6480 service

[Jon 3085]

How much should a 1200 hour service cost on a Massey Ferguson 6480 at a main dealer ?

 

[phr49]

Just had mine done ....not had bill yet .( to keep warranty in place)

 

[Will Blackburn]

£1200

 

[DrDunc]

I'd estimate.....

Filters £350, oil £250, labour max 4 hours if the tractor is taken to the workshop, traveling time will be additional.

£800?

Oil is much cheaper if bought in 205l barrel which most workshops will use (~£1.50/l), but often it's charged at the 20l drum price (~£2.50/l).

 

[jack6480]

Forget getting the dealer to do it

 

[Jon 3085]

Been quoted £1200,including front fan belts and tappets adjustment, full days labour .[emoji52]

 

[jack6480]

Been quoted £1200,including front fan belts and tappets adjustment, full days labour .[emoji52]

Full day!!

 

[Mur Huwcun]

A proper 1200hr service include front axle and hub oils, engine, transmission and rear axle/hubs if seperate. all the filters etc, good check over front to back. Usually few niggles to sort such as a light not working, small oil leak, PUH bolts could be loose and need loctite etc. tappets are not easy these days with all the emission gizmos etc on top of the engine. These things can easily run to a long days labour. It's never as easy as just drop oils and fit filters!!!

 

[holywell farmer]

£1200

ouch that's bit pricey for service costs ??

 

[phr49]

How much should a 1200 hour service cost on a Massey Ferguson 6480 at a main dealer ?

Had the bill £1220 plus vat pretty steep labour £550

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Always worries me if they actually do all the work they're supposed too as well....

 

[BAC]

Thought services were always judged at £1 per clock hour??

 

[Cowabunga]

Thought services were always judged at £1 per clock hour??

Each service, or cumulatively? Regardless of inflation? In 1985 or 2015? For a 70hp or a 270hp tractor? A Belarus and a Fendt? Near London or deepest West Wales?

 

[Will Blackburn]

Had the bill £1220 plus vat pretty steep labour £550

That's a lot of expensive filters and oil?

 

[Farma Parma]

just had 2000hr service on my 7499 which there was a fair bit done. All filters except Air ones.
See what it ends up at, but it has to done & as its all under ext warranty of which you cant put a price on.
Dealer backup is priceless on these machines... and you dont really do it much cheaper yourself.
depends on how you value your own time i guess

Approx 5hrs job.

 

[Will Blackburn]

just had 2000hr service on my 7499 which there was a fair bit done. All filters except Air ones.
See what it ends up at, but it has to done & as its all under ext warranty of which you cant put a price on.
Dealer backup is priceless on these machines... and you dont really do it much cheaper yourself.
depends on how you value your own time i guess

Approx 5hrs job.

Hope your dealer don't read this.

 

[Farma Parma]

Hope your dealer don't read this.

why am no calling them anything ??
In any case it has to be done otherwise the full ext warranty i got with this Tractor is worthless.
Ive only had it 6months... warranty runs until sept 16

 

[Will Blackburn]

why am no calling them anything ??

....you cant put a price on.

Dealer backup is priceless on these machines...

Everything has a value, even your loyalty.

 

[Farma Parma]

Everything has a value, even your loyalty.

dont quite get where your going with this
but its from a diff dealer than the one i normally use so maybes handy having access to both in case iam ever stuck...
Both Main MF Dealers by the way.

 

[Will Blackburn]

I quite like main dealer service myself, but I would fall short of giving them carte blanche. After all it took them long enough to sell you a Massey that you can enthuse about so much.