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Wood Doctor

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I offer to fix the saw and usually charge about half of what a dealer would charge. If they refuse to pay for the repairs, I keep the saw and make those terms clear before I work on it. If I like the saw and it runs, I usually offer to buy it when they come to claim it, at an amount equal to the repair bill. If I cannot make the saw run again, they owe me nothing and they have the option of leaving it with me for parts.
 

jake wells

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I charge $35 hr plus parts. When anyone tells me thats high I tell them they can get it done at one of the 3 Stihl shops in town at $79.50, $85.00, or $98.00 hr
price must reflect quality of work lol.
 

drf256

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I'm so slow, I get around $10 and hour to port a Saw. Sometimes I donate parts and I can't remember what I paid for them. I usually wind up replacing a bunch of other stuff at the port job, so nearly a full rebuild. Then I fix the "Rusty Muffler Syndrome" aka RMS for free as well.

Generally clean the entire Saw too, I hate dirty saws.

So all in, likely about $5 and hour if the patron pays for shipping back.

But it's a hobby for me.
 

Czed

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I don't work on shelf queens so i pressure wash them first can't stand to work on a dirty saw. A little trick for me i buy those 1.00 cans of foaming shower cleaner at the dollar tree and it will lift off all but the most caked on stuff and they smell like lemonade.
 
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