Daily Archives: May 23, 2021


Do you have spare parts for your lifts, snowmaking, or snowcats?  If the question was only for new parts, you would probably say yes.  If you were asked about used parts, you might say no.   You probably do not have a parts store you can run to for some not so common parts, instead you need to find which distributor has it and wait for it to ship.  If you need it tomorrow, then you have to pay for expedited shipping.   What about major components like a gearbox for your lift, tiller pump, fan blade, etc.?  These are not parts you would have on the shelf and can be rather costly to get (thinking gearbox).   Would you consider buying used parts to keep in stock for future use? At the time I write this post, on the CHS Classifieds pages, we have a parts Yan double chair, a parts Hall double chair, and even a complete triple chair.  We also have Lenko fanguns and some used snowcats.  The Yan lift was priced at $25,000 for everything, which includes the gearbox, auxiliary Cummins motor, chairs, grips, sheaves and many other parts.  To order a new gearbox in […]

Should you buy used spare parts?