I've just put 25 hours on my L3010 with FEL and backhoe, and am wondering about the upcoming 50 hour service. I've read some posts about people doing this themselves, but has anyone had a dealer come out to do it? If so what did they charge for labor and materials. On a similar topic, who pays for what, if something breaks down with a tractor still under warranty. Does this work like a car warranty and service?
My dealer is Chappell in NH. When I bought my L3710 he gave me an estimate of $400 to do the 50 hr. service at my house, which is about 35 miles from them. I didn't analyze this too closely, but was told it covered the supplies and labor and I assumed it covered their travel time, etc.
I was told that for warranty work I would have to bring the tractor to them, although they would fix stuff if possible when they were doing a service at my place (but I assume I will have already paid their travel costs).