For the customer I look after:

Buying a control card from the OEM is actually a lot CHEAPER, same with reach truck gearbox & also a lot of other part's.

I get the feeling TVH buys the part from the OEM then sticks its mark up on top & then tries to sell it to my customer for an overinflated price.

I have also found the last lot of TVH supplied chain the customer bought to be poor quality Chinese rubbish.

Had many issues in the past with TVH recon gearboxes for smaller indoor equipment, the fact is we found out a brand new OEM gearbox is only £100 more then a TVH recon & new OEM supplied unit comes with a much better warranty.

Some things TVH does well, quality parts supply at a decent price it seems is getting less & less each year.

It seems the OEM's have figured out that a sensibly priced part's supply is the way to get extra money out of customers after they have supplied them with a forklift.