Hydraulic Hose Repair Cost?

[Grouse]

Sorry but what trade hose supplier is going to anyone 1m of multi spiral hose! You tend to have to buy that sort of thing on a roll of at least 20m
And the tools to crimp said hose at there cheapest is £1500 but a proper hose fitter will probably have a much higher spec crimper on board at least double that cost. Then they will also have insurance to cover there arse if something went wrong after. Lots of hidden costs and lots of variation of hose spec and quality.

All hose repair vans charge top money and they can because all there core customers are plant hire firms or large building contractors or industrial, rare to see a hose van on a farm/agri.

Sorry but you are in the trade and that is where you are wrong because you are trying to justify your own charges. At the end of the day I don’t mind paying double or a Reasonable call out charge for an on site service - but to be charged around 10x what I can source the hose for elsewhere is bollox

At the end of the day courts have found that any charges have to be of a reasonable and fair market rate / charge - not rip off.

 

[ACEngineering]

Sorry but you are in the trade and that is where you are wrong because you are trying to justify your own charges. At the end of the day I don’t mind paying double or a Reasobable call out charge but to be charged around 10x what I can source the hose for elsewhere is bollox

At the end of the day the law is any charges have to be of a reasonable and fair charge - not rip off.

I dont need to justify anything. I dont make multi spirel hoses.

 

[ACEngineering]

Sorry but you are in the trade and that is where you are wrong because you are trying to justify your own charges. At the end of the day I don’t mind paying double or a Reasobable call out charge but to be charged around 10x what I can source the hose for elsewhere is bollox

At the end of the day courts have found that any charges have to be of a reasonable and fair market rate / charge - not rip off.

And you didnt just buy a hose. He came to you made on site there and then.

 

[bobk]

And you didnt just buy a hose. He came to you made on site there and then.

It's not exactly difficult is it ? DPD will deliver a parcel for 4 quid .

 

[Grouse]

And that is why I said I was prepared to pay double - Aceng butt out - I know why you are trying to justify yourself

 

[davedb]

I’ve used that hydraulic megastore a few times and they are spot on

 

[Beowulf]

Yet again the hard done by farmer thinks he's being ripped off whilst everyone who runs an actual business, one that has to pay its own way is nodding in approvement at the fair charge.

Roll on the removal of subsidies, it's going to be interesting to see who has been riding the gravy train.

 

[Grouse]

Compared to most I am exceptionally well off, I have a nice house, several nice cars, other income and businesses, I shoot and have holidays - I am very fortunate, I also work bloody hard often 12-14 hr days and have a good grasp of what things cost and are worth.

I don’t feel hard done by and I have never challenged a bill before.

I am sorry but £260 for 20 minutes work is a rip off. I have paid solicitors and barristers less - in fact a fraction of that when their hourly rates are compared - and who have taken many years to qualify.

Then for a man in a van with a hydraulic Press to rock up, decline to give a price and then charge £260 for 20 minutes work is out of order.

If you think otherwise then you are obviously more stupid than me

 

[bobk]

Compared to most I am exceptionally well off, I have a nice house, several nice cars, I shoot and have holidays - I am very fortunate.

I am sorry but £260 for 20 minutes work is a rip off. I have paid solicitors and barristers less - who have taken many years to qualify and then for a man in a van with a hydraulic Press to rock up, decline to give a price and then charge £260 for 20 minutes work is out of order.

If you think otherwise then you are obviously more stupid than me

You haven't been farming long then ...

 

[Beowulf]

Clearly you are too stupid to understand the difference between cost and value.

Could you have spent all day driving around and eventually have gotten the part in question for three shillings and sixpence? Probably.

Meanwhile the businessman would have paid the experts to do the job whilst using his own time on matters he could leverage value from.

I recently paid a law firm over £50,000 for only a few hours work. But they did work that I am neither qualified nor equipped to perform at a time that was convenient to me. Like I said, cost and value are two different things.

 

[Grouse]

You haven't been farming long then ...

1982

 

[WillH]

Sounds excessive to me too would have to weigh up cost of time spent finding a better price and machine stood I guess

 

[ACEngineering]

It's not exactly difficult is it ? DPD will deliver a parcel for 4 quid .

Not same day and that would be a dam small parcel.

 

[Grouse]

He didn’t come out the same day,

Why is it some posters feel the need to spoil a thread and cause a row as soon as it gets to after 7 p.m.

This thread was civilised until you stuffed in - Have you been drinking ?

 

[ACEngineering]

And that is why I said I was prepared to pay double - Aceng butt out - I know why you are trying to justify yourself

I didnt send you an invoice i dont need to justify anything my self. If you didnt like it talk the guy that sent it you.

 

[melted welly]

Yet again the hard done by farmer thinks he's being ripped off whilst everyone who runs an actual business, one that has to pay its own way is nodding in approvement at the fair charge.

Roll on the removal of subsidies, it's going to be interesting to see who has been riding the gravy train.

OP was questioning whether a price was excessive or not, does that not happen in "actual" businesses.

 

[Beowulf]

OP was questioning whether a price was excessive or not, does that not happen in "actual" businesses.

Not normally, no. A proper business would have an agreement in place before the work begins, with any disagreements resolved in good time.

In such circumstances the person with accountability for procurement would have some questions to answer.

 

[Grouse]

Your obviously not a farmer then and never have been - a wanna be ????

 

[Beowulf]

Your obviously not a farmer then and never have been - wanna be ????

Wannabe? Yes, which is why I bought a farm. As a hobby I love it.

Farmer? No, farmers make their living from farming, and I'm not in that camp.

 

[Grouse]

Thought so - Reading all your posts - That explains everything !