[AT] Clutch parts for antique tractors

[charlie hill]

Seems like an opportunity for someone to import the material and sell it, 
perhaps on the web.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CRAWLER HEAVEN" <edc at crawlerheaven.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Clutch parts for antique tractors


> Two Major clutch Manufactures were sold this year to an American 
> company,BUT
> they want to sell only new units no more rebuilts so they have raised the
> prices or make the parts hard to get OH and buy the way the parent Company
> is 49% owned by John Deere!!
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Grant Brians" <gbrians at hollinet.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 1:12 AM
> Subject: [AT] Clutch parts for antique tractors
>
>
>> Friends, on Friday I went into the friendly clutch shopover in Salinas 
>> for
>> parts for one of our Oliver 77s (the WFE Super 77 Diesel.) I had an
>> interesting conversation with the proprietor. He cannot get the parts for
>> rebuilding most clutch discs, pressure plates and related items any more!
> He
>> can sell the pre-made ones, but the suppliers have moved their factories
> to
>> Mexico or elsewhere and will not sell parts in less than HUGE quantities
> on
>> the few who do sell the parts still. Fortunately the new clutch disc and
>> throwout bearing I needed he had in stock, but that still was rather
>> dismaying. Is this the case nationwide????
>>         Grant Brians
>>         Hollister, California
>>
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