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RE my LE oil post ---For Notools, Tom inTX , anyb
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Posted by NC Wayne on December 19, 2006 at 19:17:47 from (64.12.116.74):
Hey guys, ya'll both responded to my message the other day about LE oils and greases. As to the question, "Am I a distrubitor or whatever?" the answer is NO. In fact our local distrbuitor would love for dad and I be a middle man for him and actually help sell the products but we refused simply for the reason implied. Like DavisinSC said we're just a small heavy equipment repair company (just me and dad)and we pride ourselves in being honest with our customers and helping them out anyway we can. The way we look at it if we sell, we stand to profit and our opinion of the products would always be in question and we don't want that. Because we try to do our customers right and be honest with them and help them maximize their machine life whenever possible we stay covered in work. In fact between me and dad, we've got 8+ jobs either in the works or coming up including a machining job on a local hospitals 1940's vintage steem ironing machine, a 50's model D8, a newer CAT excavator, a IR rock drill, a John Henry rock drill, a Detroit out of a Linkbelt crane, possibly an American crane +++ and that's just as of today. As far as proof of the product from another source, if you want the name of the two smaller customers I mentioned their both in business for themselves so I'd be happy to give ya'll their numbers and you can call them if you want. The big customer with the Northwest dragline is a Hanson Aggrigates sand pit in Eastern NC. As for TX Toms comment about buying by contract from anybody ask Hanson how much doing that has cost them on their dragline. We rebuilt 90% of their machine, new bushings, bearings, etc in 2001. Within a year we were back in it replacing the same bushings and bearings. The grease they were buying through a contract with the oil company, "the best stuff around" was leaving piles because it had no tack and simply ran out. It couldn't provide any lube on the ground. They went through a a variety of suppliers over the past 5 years and we've been right there the whole time replacing bushings and bearings, making a pretty good profit for ourselves I admit, all the while telling them to at least give the LE products a try. Now that they have they love the stuff. True, it's twice the initial cost of the "regular stuff" but when you double the life of the lube and half the frequency of lubing that all equals out already. Then factor in the man hours gained by not having to lube as often, the increase in productivity with those gained hours, the increased life of the machine, and you come out WAY ahead in the end. Like Davis said, the oil companies are out to make a profit and they couldn't care less about the customers machines. My job is to look out for my customers interests the best I know how and if I can turn them onto something better then I'm not doing my job if I don't at least give them the info. In this case I was just trying to get the word out to everyone on this forum that took the time to read the post. As hard as it is to turn a profit farming and as expensive as machinery and repairs are I figured everyone could benefit from the knowledge if it'd save the some money in the end. Like I said though I can put the info out there, what anyone decides to do or not do with it is their own business. As for my customers I stand to lose some work, either now or later, whichever way they decide. It's that integrity and honesty that keeps us covered in work......... As far as LE products that's just my .02, take it or leave it.......
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- Re: RE my LE oil post ---For Notools, Tom inTX , NEsota 12:38:58 12/20/06
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- Re: RE my LE oil post ---For Notools, Tom inTX , Steve Crum 21:30:04 12/19/06
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- My email for anyione with any questions NC Wayne 20:06:07 12/19/06
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