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Online manuals vs OEM - Cost difference?
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Posted by Chuck, WA on December 09, 2002 at 13:57:49 from (130.20.127.170):
My experience is with a MF35, but the comments and questions are general, so I'm posting here rather than the MF board for a little broader coverage. When I bought my first tractor last spring, a MF35 Deluxe/Perkins, I went looking for an operator's manual and was directed to the YT manuals links. I bought one for $30 that most of you will know is a comb-bound photocopy of the original. No problem. I didn't buy the service manual and parts manual at the time because I wasn't prepared to spend the $55 and $37 respectively for them at that time when I wasn't needing them yet. I think shipping was additional on each of these. When I was contemplating overhauling the hydraulics this winter, I thought I'd better buy those other two manuals. I happened to be at my MF dealer (AGCO) and asked on a lark if he had them. Sure enough, he had a service manual in stock, but would have to order the parts manual. The service manual was $18 and the parts manual, about $8 if I recall. No shipping! On a lark, I asked the price of the operator's manual - about $5. I may be off on these...since my memory sometimes plays games with my recollections, and I don't have them in front of me. The questions is, why the huge difference? I'm accustomed to finding things less expensive on the web - especially for no-name generic items - compared to name brand OEM stuff from the local dealer. There was a discussion here over the weekend about how OEMs - I think they were particularly critical of green - sock it to you just for the name. I guess at least my experience in this case runs a little different. Any comments?
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