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does any body have access to a labor rate guide for an 88 LT-4WD?

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I've got a 1988 LT-4WD I'm working on. I'm pretty good at giving prices (I usually screw myself, but...) but this one... This is the first time in my life that I have EVER had to pull an ENGINE just to replace a GAS TANK! I'm calling it about 8 hours, but some of that time was spent dealing with other customers, looking for tools, etc... I would LOVE to know what the rate guide actually calls for for this. 

 

Side not... I wish engineers would have to spend a few weeks/months working on everything that they designed. Pretty sure designs would change REAL quick!

 

Thanks, 

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Standard times become pretty irrelevant once things are that old, and a quad bike. A single seized screw on the bodywork can hold things up.

I was a mech and I always charged for all the time I spent productively working on the machine. If I get sidetracked in my diagnosis and spend time "barking up the wrong tree", then I discount that time. If I break some bolt off unreasonably, I fix it at my expense, if the break was unavoidable and necessary, they pay. Old machinery needs more time and care than new machinery.. 

People were always very happy to pay me and they always insisted that my terms were more than fair. The whole thing about being professional is in giving people every reason to have confidence and trust in you and your methods and workmanship.

Explain the complications, and the problems, and what you've charged for... 

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Yeah. Most people around here know that I'm more than fair. He already knew the upper end of what I was going to charge so he was ok with a hundred less than that. I appreciate it.

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