hours, while just a very typical example, is outrageous.

And so what brand will you select for your next tractor that has "cheap replacement parts"?

I have a New Holland round baler and tractor and so far most of the parts pricing seems somewhat reasonable. Filters, oil and air, are another matter but New Holland is not sole source on these. You can shop around for filters from Wix, Baldwin, etc

 

[brown40]

The batch size and volume on and off the shelves make a big difference on the cost, and there's a lot more Tauruses, Jettas, F-150's, etc. than any line of tractor. I think part of dealer pricing structure has to do with the shelf tenure that 'one trick pony' parts have for them. Unfortunately they use the same mark-up for teeth, bolts, pins, blades--I would guess they have standard formulas on their software inflating actual cost anywhere from 200-1000%. Tractors and health care have some things in common... I think you found two dealers who have differing ideas of 'fair mark-up'.

 

[sd455dan]

It's all parts from all brands. And not just tractors. Go price a taillight cover for your truck sometime.

Not to bad for my 03 dodge 3500- $69 a pair complete (with lights) and free shipping -headlights under $70 a pair and for 4 bucks more can get them loaded with Xenon bulbs.. from amazon

 

[sd455dan]

I don't think it's just new holland dealers. It's a double edge sword we want dealers/manufacturers to have the parts we need and it has to be profitable for them but we hate to pay for there profit. A guy buy me has a almost new Kubota cab tractor he busted his glass cab door they want about 4000.00

Wow that has to be a record-
that is more than my ford 3000 with loader cost me
doesn't the warranty cover a part like that??

 

[Industrial Toys]

GM wants over a hundred bucks (CDN plus 13 % sales tax) for an LED cab clearance light. A whole assembly now, wheras a 58 cent bulb would have fixed the issue in the past. That's the modern day truck we are all supposed to drool over!

 

[ruffdog]

A taillight for a 2015 F150 with the blind spot monitoring system........$890

 

[TractorTech]

Parts are where the money is! Any of the foreign compact parts are crazy expensive. Check with Deere and even some Kubota parts.

 

[felixedo]

The most expensive parts are the ones for the 'grey market' or discontinued Chinese import tractors. The parts that don't exist. But for the sake of a $250 part, you now have a $12,000 tractor that is useless. The dealer and part system is one of the things you buy when you acquire a tractor.