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dealer charged me $60 for an idler pulley??

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dealer charged me $60 for an idler pulley??

Postby ad356 » Wed Aug 06, 2014 6:55 pm

im running the C3 mower on my cub. one of the pullies on the mule drive has a bad bearing. its still useable but its getting loud. the dealer charged me $60 for this part. is this out of reason, or should i tell them i would like a refund, is there a place to get a MUCH better price on this item. i dont care about a $5-10 difference, but if its 1/2 the price yeah i would buy it elsewhere.

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Re: dealer charged me $60 for an idler pulley??

Postby tmays » Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:25 pm

I usually post a want ad here first before buying stuff like that.
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Re: dealer charged me $60 for an idler pulley??

Postby tst » Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:55 pm

common industrial pulley, depending upon size $20-$30

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Re: dealer charged me $60 for an idler pulley??

Postby Rob in NH » Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:57 pm

i bought them at tsc but can't remember what i paid
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Re: dealer charged me $60 for an idler pulley??

Postby John *.?-!.* cub owner » Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:07 pm

As i recall that is a similar pulley to the Mott flail, and 8 or so years ago one of them cost $45 at local auto parts store. It was a Fafnir bearing and pulley assembly.
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Re: dealer charged me $60 for an idler pulley??

Postby TomE » Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:09 pm

I'd say from a dealer you got a great price.

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Re: dealer charged me $60 for an idler pulley??

Postby Brandon Webb » Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:49 pm

Yeah it'd been $120 at my dealer. :D

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Re: dealer charged me $60 for an idler pulley??

Postby DieselDennis » Wed Aug 06, 2014 9:55 pm

For real. You went to a dealer for an old obsolete part. I'd say you're lucky that he minded to get or had the pulley. What did you expect, a discount?

Do you want to go to a physical store and buy it? Then I take the old one with me and check TSC, industrial supply place, auto parts place, etc.

If I'm ordering it, then I check TM Tractor, DE Farmall, Steiner, Hamilton Bob's, eBay, etc.

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Re: dealer charged me $60 for an idler pulley??

Postby ad356 » Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:21 pm

as long as that is a reasonable price. if you paid $40 8 years ago, i dont mind paying $60. it keeps the dealers desire to stock and order parts for our tractors. certian things i will order from them other things i will not. they are fairly good about getting me parts sometimes i go elsewhere simply because of price. i am very much a "local" to them, they are 3 doors down, lol. in fact i drove my cub to the dealer, its not far and i wanted to go for a ride, its probably less then 1/4 mile.

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Re: dealer charged me $60 for an idler pulley??

Postby Mike in Louisiana » Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:36 am

I am not sure if its the sane as i have on the c 42 mule drive but i drilled the rivets out and replaced the bearing for a couple of dollars

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Re: dealer charged me $60 for an idler pulley??

Postby ad356 » Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:54 am

perhaps i will take the original pulley out, replace the bearing and keep it for a spare

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Re: dealer charged me $60 for an idler pulley??

Postby Urbish » Thu Aug 07, 2014 11:13 am

Do you see an equivalent to your pulley listed here? http://www.surpluscenter.com/Pulleys/Idler-Pulleys/
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Re: dealer charged me $60 for an idler pulley??

Postby Matt Kirsch » Thu Aug 07, 2014 2:25 pm

I'm sure you could do better on price, but the convenience of being able to drive to Lamb & Webster's or Bookmiller's, only a few miles away, and get the part the same day, is huge if your mower is down.


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