$300 For 50 hour service on L2501

[crashz]

Like others here, I like to do my own service work. The L2501 is pretty easy to service, even with the stiff factory filters. But the factory filters are IMO very high quality and worth any extra $$. Heavy stiff shells, dust caps or shrink wrap, labeling right on the shells (ie oil, trans, hydraulic), etc. Truth be told, I have not tried to cross reference the filters with any other brand, because I have no interest in hunting down parts that may or may not be inferior. Or spending time collecting these parts from multiple sources. I have a dealer near my house and one near work, so its convenient to pick up factory parts.

Above the forum posts here, I see an Amazon add for a L2501 filter kit with all of the filters by Baldwin, Donaldson, & Sure Filter. These are good brands. The price is at least $45 less than what I've paid. Is it worth it? Maybe. All it takes is one of those filters being incorrect, to cause me to waste a bunch of time though.

 

[ch1ch2]

I have more time than money plus I fix machinery for a living...I'd do the job myself and rest knowing the job was done right. I trust fewer people than I can count on one hand to do a job and do it right.

Ditto

 

[ch1ch2]

The labor rate at 4 dealers I use in N. Texas is $140
That is why I try to things myself.

 

[4570Man]

Several of you must not have read the first post very carefully. The op did not get the hydraulic oil changed. It was engine oil changed engine oil filter, fuel filter which was probably a waste and the 2 hydraulic filters. I personally think $300 is pretty high.

 

[ch1ch2]

Several of you must not have read the first post very carefully. The op did not get the hydraulic oil changed. It was engine oil changed engine oil filter, fuel filter which was probably a waste and the 2 hydraulic filters. I personally think $300 is pretty high.

Guilty
I did not read it properly.
No hyd fluid or filter would make it high.

 

[TBone]

I picked up my tractor today and the breakdown is:

Labor 1.6 hours $ 126.40
Filters (Oil, Hydraulic, HST, Fuel, and Air 112.75
6 qts. Engine Oil 29.40
2 qts. Hydraulic Fluid 10.38
Sales tax 12.31

TOTAL $ 291.24


They said they checked the hydraulic pressure and it was actually a little higher than factory specs so they did nothing to change it. I didn't ask if they charged me any labor for that. I checked the part numbers on Messick's website and the filters were to the penny exactly the same as on my bill. All and all I am satisfied. I may do my future services but I will stick with the overpriced Kubota filters. There just ain't enough savings to take chances as far as I'm concerned. THANKS to all for the replies and ya'll have a great day.

 

[ch1ch2]

I picked up my tractor today and the breakdown is:

Labor 1.6 hours $ 126.40
Filters (Oil, Hydraulic, HST, Fuel, and Air 112.75
6 qts. Engine Oil 29.40
2 qts. Hydraulic Fluid 10.38
Sales tax 12.31

TOTAL $ 291.24


They said they checked the hydraulic pressure and it was actually a little higher than factory specs so they did nothing to change it. I didn't ask if they charged me any labor for that. I checked the part numbers on Messick's website and the filters were to the penny exactly the same as on my bill. All and all I am satisfied. I may do my future services but I will stick with the overpriced Kubota filters. There just ain't enough savings to take chances as far as I'm concerned. THANKS to all for the replies and ya'll have a great day.

Now I have the facts.
I would say it is reasonable and fair.

 

[Diggin It]

2 qts. Hydraulic Fluid 10.38

I just got 5 gallons of it for $22

 

[ch1ch2]

I just got 5 gallons of it for $22

Dealers best brand name for NH is about $90 for a 5 gallon bucket and gets higher has the size gets smaller.
The question is about if the charge was fair. Not if he did it himself, how much could he save.

 

[RickB]

I just got 5 gallons of it for $22

Super UDT? I bet not.

 

[4570Man]

Super UDT? I bet not.

If it was the highest grade of Kubota fluid $5 a quart is fair. I’m guessing it was actually the lower grade Kubota fluid. The engine oil better be full synthetic at that price and again I bet it wasn’t.

 

[ch1ch2]

We always get a dispose fee for the used filters and a shop fee for the rags used to wipe hands.

 

[Diggin It]

^^ That's the kind of nickle and diming that drives people away. Those should all be under the basic cost of doing business.

Do you also charge for the Kilowatt hours of electricity the lighting and tools use? That amount of water to wash your hands? A portion of your property taxes?

 

[TheMan419]

I paid about $300 for the 50 hr service on my NH Boomer 24. Same deal oil and filter change not hydro fluid. They came out to me to do it since I am close by and they were going to be out working on a big piece of farm equipment near by. They brought the big truck with the big crane on it.

In any event I think that price is fair.

 

[4570Man]

^^ That's the kind of nickle and diming that drives people away. Those should all be under the basic cost of doing business.

Do you also charge for the Kilowatt hours of electricity the lighting and tools use? That amount of water to wash your hands? A portion of your property taxes?

I agree and I’d be pissed about such charges. What was the $126 labor for? The flunky that installed a few filters certainly didn’t get paid that much. 1.5 hours to change a few filters is pretty steep too. I could do it in less time than that and I don’t do it every day.

 

[TBone]

If it was the highest grade of Kubota fluid $5 a quart is fair. I’m guessing it was actually the lower grade Kubota fluid. The engine oil better be full synthetic at that price and again I bet it wasn’t.

You are correct. I looked up the numbers and the oil is standard dyno and the hyraulic fluid was regular UDT.

 

[Oldoak]

Now I have the facts.
I would say it is reasonable and fair.

I didn't argue the O.P. cost because I never had a dealer service my tractors. But seeing the bill, I also agree the price was reasonable for dealer parts and service.

Still, I wouldn't have wanted to pay that much. However, there comes a time in life when I may have to rely more on a dealership to service may tractors.

 

[oosik]

I don't know - I would be concerned if the oil used in my BMW R1200GSA motorcycle were only $5 a quart. The motorcycle takes five quarts for an oil change. The oil is $16.95 a quart. This price makes the oil that Harley Davidson uses look like something sucked out of the gutter. Then there is this oil for only $5 - I just don't know.

Of course - other top brand motorcycle oils range from $14 to $17 a quart.

 

[RickB]

If it was the highest grade of Kubota fluid $5 a quart is fair. I’m guessing it was actually the lower grade Kubota fluid. The engine oil better be full synthetic at that price and again I bet it wasn’t.

Hydros and GST’s serviced at my shop get SUDT. The guy bragging up a $22 bucket of oil wasn’t buying that or UDT. My post was directed there, that’s the post I quoted. For the record, I did not misread the OP and understood the hydraulic oil was not changed but the two hydraulic filters were. It didn’t seem too difficult to understand.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Is it not unusual to change hydraulic filters and not the fluid?