[AT] the 2004 Valu-Bilt catalog

[charlie hill]

Larry that works fine but these are parts for tractors where NO new parts
are available.  I don't think you will find a new part price for the torque
tube for an Allis Chalmers RC.  I'm sorry to hear that they have taken the
used parts prices and listings out.  Even without the price it was a
valuable asset because there is a listing, for example, of all of the
different carbs that were used on most of our old tractors.  If you need a
carb and you are hunting through some old carbs in a box those model numbers
sure come in handy.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
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Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 10:01 AM
Subject: RE: [AT] the 2004 Valu-Bilt catalog


> I find it interesting that a company bothered to publish a used part
> catalog.  I never have seen the ones you guys are discussing, but the
> general rule-of-thumb at the dealerships I've worked for over the years
> is: Serviceable used parts are priced at 50% of new.
>
> YMMV, and that may not be a universal technique, but I've run into it
> often enough that I know it isn't something that was made up on the spur
> of the moment.
>
> I suppose part of the problem is that with old iron we're into a
> cross-over business that falls somewhere between the "Antiques Road
> Show" and a U-Pull-It auto salvage yard.
>
> Larry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Cecil E
> Monson
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 6:32 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] the 2004 Valu-Bilt catalog
>
> > Unfortunately they no longer list used parts and the
> > prices for them. I found that to be a very useful
> > guide in the past editions.
> >
> > John Boehm
> > Woodland, CA
> > Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
>
>
> They did a lot with the older catalogs to set prices all
> over the country but I think they got wise to the fact that a lot
> of dealers were cutting their prices just enough to get the sales.
> I've been in a lot of places looking for used parts and had the
> seller (junkman) pull out a Central Tractor catalog and discount
> off their price.
>
> Cecil
> -- 
> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> what you said.
>
> Cecil E Monson
> Lucille Hand-Monson
> Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>
> Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
>
> Free advice
>
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