Found a Shop!

altmodisch · Dec 24, 2012

Found a good tractor and farm equipment repair shop in Ky. Took my 8N there had the clutch replaced. The man charged me $150.00 for new pressure plate ,clutch disc, throw out bearing, pilot bearing. Charged me $105.00 labor. Did I get a fair deal? He is pretty sharpe on older stuff and dose a lot of square baler repair. He works on all brands of tractors and equipment and stays busy!He is a likeable old man.

pete 23 · Dec 24, 2012

Most shops would not even open the shop door for that price, so , if it works out you got a very good deal.

Case Nutty 1660 · Dec 24, 2012

you even have to ask? even a 8N takes at least 2 hrs labor turn around so he is not over charging on labor at all and parts seem in line to me and I ran my our repair shop for 20 years guess I am saying I feel you got a very fare deal cnt

MisterT · Dec 24, 2012

(quoted from post at 20:33:10 12/24/12) Found a good tractor and farm equipment repair shop in Ky. Took my 8N there had the clutch replaced. The man charged me $150.00 for new pressure plate ,clutch disc, throw out bearing, pilot bearing. Charged me $105.00 labor. Did I get a fair deal? He is pretty sharpe on older stuff and dose a lot of square baler repair. He works on all brands of tractors and equipment and stays busy!He is a likeable old man.

Price for the parts is completely within reason, Price for labor is on the extremely reasonable side.

DownSouth · Dec 24, 2012

Good deal? Uh yea you did. You need to take him some home made cookies as a big thanks. Leave the fruitcake at the mother-in-laws.

Pete_5959 · Dec 24, 2012

What town?

Ken Macfarlane · Dec 24, 2012

You rarely get a clutch in an open station for less than 600-900 around here.

doubleN · Dec 24, 2012

You done good! For that price, i wouldn't even do one on my own N's again.

JRSutton · Dec 24, 2012

agree with others - great deal!

In my mind that's about what it SHOULD cost assuming no complications. But still - I'd expect to pay at LEAST twice that.

kyhayman · Dec 24, 2012

Thats about a third of what I'd have expected. Last one I had done, which it both bigger and newer was 1600.

Duner Wi · Dec 24, 2012

First time in 12 years that I can remember any one getting a fair deal on shop labor and parts.

Welding man · Dec 24, 2012

I charge about the same, 150.00 parts and 125.00 labor for an 8n. Got a Case DB 885 in the shop now ,different ballgame ,parts alone are $800.00

NCWayne · Dec 24, 2012

As someone who works on quipment for living I've got to say that the parts were extreemly reasonable. As far as the labor goes you got a super deal thhere too. I charge a minimum of $45 an hour labor for the smaller stuff and still don't think I could do a complete clutch job on anything in less than 2 1/2 hours.

Rick Kr · Dec 24, 2012

Hmm, took me 6 hours to do my Ford 2600. I wasn't rushing and there was a good hour of figuring out how to block the tractor securely.

I think you got a pretty good deal there.

Rick

KCTractors · Dec 25, 2012

It takes 2 hours just to split the 8N, not saying to take clutch off and on and putting the tractor together again.

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