Posted by Carlmac 369 on September 30, 2021 at 03:57:06 from (96.44.72.16):
In Reply to: Shop rate?? posted by super99 on September 29, 2021 at 19:02:45:
Quote: CVPost-Traditional Farmer (quoted from post at 05:12:04 09/30/21) Your ability has a lot to do with it.The guy that works on my tractors charges me $40 hour his day job is a mechanic at a dealership,he is a great mechanic with all the tools he needs and always does a good job.So he is well worth what he charges,on the other hand there are some 'mechanics' I wouldn't pay $10 hour.
Exactly. When I was running my shop I got lots of inquiries about fixing the wannabee mechanic's messes.
Turned them all down, you want to hire cheap mechanics for your repairs you can pay them to fix their screwups as well.
I was busy enough with my regular customers, didn't need the penny pinchers around crying about my rates.
I was charging $60.00/hr in the shop, $80.00/hr on the road from the time I left until I got back. I kept busy, too busy sometimes.
This post was edited by Carlmac 369 on 09/30/2021 at 04:51 am.
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