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<blockquote data-quote="Cowabunga" data-source="post: 7358722" data-attributes="member: 718"><p>My six cylinder Same Titan, but it might as well be an early Silver or Antares 130, had the two part exhaust manifold replaced a couple of years ago. The gasket blew and the manifolds were too thin to just replace. Also changed the turbo, which was showing excessive wear, at the same time. The two manifolds, which are nothing special and join together in the middle to allow expansion, cost £750 and £850 respectively. That's £1600 plus studs, nuts and gaskets for simple castings. Plus labour of course. The turbo itself, brand new and a precision machined and balanced piece of real engineering, didn't come through SDF and cost a relatively far more reasonable £1200.</p><p></p><p>Makes you think and explains why the value of SDF tractors tend to be low as used models. If can even get the parts. They hold very little stock in the UK, if any. If the dealer hasn't got it and isn't experienced with the brands and is, like many of their dealers, fairly new and inexperienced with older models, there may be more delays and complications getting parts and expertise than usually expected. </p><p></p><p>SDF are not alone with an above average dealer churn rate and 'chaotic' spares supply. In fact dealer turnover [churn] is an issue with several big brands lately. Is New Holland a bit of an exception? <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratchhead:" title="Scratchead :scratchhead:" data-shortname=":scratchhead:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cowabunga, post: 7358722, member: 718"] My six cylinder Same Titan, but it might as well be an early Silver or Antares 130, had the two part exhaust manifold replaced a couple of years ago. The gasket blew and the manifolds were too thin to just replace. Also changed the turbo, which was showing excessive wear, at the same time. The two manifolds, which are nothing special and join together in the middle to allow expansion, cost £750 and £850 respectively. That's £1600 plus studs, nuts and gaskets for simple castings. Plus labour of course. The turbo itself, brand new and a precision machined and balanced piece of real engineering, didn't come through SDF and cost a relatively far more reasonable £1200. Makes you think and explains why the value of SDF tractors tend to be low as used models. If can even get the parts. They hold very little stock in the UK, if any. If the dealer hasn't got it and isn't experienced with the brands and is, like many of their dealers, fairly new and inexperienced with older models, there may be more delays and complications getting parts and expertise than usually expected. SDF are not alone with an above average dealer churn rate and 'chaotic' spares supply. In fact dealer turnover [churn] is an issue with several big brands lately. Is New Holland a bit of an exception? :scratchhead: [/QUOTE]
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