Is £100 hour really fair?

[Breakthru]

Yes it’s just killed my year to be frank.

Think a good fire would have been better

 

[milkloss]

£14k for some clutches. That's big money.

 

[Lincoln75]

Sorry OP It sounds like you are being royally sc***ed over , I hope you havent paid yet , get a full itemised invoice then go over it with a fine toothed comb , ask why it taken so long to do the job and why the labour rate is so high , no need to fall out at this stage .

 

[Lincoln75]

Think a good fire would have been better

I thought that was only for New Holland telehandlers

 

[wasted years]

This is going to sound harsh but you are supposed to be running a business, didn't you tell them to estimate the bill and turn up at the place a few times to monitor things?
After all at 110 hours that is nearly a month of work at 35 hours a week!
You would have been far better having a go yourself.

 

[Tim G]

It did look like this.

Not helped when they have to take the cab off to get it in that workshop. Certainly seems like there's a leg being lifted.

 

[yellowbelly]

But labour was 110 hours

Ring Case and ask them what hours they allow the dealer to do that job under a warranty claim. Manufacturers are very stingy on those allowances (they are worked out on new machines under factory conditions) so add a bit on and use it to 'negotiate' with the dealer.

 

[YELROM]

That cant be right, Some one has spent 3 weeks changing the clutch packs
@green giant might know how long it should take

 

[Mad For Muck]

Puma 210 clutch packs done recently by local case dealer. Total job was about £3500 for everything - neighbouring case dealer quoted £13k to do the same job

 

[YELROM]

Puma 210 clutch packs done recently by local case dealer. Total job was about £3500 for everything - neighbouring case dealer quoted £13k to do the same job

Thats mad,could be £1000 between quotes but not nearly£10,000

 

[Mad For Muck]

Thats mad,could be £1000 between quotes but not nearly£10,000

I nearly fell over, think I was going to be funding a few years worth of Christmas parties at that price

 

[Farmer_Joe]

wtf just did brakes on my mf i did it over a week prob a couple of hours every other night (maybe 8 hours total)and first time ive done one, dont get me wrong its an easier job but done on my tod in a barn not a fully equip workshop with experience and all tools to hand seems crazy price to me, as said paying for someone to learn on job there.

 

[Mur Huwcun]

It did look like this.

Handy workshop, good crane, impact gun and I’ve been down to that situation in a day!! IIRC rear diff on tractors had a roughly around 40hrs guide time to do. I should think that the dealer can knock sonething off for a big job like that?

Lets say a good day to strip down, maybe half a day before diagnosing and pressure testing. Another day to strip box/clutches and clean all parts, faces etc. A day to rebuild and re fit to chassiss, 2 days to close up, re fit cab, tanks, wheels etc and run up to calibrate. That’s around 6 to 7 days max. Therefore around the 70hrs?

 

[Barleycorn]

That's the trouble when tractor drivers lose the ability in the leg to press a clutch and the ability in the arm to move a gear lever.

 

[Mr Charisma]

It's one of the reasons I hire my 300 hoss tractor ,,,,, tho this year it will be a fair bill when we have a final tally up

 

[farmerm]

Ouch maybe you should have bought a Deere... Though did have the hydraulic pump fail and alternator fail on a machine this year and then it had to go back 2 hours work hours later when the head gasket failed . Though that's about all she has had in 7000 hours

 

[marshfarmer]

Ouch maybe you should have bought a Deere... Though did have the hydraulic pump fail and alternator fail on a machine this year and then it had to go back 2 hours work hours later when the head gasket failed . Though that's about all she has had in 7000 hours

I sold a machine to some boys from Yorkshire the other day, they had a 7930 that cost £42k in repairs in 2000 hours

 

[No5]

Thats why I like my 5 year 5000hr warranty.

 

[Andrew K]

Green Oak,

Speak to David Redman at Case and ask him what the job should cost?
In some instances Case will have suffered multiple events similar to yours, and will subsidise repair cost to customer since they know you will not buy their product again otherwise, nor many reading this.

Did the dealer help by supplying a tractor to keep you going at a busy time? Did they discount parts at all?

 

[Andrew K]

Thats why I like my 5 year 5000hr warranty.

kubota?