B&S engine seized. Short block, whole new engine...or new tractor???

[motoman]

Deferring to you with more exposure to repairs and parts...It's hard for me to imagine finding a good engine where other major components have failed. At least with respect to Briggs. Seems like I see more decks for sale than used engines. A while back on this thread there was interesting discussion about the application of H-Frt Chinese sourced AC engines (YES, I know, if I think I had problems with Intek then just wait) . The writer had mentioned the crazy warranty available with H-Frt so that every couple years he could keep getting new ones for (virtually) nothing once the warranty was in place. Do not know about fit, form and coupling problems. Just saying....:laughing:

 

[wjjones]

Most shops tend to shy away from someone bringing in engines, new or used, and wanting the shop to do the swap. If they
bring in an engine that is not the same, it gets into time=money, and if the new engine throws a rod in the first 10 minutes,
the customer expects the shop to stand behind it, a big problem.
If the shop got the engine or shortblock through their own distributor, they would have some recourse, but an engine bought
off the internet, or used, etc....., no one will stand behind it, and if anyone did, who will pay the extra labor. No, that
is the kind of work that one gets a neighborhood kid to do it.



No, the guy will bring in an engine with different alternator, wrong crank size, etc.....

This is true too I know what you mean, and have seen it.

 

[Mower Doctor 78006]

I haul in mowers weekly with good engines and bad body's. Out here in the Texas hill country there's a lot of rocks. To the harbor freight engine deal. I wouldn't use one of those engines if you payed me to!! I certainly wouldn't install one in a customers machine. I only repair, and sell equipment I would use myself. If it's not good enough for me. Its not good enough for my customers. I get briggs engines all the time that usually need nothing more than carb work, And tune ups. Over the years I have had more good briggs than anything else.

Deferring to you with more exposure to repairs and parts...It's hard for me to imagine finding a good engine where other major components have failed. At least with respect to Briggs. Seems like I see more decks for sale than used engines. A while back on this thread there was interesting discussion about the application of H-Frt Chinese sourced AC engines (YES, I know, if I think I had problems with Intek then just wait) . The writer had mentioned the crazy warranty available with H-Frt so that every couple years he could keep getting new ones for (virtually) nothing once the warranty was in place. Do not know about fit, form and coupling problems. Just saying....:laughing:

 

[reynoldston]

Yep its like half new engine, and half old engine which might end up causing more trouble. I think 100% markup is a little much myself, and usually shops like that dont hang around long because it catches up with them. We have had 3 go under with that kind of business practice in our area in the last 4 years... making money is one thing but ripping people off is another.

I have no idea why the three shops went out of business and unless you know them personally how do you know. Yes I have seen repair shops come and go and the ones that can get a good sales business are going will stay. The money is in sales not repairs. The dealers that I have worked for have always said that. Yes the shops need a parts mark up. The large shops have to support a parts department and a small shop has to spend a lot of time getting there own parts. Someone will spend big dollars to buy new equipment but then cries about repair cost. This is the reason I always liked doing repair work for large company's, they would fix what ever it needed and not worry what it cost. I say if the home owner doesn't want to pay for a shop to do their repairs do it themselves.