[AJD] Re: JOHN D2526R Wheel Clamps

[Bruce Mahr]

John: I checked through my dealer on jdparts.com and it was $37.99 also.

Bruce Mahr

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Boehm" <rustyacres at yahoo.com>
To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" 
<antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: [AJD] Re: JOHN D2526R Wheel Clamps


> The price of $43.69 was through JDParts.com and I am
> signed up with my local dealer here in California.
> After ordering online through JDParts once about 3
> years ago, the local parts counter guys, whom I know
> quite well, told me that ordering online will always
> be at the highest price.  They said to call it in to
> them and  if they make it part of their normal stock
> order, I would get a better price. Since then, I  have
> only used the JD parts website to confirm availability
> and to get a general idea of the price.
>
> Someone once told me that Deere dealers on the West
> Coast charge more due to transportation costs from the
> Midwest. I don't know if this is true or not.
>
> John Boehm
> Woodland, CA
> Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
>
>
>
> --- greg at theoldtractorcompany.com wrote:
>
>> John
>> Where did you come up with that list price? Deere's
>> main computer shows $37.99
>> each. Not a big improvement but I'm suspicious. I
>> think we have yet another case
>> of a dealer bumping list price probably? I assume
>> you're signed up to JDPARTS.COM
>> through your local dealer? Anyway, back figuring
>> this your $43.69 list price works out
>> to be the correct list, $37.99, adjusted upward by
>> 15%. Check the math. I've found 10%
>> upcharges to be quite common and a lesser amount of
>> 15% and once even a 20%!
>> Not commenting or criticizing on other people's
>> business practices, just investigating
>> for my own curiosity.
>>   Other problem might be that Deere only shows 12 in
>> stock nationwide and only one
>> dealer shows to have any in stock and he's in
>> Georgia. They are not discontinued,
>> probably just a low stock item.
>>
>> Interesting!
>>
>> Greg
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Greg Stephen
>> The Old Tractor Company
>> Stephen Equipment Company
>> PO Box 709
>> Franktown, CO 80116
>> 303-663-5246
>> 303-468-0377 FAX<<--GREAT WAY TO REACH ME!
>>
>> On Sun May  7  9:28 , John Boehm
>> <rustyacres at yahoo.com> sent:
>>
>> >I checked JD parts and was surprised to find they
>> are
>> >still available new from Deere. Only problem is
>> that
>> >they want $43.69 EACH!! I think that is just a bit
>> >overpriced and was hoping to find some used ones at
>> a
>> >reasonable cost. I need 7 of them for a BR and a
>> >friend needs a full set of 12 for an AOS.
>> >
>> >John Boehm
>> >Woodland, CA
>> >Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >--- Duane Larson jdlarson at comcast.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> John,
>> >> Those clamps were used on unstyled A series and B
>> >> series, and all D's,
>> >> according to the MPI.  Hope this helps -
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Duane Larson
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> From: "John Boehm" rustyacres at yahoo.com>
>> >> To: "Antique John Deere"
>> >> antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> >> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 11:51 PM
>> >> Subject: [AJD] D2526R Wheel Clamps
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >I need some D2526R rear rim wheel clamps for a
>> BR
>> >> > tractor. Does anyone know of a source, either
>> new
>> >> or
>> >> > used? Thanks,
>> >> >
>> >> > John Boehm
>> >> > Woodland, CA
>> >> > Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
>> >> >
>> >> >
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