Shop Labor Rate

[Stickbowhip]

I'm sure this varies from area to area, but just wondering what a "reasonable" hourly shop rate is for service work on RV's? I am unhappy with my local guy, and am looking for another shop that can take care of some of the things that I don't want to do myself. One of the places I checked has a higher per hour shop rate than the shop that works on my truck. It seems to me that working on RV's would be less technical and require less expensive equipment than working on vehicles.

Any idea what your local shops charge?

[bid_time]

How much technical know how you need could be very subjective. If all you want them to do is grease the bearings, fairly stragiht forward. But if the refrigerator quit, or you want the trailer sealed against all possible leaks you may want more "skilled labor". Working on a vehicle you plug into the obd port and it tells you to change the flux capacitor. No such thing on a RV. And chances are, if they'll pay me more to change flux capacitors then to seal up an RV, I'll change flux capacitors all day long.

[wmoses]

Stickbowhip wrote:
I'm sure this varies from area to area, but just wondering what a "reasonable" hourly shop rate is for service work on RV's? ... Any idea what your local shops charge?

The RV dealership I have to use (for warranty work) charges $120/hour - more than many automotive dealerships and the quality of the work is typically not comparable.

[Trackrig]

One of the shops in Anchorage that does both automotive and RVs charges $100/hr for automotive and $125/hr for RVs. My favorite RV shop in Vancouver, WA is $95/hr.

Bill

[Big_Katuna]

In my experience RV rates are the same or higher. Rarely under $100/hr.
My local diesel shop charges more ($20/hr) for RV than trucks but they just do chassis work.
Coach mechanics need a wide knowledge base eg HVAC, electrical, mechanical etc.

[Dennis_Smith]

Colorado Springs is $110 an hour. I am sure it depends on your cost of living area.