Ford 4000 Question

Bryan 2

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I took my 1965 Ford 4000 to a repair shop last week. It looked like the Power Steering hydraulic cylinder was leaking. So I asked them to take a look, and if needed, put a new seal kit in. I also know the two hydraulic lines are old and said replace them while youre at it.
Below is the invoice. I was shocked. Should I have been?
Thanks, everyone
Bryan
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This post was edited by Bryan 2 on 07/28/2021 at 04:35 pm.
 
You learned a valuable lesson... Never let them do anything without an estimate...OUCH!!!

And... you got charged for oil twice... and the pwr stg does not take a gallon of oil,,, and you paid for 12 hours of labor where 8 hours should have been too much for installing the two or three orings, Usually I just do the two orings on the control valve. and you paid $100 an hour for labor. Did you go to a tractor dealer or a local tractor mechanic? A local should have charged half as much for labor hours.

That being said... its under warrantee for 30 days,, so drive it and make sure it works..

and we have all done the very same thing...
 
(quoted from post at 19:11:42 07/28/21) 100.00 an hr is cheap for labor, I mean very cheap. The 2 lines are NLS, had to have made up usuing old ends.

Yes... any hydraulic shop would have replaced the rubber parts for you. As long as the metal is good... and the flares are still the standard flares and can be done on the old line or new lines. Not like the newer double flares. So paying $100 bucks for a mechanic to run over to the H shop is too much when a car wash guy could have done it. So do you pay for the lines, then pay for the guy to go get them made at that price? Again,,,dealer or local tractor guy. I would expect that from a dealer, not a local.

But then, there is the guy who rebuilds the 4000 single cyl's top to bottom, for $1700 exchange. Guess he could have gone that route.

Or you can replace everything with the 4000 aftermarket kit for $495 total for all new cyl, pump, hoses and tierod end. with a 5 hour install fee.
 

Thanks, that's what I thought. I'm going to ask them to review the invoice. Can't hurt!

Thanks again!
 
I think you got a good deal on the hoses. I also think you got reamed on the labor. There's no reason that re-sealing the control valve
should have taken longer than 4 hours.
 
It would be worth asking politely,
don't forget we are working with 50
year old parts here, sometimes it's
not as simple as opening it and
installing seals. Many times I have
spent hours getting a seized gland
out, or cleaning up a scored or
corroded bore, or even remachining
seal grooves etc. Without having been
there doing it I can't say if it was
too many hours or not really.
 
Fair point, however unusual difficulties should have been noted and time justified on the work order. I could have put a clutch in that thing in less time.
 
(quoted from post at 06:28:28 07/29/21) Fair point, however unusual difficulties should have been noted and time justified on the work order. I could have put a clutch in that thing in less time.

I put a clutch in my neighbors 850 for a case of beer. I'm working way too cheap.
 
(quoted from post at 07:25:45 07/29/21)
(quoted from post at 06:28:28 07/29/21) Fair point, however unusual difficulties should have been noted and time justified on the work order. I could have put a clutch in that thing in less time.

I put a clutch in my neighbors 850 for a case of beer. I'm working way too cheap.

Yes, you are! But a good neighbor! :D
 

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