Best place to buy OEM parts?

[Tazz]

Besides the dealer what websites sell genuine oem parts? I have found a few but was wondering who are decent.

 

[CountryBumkin]

Try Messicks.com http://www.messicks.com/vendor/kubota and Coleman Equipment http://www.colemanequip.com/

 

[85Hokie]

Besides the dealer what websites sell genuine oem parts? I have found a few but was wondering who are decent.

CB nailed the big two - they sell everything you need, but sometimes the shipping might make you drive to you local dealer depending on that cost and time to do that.

Ebay has OEM parts too - but I have not seen anything that makes me want to go there first. I have ordered from Messicks and Colemans, both fine companies.

 

[Lil Foot]

From an earlier thread on my front axle rebuild:

While trying to find all the parts/seals/gaskets to rebuild my front axle, I shopped around and found these interesting variations.

Coleman Equipment- $550 shipped to me.

Local Kubota dealer- $832 (10 dealerships in the state, all owned by the same family)

I called WKTP to price used parts (the 2 gears & a bearing) and was quoted $450 for the two gears, with the bearing thrown in for free. Coleman's prices for the (3) new parts are $111.91, $245.70, & $6.28- total $363.89.
When I asked about the "bonnet stay", a brace across the lower front of the hood, I was told "my guys throw that sort of stuff away".

I expected the local guy's markup of 51% over Coleman, but I was really bummed about WKTP.

P.S. I should have mentioned in the above post that the dealer's original price quote was around $1480. I had asked them to include a radiator cap in the quote, and they told me you can't get the radiator cap without buying the whole radiator assembly. (yeah, sure, I also want to buy the Brooklyn Bridge!) The $832 was without a radiator cap included.