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10-11-2019, 12:47 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
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Shop Labour price now includes Counselling Costs
Was at Whitecap Motor Sports in Slave Lake picking up some parts for Ratherbehunting's Argo as we were going in to meet him in the bush.
Shop rate was posted as $125 / hr for Polaris etc.
Shop rate for ARGO was posted at $135 / hr???
Baby Brother asked why the extra $10 / hr at the Service Counter??
I replied for the service writer: Its to pay for the Counselling Costs.
That said, Roy's voltage regulator blew and ended the trip for him on his 07 Argo Conquest.
So the Question is, why does ARGO not include as part of its warranty coverage the Counselling Costs for the owners?
Drewski
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10-11-2019, 12:59 PM
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: Parkland County
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A guy I knew once referred to himself as a “part time hunting guide, full time Argo mechanic” lol.
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10-11-2019, 01:32 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Edmonton
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That’s hilarious
When I had my Argo I hunted a lot on foot. Walking out back to the truck.
BW
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10-11-2019, 01:51 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Central Alberta
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Surprised truck dealers haven't picked up on this. Yup, that's a hundred bucks for shop supplies and another for the Emts when you get the bill. 
Grizz
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10-11-2019, 02:04 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Near Edmonton
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Not the first time I have seen that. ATV dealer had a $100/hr shop rate for all quads, except Kawasaki was $125 an hour. His reason, his mechanics hated working on Kawasaki because they are such a pain to even change a plug on. As a result he had to pay them more or they wouldn't work on them. He was a Kawasaki dealer, along with a couple of other brands. I can't say I blame him, I had told all my buds and relates, for whom I did a fair amount of quad fixing, that any Kawasaki they bought had to go to the dealer for repairs, I wouldn't work on them.
I am betting it is the same issue with Argo, though I never found them near as bad as a Kawasaki to work one.
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10-11-2019, 02:28 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Alberta
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What REALLY burns me is the fact they they charge $125 per hour to have a kid working at $15 an hour who takes twice as long to do it.
Everywhere.
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10-15-2019, 05:28 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: At the end of the Thirsty Beaver Trail, Pinsky lake, Alberta.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jstubbs
A guy I knew once referred to himself as a “part time hunting guide, full time Argo mechanic” lol.
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Exactly....son ran them for work one summer....used to spray old lease sites for weeds etc....some places were marshy to get into....12hr days....4hrs of repairs.
Pure crap!
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10-14-2019, 07:05 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Edmonton Alberta
Posts: 9,612
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There is NOTHING I haven’t had to fix in an Argo
Ive built one from pieces flown into Yukon camp
Ive taken one completely apart
Axels, brakes, throttle cables, tranny, chains, gaskets, name it
When they work, they're gold.
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