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I think Messicks is the main place online. I went to my local dealer for an air filter, $36..ugh.

china

lol do they have a catalog?

Jake in CT said:

lol do they have a catalog?

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I'm sure they do and it's a one way catalog. if anyone questions that they are welcome to try mailing a camera to china.

I have been using Jack's small engine. Prices Fair, what I like is very fast shipping and OEM parts. Nothing I hate worst then having a job sitting in my shop waiting for parts and then have some aftermarket part come that is trouble. I will say if you are having good luck with a parts dealer stick with them. I have had some motorcycle parts take up to a month to get.

Jake in CT said:

I think Messicks is the main place online. I went to my local dealer for an air filter, $36..ugh.

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When it comes to filters, air/oil/hydro I get Wix, good prices. Other parts it depends on what machine I need parts for, garden tractors its Richards lawn & garden or Jacks. If its for my big tractors, I go to the dealer I bought them at, for parts.

Jake in CT said:

I think Messicks is the main place online. I went to my local dealer for an air filter, $36..ugh.

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JacksSmallEngines.com

RepairClinic.com

EBAY

It is very rare that one cannot find a needed part online at a fraction of the price most dealers want for the same part.

Of course, that is a problem that is starting to plague our entire Retail industry....paying for employees, retail store space, utilities, insurance, etc.,etc., is becoming far more expensive than maintaining a online/warehouse operation.

deminin said:

JacksSmallEngines.com

RepairClinic.com

EBAY

It is very rare that one cannot find a needed part online at a fraction of the price most dealers want for the same part.

Of course, that is a problem that is starting to plague our entire Retail industry....paying for employees, retail store space, utilities, insurance, etc.,etc., is becoming far more expensive than maintaining a online/warehouse operation.

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I look online for the filters I need and Wix tells me the dealer in my area that has the parts. I understand all about the overhead part of it, thats why I try to spend my money for parts like starters, etc. at the dealers that sold me the tractor. I just think paying $65 for a hydro filter is bull s-it. Years ago I ran an oil change shop and I could buy filters by the bulk and I was paying $0.24 per filter. That was some time ago, so even if the same filter costs $2.00 per filter now, I think selling it for $65-$70 is wrong. The dealers kid will have to spend less and the dealer will have to less. I was able to buy an air filter, oil filter and two hydro filters from Wix for the same price I was paying for one hydro filter from the Cub Cadet dealer. The markup is some stuff is too high.

My local dealer is one of the Messicks stores. So far I've bought all the parts for both the ZD21F and the RTV900W at that same store where we bought them. Their parts department is excellent.

Fitch

Maverick Mower Supply is cheaper than all the rest for online parts. I have used them several times for my ZD326's.

This is a touchy problem that the internet is making worse.

Firstly the mark up on mower branded service parts is obscene which drives owners into the hands of ebay & amazon.
However part of that mark up covers the losses on obscure & slow moving parts.
So when the volume of people shopping on line for the cheapest possible part, parts for older mowers will no longer become available.
The cost of storing parts for years in a warehouse is astronimical.
So yes you might get your parts for your current mower cheaper but the down side will be having to replace you mower more often .
So it is a balancing act of paying $ 10 more for a part 10 times or paying $ 2000 every 5 years.

The cost price on my spares inventory exceeds my annual turnover in a good year.

For the pushmowers I've been fixing up, I've been getting most of my parts from amazon, just because of Amazon Prime 2-day free shipping. Most of the time it's better priced than jacksmallengines or ereplacement parts (after you add in their shipping rates) or the other online places. The dealership around here is too expensive for me

The problem with online suppliers like Amazon and eBay, a lot of the parts are not OEM.

Jake in CT said:

I think Messicks is the main place online. I went to my local dealer for an air filter, $36..ugh.

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I get some items from Messicks for my Kubota ag tractors but I also buy from the local Kubota dealer. Shipping from Messicks can be expensive. For lawnmower related parts like blades, pulleys, belts and spindles, I go to ASC online. No one beats Agri-Supply on parts, no one.