Cylinder repacked & my wallet also!

Richard · Jul 30, 2004

Here's the detailed breakdown of the bill, AFTER they gave me a $123.86 (net) credit

Environmental fee 1.07
Repair cylinder 411.00
Packing kit 92.79
various taxes 47.80
Adjusted total 552.66

The original total was $676.52, I just rounded down to $650 /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

I'm in process of calling the OTHER dealer to find out what the "dealers price" is to purchase this cylinder new. I just hung up with Baileys (advertiser on TBN which just HAPPENS to be located here in Knoxville!! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif) a call, and their salesman sized it out to as close as they had, his price for a NEW cylinder (admittedly, not a direct, fitted replacement) was $723. His cylinder was actually for one with a bore/stroke a bit bigger than mine.

Hmm...

MicroPilot · Jul 30, 2004

( ...
Repair cylinder 411.00
Packing kit 92.79
...)

I'd guess these prices are including labor? If so I'd be wondering exactly what was invovled with "Repair cylinder". What exactly needed to be repaired? Did they give any indication where they sliced off the $123?

JerryG · Jul 30, 2004

Repair cylinder 411.00 
This is the part that I would have a problem with.

higgy · Jul 30, 2004

do they tax labor and other taxes in your state? on a $100.00 dollar repair kit they tax you 40 odd dollars in tax? wow taxation without representation. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

seems high to me.

normde2001 · Jul 30, 2004

I would be very surprised if Tenn. doesn't have a law requiring a written estimate on repairs over a certain $ amount. That 10% sales tax is bad enough without getting gouged on labor. I suspect they buggered the threads and charged you for the extra time to re-assemble.

Richard · Jul 30, 2004

I just picked a random hydraulic shop outta phone book, gave him the dimensions I listed above and asked "approx how much to repack/seal, presuming straight rod & all else ok"

"approximately $175"

/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Richard · Jul 30, 2004

I'm reading more of the fine print on the receipt, perhaps this will shed light that is otherwise, blind to me?

"disassembled cylinder"
"Polish rod"
"Repaired damage threads on cylinder rod (nut was ran loose)"
"Reassemble cylinder with new packing"
"pressure tested"

??

Do they mean threads INSIDE the rod, maybe where piston was? I'd origionally thought he meant the threads that hold the cap on.

None the less, that's all the details on receipt that I'd overlooked...

Oh, they missed writing down "painted cylinder" on there too /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

JerryG · Jul 30, 2004

If they spend that much labor on repairing the rod, it was a very, very bad judgment call. They should have have a new rod made, it would have been much cheaper for you.

slowrev · Jul 30, 2004

"Do they mean threads INSIDE the rod, maybe where piston was? I'd origionally thought he meant the threads that hold the cap on."

If they mean the nut on the inner end of the rod then it was probably never properly tightened from the day the tractor was new.

Richard · Jul 30, 2004

I just hung up with the "official" JCB dealer in town. (Power Equipment isn't the "dealer" anymore, but they still deal with them, since they use to be a dealer)

Anyway, the dude called back, said there are no cylinders to be found in the entire US of A.

Said to purchase a new cylinder, (then he asked if I was sitting down), would be $3,800 /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

This guy has NO idea of whats going on (with me), so this is an honest number. After I acted appropriately shocked and scared, we talked a bit, I told him it was leaking, he said it could be packed.

Finally, he said (given sight unseen disclaimer) he thought they could probably do it for about $400. He thought that was shooting high, but felt more comfortable shooting high and hoping he was high on his guess.

Although his "high" number makes me feel a tad better, I still have a headache.