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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tazza" data-source="post: 25429" data-attributes="member: 82">On the parts that turn over quickly they can make the price reasonable, other items that may sit on the shelf for years they have to make a good profit. They have say a fly wheel sitting on the shelf, it hasn't moved in 3 years, its using up valuable space that another item could be using. I understand their reasoning.With that said, my local dealer is a thief. I get my parts off another dealer for close to half of what they charge!When i needed parts for my main pump, i almost died when i got a price. I felt sick! rotating groups alone were going to set me back $5,200 from my local guy. I ended up paying about $1,200 for 2 rotating groups, all new bearings and a seal kit, including the hydraulic pump seal kit. This is perfect when the parts are not dealer specific. These were for a Sauer Sunstrand pump, so parts are not dealer only. Things like the control block is made by a third party for Bobcat, so parts are not available elsewhere. Same with one set of drive motors they made, seals are available, gerolers are not.Kubota engine parts are available after market too, same quality but a fraction of the price.I have to hand it to Bobcat though, i know the prices on some items aren't pretty, but a lot are. Hoses, shrouds, decals, all the little bits are still available and most are a respectable price. Especially filters, they turn over so fast they are cheap.I know some will hate me for saying this, but hey its what i have learned over the years. You may agree, you may not too.</blockquote>

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