[AT] Question OT

[Larry D Goss]

Humm.  I just checked with an Echo dealership where I used to work. 
According to the inventory man at that location, there has been no change at 
Echo.  The availability of parts is dependent on the age of the machine.

The problem with the John Deere dealerships probably stems from corporate 
decisions made there with products that they used to be able to sell and 
service but which have been discontinued corporate-wide because of decisions 
both inside and outside the company.  John Deere has a tendency to keep a 
tight rein on dealerships.  A local dealer was told he had "too urban" of a 
ZIP code and he had to move even though he had a profitable and nicely 
located dealership.  As a result, there are no longer any John Deere 
dealerships in this county.  They also used to handle Exmark, Troy-Bilt, and 
some other product lines, but now there is nothing available from them 
except current John Deere products. JM2CW.

Larry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fink Sr" <nancydick at pennswoods.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:54 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Question OT


> You are right on that John. The Echo dealers only have there old
> stock no new stuff.
> Good things don't last.
> I have managed to buy two older JD saws for parts and still looking
> for more. Maybe get an other 20 years out of them worst parts is the
> rubber mounts for vibration.
> R Fink
>
>
>
> At 09:19 PM 9/25/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>>Don't know about the newer stuff but Deere can no longer supply parts for
>>the older stuff made by Echo--or at least that is what I was told when I
>>needed an air filter for my blower.
>>
>>John
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Richard Fink Sr" <nancydick at pennswoods.net>
>>To: "antique tractor email discussion group" 
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>>Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 9:52 AM
>>Subject: [AT] Question OT
>>
>>
>> > To those in the know. John Deere chain saws built for years by Echo
>> > then Homelite. Now who builds them they look like a new one i see on
>> > the market Efco. Thanks
>> > R Fink
>> >
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