I just bought a bushing from CNH

I bought a bushing for the 130 block that I'm going to be using in my Super A. The bushing is where the distributor/governor goes in the block.

One simple little bushing that I couldn't find anywhere else. Cost me over $40.00. That is all. $40.00 for a bushing. Brand new from a CaseIH dealer.

At least it was made in the USA.

If it was me, I probably would of bought a generic bronze bushing instead, but then I have a lathe to be able to machine generic bushings to fit custom applications.

Kirk,

Are you bragging or are you offering up your services?

I did not intend to brag, just making a statement of fact.

The bare bushing is $10---the machining on outside is $10---the machining on inside is $10---& the hole is $10.

don't forget to add $15 for shipping and "handling".

I thought it was only JD that added on $ for storage costs. I went to the jd dealer here to get some wheel bolts for my JD430, 9/16 threaded all the way, $35 each, the 1 inch spacers for them were $37 each. several years ago when I went to buy an outer tie rod end for it they wanted $89 for it. I also have a SMTA and some parts for it are really expensive, but when I replaced the clutch a few years ago it was relatively cheap.

Well, you are learning. I usually look up the price first so I don't get sticker shock. This is an expensive hobby, and if I get to where I don't like it because of the prices, I will quit. I will give CaseIH a lot of credit for still having the parts. I just spent $135 for 9 head studs for my C.

(quoted from post at 12:42:17 07/09/11)I will give CaseIH a lot of credit for still having the parts.

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The way I see it too. If you think the price is too high at CaseIH, you still have the option of not buying it there, the same choice you would have if the part was discontinued.

Well, two front wheel seals for my 1945 Farmall A...$30 each! Yikes! Too funny that they were the old style leather ones though! I expected to get the rubber lipped ones!

I bought some bushings last year for the PTO lever shaft on my 350 Utility. CNH's price was astronomical (i.e., high enough that it wasn't going to happen). I found what I needed on eBay for something like $10 - $12 with shipping.

Mark W. in MI

Yes, parts from a large equipment company can be more expensive than when sourced from the actual manufacturer. However, if the bushing was a money maker A & I or Agparts would have it and maybe at a lower cost.

Consider this, on the grand world wide scale of things, the tractor is decades out of production and hurling towards obscure. ( No I'm not starting a brand war, I'll take in any car / tractor that comes across my driveway. ) The busing must be made, packaged, then stored in a warehouse and inserted in the catalog. All of this is a expense, warehousing a part for many years only adds to the cost of the bushing. The warehouse must be built, lighted, heated, secured someone has to pay for all of this.

Yes, there are some parts that slip through the cracks and get silly pricing, in that case I've called the company direct ( Miller welders for a control option ) and found if I ordered from the new welder side of the company the option was way less then if i ordered from the parts side of the company. Apparently each division sets it's own pricing and the parts side of the store made a error on pricing.

A few years ago I needed mower parts for my 1964 Cub Cadet Original. The current owner of CC is MTD, they still supported NEW ( not old stock sitting for years ) toothed pulleys, spindle shafts and blade mounts. The CC dealer said they were expensive but, the total was sub $ 200. Lets see, $ 200 divided by 40 years of use = $ 5 per year. I was happy the parts even existed and there was no way I'd be able to replicate the parts for $ 200 material and my time.