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04-06-2023, 06:04 PM
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Location: Virginia`s Eastern Shore
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Glad I do my own work on my trailer
195 per hour I'm glad I'm doing as much work as possible myself, as usual. Not sure exactly where this CW location is it's from the Jayco RV Facebook group.
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04-06-2023, 06:31 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Chicago
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(Sound of me dialing up the RV place I just booked a dewinterization and bearing repack with to get the quote in writing)
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04-06-2023, 06:36 PM
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Location: DeMotte, IN
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That’s $390,000 per year based on fifty 40 hour weeks. For “technicians” that probably make $40k a year. Totally ridiculous for the difficulty of work being done on most of the RVs.
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04-06-2023, 07:10 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Kingman, AZ
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What!! I can’t use my Good Sam discount??? 
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04-06-2023, 07:13 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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Originally Posted by Route 66 Traveler
What!! I can’t use my Good Sam discount??? |
Apparently that IS the discount rate lol.
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04-07-2023, 05:42 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: James Island, SC
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OK, I'll send my wife a bill when she says," You are messing around with the camper today?"
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04-07-2023, 06:32 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Pennsylvania
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AND, you have to take it back BECAUSE they didn't fix it right the first time. AND you get charged for that also!
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04-07-2023, 07:05 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2023
Location: Mission
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Crabman
195 per hour I'm glad I'm doing as much work as possible myself, as usual. Not sure exactly where this CW location is it's from the Jayco RV Facebook group.
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In 2014 my wife fell in love with a 1974 Airstream Overlander that was in serious need of a makeover, gave new meaning to nice guys with tools. Crunched the numbers for the worst scene scenario and it would be cheaper than a new plain white box, so it followed us home. The idea Certified RV Technician was just coming into its own back then and all of the tests were online for free. So the retired stationary engineer in me figured why not? Took the tests, all specialties and levels and passed. Sadly they wouldn’t certify since I wasn’t actually working as one. But this lets me know that if I need income where to set up my own business.
Ended up she hated towing and the whole trailer dance, so we’re looking at self propelleds now.
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04-07-2023, 08:52 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Northern California
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Well if there is an upside to $195.00 an hour labor + parts it gives me a darn good excuse to buy new tools for these “ D I Y “ projects. I don’t even want to know what my other hobbies are costing me. Ignorance is bliss!
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04-07-2023, 01:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: San Antonio
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bugzilla46310
That’s $390,000 per year based on fifty 40 hour weeks. For “technicians” that probably make $40k a year. Totally ridiculous for the difficulty of work being done on most of the RVs.
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Yep, they should have separate lines for receptionist, electricity, rent, license and permits, advertising, insurance, etc. Instead they just lump it all together.
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04-07-2023, 06:38 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Crabman
195 per hour I'm glad I'm doing as much work as possible myself.........snip
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04-07-2023, 07:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: State of Confusion
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About the same hourly rate as car dealerships and even forklift dealers service departments.
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04-11-2023, 06:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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Crab man is a certified cheap skate.
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04-12-2023, 10:58 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Bismarck
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Our local Freightliner dealer is $221 per hour plus parts.
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04-12-2023, 12:12 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Flower Mound
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DIY = Happy RVer
I always recomend against people who cannot do their own repairs getting an RV, particularly the cheaply made ones which are all the ones I have seen. It is a rare trip that I don't have to repair something small. Given the repair wait time is usually several weeks if I had to take it to the shop for every little repair I would need to buy two or three units just to keep one on the road. Most RV systems are pretty simple and most repairs are just tightening things before they get to be big repairs.
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04-12-2023, 12:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: West Michigan
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Now that the warranty is over, I do what I can myself and locate moon-lighters who I know and trust to do the rest. Fortunately, I have been able to perform most of the upkeep and repairs required.
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04-12-2023, 12:33 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Selma
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I had a 2013 Jayco 5th wheel. Really nice but was the worst Jayco that I have ever owned. About 3 years after we got it the bedroom slide rotted and I built stilks to support it and replaced the floor of the slide out with marine grade plywood and reinstalled all of the drive unit. The next year the inside paneling on the rear was rotted out when we started on our first spring trip. Took it back to our dealer and traded for a new 2018.
The dealer said that I did a good job on the bedroom slide repair and was very impressed.
I just thought about the money that I saved DIY and probably gave it back to them on my trade!
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04-12-2023, 12:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Newburgh
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I do all my own work and have even done some that should have been warranty. To me the out of pocket dollars were worth every cent just to know the repair had been done my way and I didn't lose a camping season waiting for a sub par dealer to do the work...
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04-12-2023, 02:08 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Reno
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marcm157
I do all my own work and have even done some that should have been warranty. To me the out of pocket dollars were worth every cent just to know the repair had been done my way and I didn't lose a camping season waiting for a sub par dealer to do the work...
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Reno, Nevada
2019 Greyhawk 30XP
20 ft. Aluminum cargo trailer
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04-12-2023, 02:53 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Virginia`s Eastern Shore
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marcm157
I do all my own work and have even done some that should have been warranty. To me the out of pocket dollars were worth every cent just to know the repair had been done my way and I didn't lose a camping season waiting for a sub par dealer to do the work...
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I have done some what would be considered warranty work as well. Dragging the trailer 100 miles, dropping it off, being at their mercy when the work gets done, then going back and towing it home just ain't worth it and does not appeal to me. Time lost and fuel burned is a big enough factor.
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