[AT] semi tractor related POLE SAW

[Mike M]

I have a neighbor who owns a HVAC company, he has a friend that lives 45 
miles away. They were talking last January and the friend mentioned his 
furnace had gone out overnight. The guy called a local company to fix 
it, not wanting to bother my neighbor. He said they diagnosed it as a 
bad circuit board controller. He said the guy was down in the basement 
for 15 minutes, the charge $700. When my neighbor got home he looked up 
the part, his cost, $90. Nice payday for 15 minutes work and a $90 part. 
And that's why I do whatever I can myself.

Mike M


On 8/1/2016 5:06 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> Larry,  you are correct and I don't really blame the guys for
> charging what they charge and having the attitude they often
> have.  I just can't afford them when I can often do it myself.
> I give as an example the appliance repair RACKET.   There is a
> web site that will show you the repair manuals for virtually every kind
> of appliance that has been manufactured in the last 50 years, allow
> you do download the manuals and sell you the parts wholesale.
> They'll even FedEx them to you next day if you want them that bad.
> Typically I can fix something like a washing machine or clothes dryer
> for a price cheaper than the local repair guy is willing to drive to my
> house and
> look at it.  Let alone do the work.
>
> I feel for them but I can't reach them.  No matter, there are plenty of
> retired folks
> that moved here from off somewhere on a nice retirement check that don't
> mind
> paying them.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rlgoss at twc.com
> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2016 2:44 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] semi tractor related POLE SAW
>
> It IS a rough business, Particularly if you are doing warranty repair as a
> part of the franchise.  It is not uncommon to have a million dollars-worth
> of parts setting on shelves just waiting for someone to drop by who needs a
> two-dollar item, and the customer will complain about the cost of it and
> claim they can get it cheaper down the street.  BTDT, and when the company
> refuses reimbursment for warranty service to the dealership, things get a
> little dicey.  The big box stores like Lowes, Home Depot, and Wal-mart, get
> away with selling promo items to their customers by carefully limiting the
> types of repairs that they do. Under normal conditions, they are barely able
> to un-crate the item so that it's serviceable.
>
> Larry
> ---- Dan Glass <dglass at numail.org> wrote:
>> Around here that happens with all lawn and garden dealers.   It must be
>> a tough business.
>>
>>
>> On 8/1/2016 12:34 PM, charlie hill wrote:
>>> Thanks Dan,   I have been to the dealer locator page.
>>> There are a few dealers here within about 50 miles but
>>> the one's I've tried to contact are either out of business
>>> or small mom and pop places that don't stock much inventory.
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>>
>>>
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