[AT] best parts counter service

[charlie hill]

Oh I think if I won the lottery, I'd buy some JD's, some Case IH and a few 
AGCO's and a few thousand acres of land and see how long the money would 
last.  grins.
Yeah it was Lee in Washington.  The name escaped me when I was writing 
earlier.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Al Jones
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 9:38 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] best parts counter service

I have never been a big L. Harvey fan, but the parts guys there are all very 
nice and as we have said, really good at what they do!

The dealer in Washington was Lee I believe.  I remember hearing that he 
wouldn't sell and JD yanked the franchise.

THe other good thing to come from these mega-dealers is that they "absorbed" 
the JD store in Jacksonville.  They used to just sell mowers and a few 
compact tractors but I believe they carry "real" tractors now.

Intersting stuff to me.  If I won the lottery, I would love to work at a 
large farm equipment dealer, even if all I was allowed to do was sweep the 
floors!

Al


-----Original Message-----
>From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>Sent: Oct 1, 2011 4:02 PM
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>Subject: Re: [AT] best parts counter service
>
>Yes Al,  I  think it is East Coast.  Harvey used to own the dealership in
>New Bern also but it was part of the deal.   There was a JD dealer in
>Washington that was the go to place for all the JD guys I know.
>They refused to sell out to East Coast and ended up loosing their 
>franchise.
>I don't know what they are doing now or if their doors are even open.
>
>I buy Woods mower parts from the Case IH dealer in Kinston.  Nice folks,
>reasonably priced most of the time.   Speaking of Kinston,  if you ever 
>need
>any Briggs and Stratton parts, Lenoir Oxygen in downtown Kinston is hard to
>beat.  They have stuff in stock that most dealers never heard of.  I walked
>in there and asked them for a sediment bowl for a 5 HP Briggs that was
>1940's or 50's vintage and the guy pulled it off the shelf and handed it to
>me without even looking in the book.
>
>I'm not a big JD fan, not that there is anything wrong with JD, it's just
>not my preference but given available dealer support in this area, if I was
>a big farmer that is probably what I would buy.
>
>Charlie
>
>
>t-----Original Message----- 
>From: Al Jones
>Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 2:35 PM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>Subject: Re: [AT] best parts counter service
>
>Charlie,
>
>You mean East Coast Equipment?  They are the ones at the Kinston store.  I
>agree, parts service with them is excellent.  When that store was still L.
>Harvey's, they were top-notch even then.
>
>Quality Farm Equipment controls the stores in Clinton, Dunn, etc.  The one
>good thing IMO to come from the big Deere dealer consolidations was Quality
>put a new store in Wallace.  (My dad dealt with the old dealer in Teachey,
>down the road from Wallace for years)  That puts a dealer about 20 minutes
>away.  Only issue I have seen is they don't always have what you need, but
>usually some other store does.
>
>The caseIH dealer in Kinston is first-rate too. When I come in wanting
>something they haven't sold in 50 years, they will take the time to dealer
>search it to see if they can find it anywhere....the Clinton caseIH dealer
>is just as good too.  I guess we're lucky....
>
>Al
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>>Sent: Oct 1, 2011 9:31 AM
>>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>Subject: Re: [AT] best parts counter service
>>
>>John,  Down this way everything is Deere except for a few die hard IH 
>>guys.
>>One outfit owns every Deere dealership from VA to SC east of I-95.   I
>>don't
>>have any reason to deal with them but the few times I have stopped in the
>>local shop here they have been very helpful.
>>
>>Charlie
>>
>>-----Original Message----- 
>>From: john hall
>>Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 5:21 PM
>>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>Subject: [AT] best parts counter service
>>
>>Just curious as to what brand of equipment you guys are finding has the
>>best
>>service at the parts counter. From what I am finding it is definitely
>>Deere.
>>Our local dealer is tied in with 7 or 8 more so if parts aren't in stock,
>>they can sometimes have them delivered from another store the same day.
>>Also
>>getting parts from a distribution center is generally 1 day and doesn't
>>cost
>>much--even for Saturday delivery. I had to order some stuff from AGCO this
>>week and since it was shipped direct from the distribution center I got 
>>hit
>>with a $25 shipping fee on a 2lb package. Case-IH is ok, dealer seems to
>>have to order too much stuff.
>>
>>Your thoughts?
>>
>>John Hall
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