Posted by Old Ford Mechanic on October 15, 2009 at 19:37:20 from (70.214.236.81):
In Reply to: Re: Farmall M Engine posted by cessnapilot3 on October 15, 2009 at 18:26:42:
You guys are not doing many tractor engines are you? Machine work is not cheap anymore around here.You have a crankshaft reground,head worked(new valves seats polished guides replaced)pin bushing's renewed in a set of rods,block hot tanked well,you have spent quite a bit already.Now add the parts sleeve kit,gaskets ect and the labor and tax and yes,a good business will easily command that much for a job.Many of the old tractors worked on here at my place won.t bring much more than the cost of a proper engine rebuild job.And most of them need much more than that to get them dependable again.You take an old Farmall or Ford and make the engine like new again and nine times out of ten you have to do more to make it a usable tractor.Things like cleaning and sealing the fuel tank,radiator repair,replacement,charging system repair ect.I try to always have an understanding about potential cost of a job with the customer before i start a job.I also am not at all bashful about calling them up when i find suprises while working on one either.This is a fun hobby but,the fun part can sour in a hurry if you can't do the work yourself.Outside labor is expensive but remember,that guy has to make a living too.I also have a couple of "trailer queens"sitting out in the barn right now.I bought them cheap and had big plans for them.However to make them new again would have cost much more than they will ever be worth.So i made them as pretty as i could and take them to shows and rides.They look good and run good but they are not working tractors.To put them back in that condition would cost more than they would ever be worth.I have others that are working tractors that i have a lot of money and time invested in.What i am saying is this,Even though it might seem to be a bargin at the time of purchase that is not always the case.Nothing is cheap anymore.The longer a man stays with the hobby the more he will learn.Sometimes i think i have stayed too long.
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