What does a mobile tech cost

Ah, but he stays inside, stays warm, and rarely has to lift anything heavier than a pencil. :)

And the RV tech doesn't have to fight with insurance companies all day long to get reimbursements, or look at gross stuff. But, all in all, I'll take a job in medicine any day rather than having to work on a Schwintek slide.......................
 
On a recent visit to my gastroenterologist, insurance allowed $90 for a 30 min visit. At that reimbursement rate of $180 per hour why would anyone spend 4 years in med school plus a multi-year residency when they can easily become a mobile RV technician.
Cause the Doc has 8 other patients sitting in exam rooms waiting on the 5 minute diagnosis.
OP, did the tech tell you up front he was a charity organization ? As a retired owner of a hvac service company, Just curious what you were expecting to pay ?
 
Ah, but he stays inside, stays warm, and rarely has to lift anything heavier than a pencil. :)
Or maybe..... the poop tube smells alot better after the cleanout? 🤔

Just want to make sure they go down the throat (EGD) first! 😯 LOL!
 
Cause the Doc has 8 other patients sitting in exam rooms waiting on the 5 minute diagnosis.
OP, did the tech tell you up front he was a charity organization ? As a retired owner of a hvac service company, Just curious what you were expecting to pay ?
I was expecting $100-$120 an hour, but not the $100 service call fee.
 
I had a mobile tech in the park that I'm staying in help me install a new microwave/convection oven in my rig today, replacing the "beloved" Furrion. It the first time I've ever used a tech. I really just needed him to help me lift and hold the thing, but he and I ended up splitting the install work. We was a very nice guy and very competent. He and I both worked on the installation and it took us about an hour. Now, mind you, the guy lives about 300 feet from my site and he provided no parts or tools. What would be a fair price for his services? What he charged me was almost double what I was expecting.
The going rate for RV techs is:



One Arm + One Leg + The right to choose your first born daughters husband.

Glad I am a DIY guy !!!
 
Just FWIW:
“There is an old story of a boilermaker who was hired to fix a huge steamship boiler system that was not working well.

After listening to the engineer’s description of the problems and asking a few questions, he went to the boiler room. He looked at the maze of twisting pipes, listened to the thump of the boiler and the hiss of the escaping steam for a few minutes, and felt some pipes with his hands. Then he hummed softly to himself, reached into his overalls and took out a small hammer, and tapped a bright red valve one time. Immediately, the entire system began working perfectly, and the boilermaker went home.

When the steamship owner received a bill for one thousand dollars, he became outraged and complained that the boilermaker had only been in the engine room for fifteen minutes and requested an itemized bill. So the boilermaker sent him a bill that reads as follows:
For tapping the valve: $.50
For knowing where to tap: $999.50
TOTAL: $1,000.00”

:)
 
I had a mobile tech in the park that I'm staying in help me install a new microwave/convection oven in my rig today, replacing the "beloved" Furrion. It the first time I've ever used a tech. I really just needed him to help me lift and hold the thing, but he and I ended up splitting the install work. We was a very nice guy and very competent. He and I both worked on the installation and it took us about an hour. Now, mind you, the guy lives about 300 feet from my site and he provided no parts or tools. What would be a fair price for his services? What he charged me was almost double what I was expecting.
And if he didn't charge you the call fee, word would get around the park with everyone else expecting the same deal. All of a sudden his income would take a drastic hit. Or everyone would be bad mouthing him. Maybe you should have asked someone else to help you. Moral of the story is- get an estimate ahead of time..
 
He could have charged $200 for the first hour and charged $0 for travel, to be a nice guy.;)

I would guess that his total time, including discussing and looking at job before doing, and then taking short walk to and back, selecting correct tools, doing job and possibly creating an invoice (if done), was more than an hour.

One hour for job sounds very productive to me.
 
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And the RV tech doesn't have to fight with insurance companies all day long to get reimbursements, or look at gross stuff. But, all in all, I'll take a job in medicine any day rather than having to work on a Schwintek slide.......................
Actually, RV techs have to fight with RV manufacturers who want to limit hours they pay and hold their checks for months before paying out.
 
Looking through comments on this post I can see many don't have a clue. I am both a current full-time RVer and a former handyman. If you paid $100 you got a great deal. If you paid $200 that is a fair price. Sure a friend can help, but this man is in business. If you engaged his services as a business then you accept his services as a business and you pay the business rates.
 
My service charge is $75 and covers my time to respond, gas and wear on vehicle, liability insurance, association fees, continuing education fees.

My hourly rate is currently $125 for most work. Any warranty work is at least $175 per hour since RV manufactures limit hours for tasks that are unrealistic in a mobile tech environment (as opposed to a service center).
 
I had a mobile tech in the park that I'm staying in help me install a new microwave/convection oven in my rig today, replacing the "beloved" Furrion. It the first time I've ever used a tech. I really just needed him to help me lift and hold the thing, but he and I ended up splitting the install work. We was a very nice guy and very competent. He and I both worked on the installation and it took us about an hour. Now, mind you, the guy lives about 300 feet from my site and he provided no parts or tools. What would be a fair price for his services? What he charged me was almost double what I was expecting.
I had a mobile tech in the park that I'm staying in help me install a new microwave/convection oven in my rig today, replacing the "beloved" Furrion. It the first time I've ever used a tech. I really just needed him to help me lift and hold the thing, but he and I ended up splitting the install work. We was a very nice guy and very competent. He and I both worked on the installation and it took us about an hour. Now, mind you, the guy lives about 300 feet from my site and he provided no parts or tools. What would be a fair price for his services? What he charged me was almost double what I was expecting.

I just had one out from where I was camping in St George, Utah because I couldn’t get my slide in. He was there for almost an hour when he found a ground wire disconnected from underneath the trailer. He charged me $180. And that was if I paid him in cash and not with a credit card which saved me the credit card fees and the tax. The RV park office gave me the list of five mobile techs and said he was on top with another one for being the best. I had checked with the second one and he couldn’t come out till four days later. This one could come out almost immediately.
Made me wonder if the one that came out right away was too expensive that everybody else chose to wait for the second one on the list. I think I’ll do that the next time also.
 
Where our winter pad is in south Florida, it is not cheap to get a tech here without an outrageous service fee. When my Furious convection oven bit the dust I would have had to pay $300 each way plus parts and labor. Waited until I could get it done at dealer. We have a warranty forever contract so parts and labor are covered. The going rate per hour here is $150.

Had a tech staying at the park and some expected a cheaper deal. We did avoid the $300 per trip but he still added $25 for call plus labor. And I always made sure to get total cost up front. Many had same experience you had and were not happy when they got the bill.
 
Maybe if I would’ve asked prior what his hourly rate was, knowing I could’ve possibly gone to someone else, I might have saved some money.
 
On a recent visit to my gastroenterologist, insurance allowed $90 for a 30 min visit. At that reimbursement rate of $180 per hour why would anyone spend 4 years in med school plus a multi-year residency when they can easily become a mobile RV technician.
Because the visit rarely lasts longer than 15-20 minutes the gastroenterologist sees 3, sometimes 4 patients per hour. The normal road service tech will charge the 1 hr service call and then the 1 hr visit... plus they still have the drive time back home.
 
I had a mobile tech in the park that I'm staying in help me install a new microwave/convection oven in my rig today, replacing the "beloved" Furrion. It the first time I've ever used a tech. I really just needed him to help me lift and hold the thing, but he and I ended up splitting the install work. We was a very nice guy and very competent. He and I both worked on the installation and it took us about an hour. Now, mind you, the guy lives about 300 feet from my site and he provided no parts or tools. What would be a fair price for his services? What he charged me was almost double what I was expecting.
The mobile tech should always explain cost up front but I might be able to help with cost. Most parks I work in require me to have liability insurance and want to see proof until they know I have it updated each year. It’s an expensive annual cost but lawsuits are even more expensive. And, since we’re working on your RV as a business, we put our insurance on the line every job we do. Even the seemingly easy ones. RV maintenance training also costs and the required continued education to remain certified cost. Finally, the amount of tools I keep on hand really add up.
Everyone runs their business their own way but, I do not charge a show up fee at the parks I stay in.
I apologize if your experience was less than you expected.
 
Where our winter pad is in south Florida, it is not cheap to get a tech here without an outrageous service fee. When my Furious convection oven bit the dust I would have had to pay $300 each way plus parts and labor. Waited until I could get it done at dealer. We have a warranty forever contract so parts and labor are covered. The going rate per hour here is $150.

Had a tech staying at the park and some expected a cheaper deal. We did avoid the $300 per trip but he still added $25 for call plus labor. And I always made sure to get total cost up front. Many had same experience you had and were not happy when they got the bill.
A $25 call charge is fair if you're staying in the same park. But $100 seems excessive. As the OP said, he should have just got a neighbor to help instead of a tech since he already knew how to do it. Hind sight...right.
 
I had a mobile tech in the park that I'm staying in help me install a new microwave/convection oven in my rig today, replacing the "beloved" Furrion. It the first time I've ever used a tech. I really just needed him to help me lift and hold the thing, but he and I ended up splitting the install work. We was a very nice guy and very competent. He and I both worked on the installation and it took us about an hour. Now, mind you, the guy lives about 300 feet from my site and he provided no parts or tools. What would be a fair price for his services? What he charged me was almost double what I was expecting.
The answer to that question is as varied as if you were calling a plumber or electrician to your home.
 

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