[AT] Ford parts

[Robinson]

	Our closest New Holland dealer will not get my
business and is developing a terrible reputation for
stiffing service customers. When I need Ford parts I
head for N-Complete. Its a little further from me but
they are great to do business with. I need to get a
new catalog from them since Scott gave my old one to
somebody he works with.
	Our nearest Deere Dealer also got to stiffing
customers but they went belly up. They charged me $250
for a hydraulic repair on a backhoe I had when I
didn't have time to fix it myself. When it failed
again a few months later I discovered that they didn't
install the part they charged me for. I laughed out
loud when they went under... The Deere dealer that
bought them and several other dealerships is awfully
high on stuff and is not good about carrying parts for
the old stuff but at least everybody says that they
are honest.
	Our local Ford automotive dealer is OK to deal with
on new cars but they have a terrible reputation for
gouging in the service department. Their thing is just
sticking in parts willy-nilly and doing unauthorized
repairs unrelated to the problem the car was taken in
for just for the billing. I don't know if they still
have the same service manager now but the one they
used to have was an ex-con and "former" drug dealer. I
know he has been in trouble since he started there.

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Francis Robinson
Central Indiana, USA
robinson at svs.net





>-----Original Message-----
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>On Behalf Of Brett Phillips
>Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 6:41 AM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>Subject: RE: [AT] Ford parts
>
>
>...and older compact tractors.  It seems
>that there are more parts available
>for the N series tractors than for their
>modern Japanese-built replacements.
>Just another reason to play with old tractors...
>
>BTW: anyone know where I can find parts for
>the front axle (4wd) for a 1982
>Ford 1900 Compact?  One of my customers
>twisted off a drive shaft in one of
>the knuckles.  I suggested that he part it
>out and use the proceeds to buy
>an 8N from N-complete.
>
>Brett Phillips
>
>Mike Sloane wrote:
>
>The only things you will have trouble
>finding parts for are the various Ford
>lines of lawn and garden tractors.
>
>Mike
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>
> Mike Sloane
>Allamuchy NJ
>Email:(msloane at att.net)
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>Work: <www.smithtractorandequipment.com>
>
>"Choose a job you love, and you will never
>have to work a day in
>your life."
>   --Confucius
>> This might seem like a simple/silly
>questions. I need to find some Ford
>> parts (gas tank shut off for one) for an
>800 series tractor. Are New
>> Holland dealers the current day version of
>Ford dealers? Our local Ford
>> dealer closed shop and I need to look for
>another one but wasn't sure
>> what to look under.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Brad
>>
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