Maintenance parts prices...RIPOFF TOO

[KennyV]

I needed a small sprocket for my JD 56 rider.

Was this a sprocket for a roller chain??

 

[JDgreen]

Was this a sprocket for a roller chain??

I am trying to figure out why it was so hard and so costly to get a small sprocket in the first place? Was it for an old model, with very liimited parts availability?

 

[jross]

Was this a sprocket for a roller chain??

For a drive chain.

 

[jross]

I am trying to figure out why it was so hard and so costly to get a small sprocket in the first place? Was it for an old model, with very liimited parts availability?

My JD 56 is 1960's vintage. Most parts are available. Except the drive sprocket. That was from the J.D. website parts lookup.

 

[KennyV]

Roller chain sprockets are not difficult to find...

You need to know shaft size chain pitch number of teeth and key size...
Any industrial drive supplier can find exactly what you are needing with that information...

Roller chain and sprockets are standard parts... :smile:KennyV

 

[jhwentworth]

Roller chain sprockets are not difficult to find...

You need to know shaft size chain pitch number of teeth and key size...
Any industrial drive supplier can find exactly what you are needing with that information...

Roller chain and sprockets are standard parts... :smile:KennyV

I guess my point is that many people want to be able to order the correct part, at a discount price, without any actual knowledge about the equipment they are working on. In this case; would you expect the local John Dealer to offer the same price as an industrial parts supplier? Would you expect the industrial parts supplier to provide the same level of product knowledge as the John Deere dealer? Bottom line: if you don't know what you need, don't expect the good price. And sometimes you don't get it even if you do know.

 

[KennyV]

I guess my point is that many people want to be able to order the correct part, at a discount price, without any actual knowledge about the equipment they are working on. In this case; would you expect the local John Dealer to offer the same price as an industrial parts supplier? Would you expect the industrial parts supplier to provide the same level of product knowledge as the John Deere dealer? Bottom line: if you don't know what you need, don't expect the good price. And sometimes you don't get it even if you do know.

It is simple... you only need to know What you are looking for AND where to look... :smile:KennyV

 

[lizard]

Spare parts always seem to be a rip off, but your machine is better going than stopped so its just preventative maintainence.
Sometimes parts sit on shelves for 20 years.......not a fast moving part like a spark plug.:wink:

 

[briggs]

yes some are a rip off but if you need the part you will buy it ..I try to shop around for the best prices also...I now make my own air filters cost a lot less

 

[lizard]

Well like I said before......its no good if it does not work.....better to fix it , scap it or sell it?:thumbsup: