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It is a supply and demand thing. We are all glad that Case IH continues to manufacture and sell parts for obsolete equipment. All manufacturers price obsolete parts based on demand. If there is a high demand, the price is lower. If they only sell a few per year they get the price up to where it pays them to make a manufacturing run, mark and stock, take up warehouse space, and continue to inventory a very slow moving item. They probably still take a beating on very slow moving parts, and they drop a few every year. That's why experienced people here recommend buying from Case IH when they have it. Collectively, all the owners in the country will keep more parts on Case IH shelves and available if we buy from them rather than alternatives. Allen's part in particular is one for which there are several aftermarket options including used, generic three point pin, bolt, and home made. He knows this but wants to keep his tractors as original as is practical. $75 was practical for him. He knows he could have had a used one, or made one, but new was available, he wanted it, and he bought it. There is no pressure from Case IH to buy their parts, so if you don't like the price you don't buy the part. Whether you can get it elsewhere has nothing to do with it. If they don't choose to stock it, you can do without or you can have it manufactured by someone else. Compare those prices. I believe they price parts a low as they can within their business plan. Talk to the owner of a piece of machinery where the company has gone out of business years ago, they'd love the high prices.
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