What kind of tune is your shop singing as we strum along into 2020?

摘要

IN 1964 BOB DYLAN RELEASED his epic "The Times They Are A-Changin'" album. Many of the songs he wrote talked about the current state of the times. The title song was written at a time when hippies were coming into the societal picture and parents thought their kids were messed up. Being an outdoor power equipment distributor or dealer when Bob Dylan wrote this song was much easier than it is today. You could also make more money despite the lower hourly labor rates. (Before I go any further, A.D. was _ years old in 1964.) When an engine broke, your customers didn't go buy a new engine, they fixed it. A broken crankshaft was replaced, and your customers paid the $192.50 and away they went. By repairing it, the customers knew the machine was going to continue to give them years of satisfaction. Try telling your customers today to replace the crank in a $300 engine. Averaging $85 per hour and about two hours labor, that crankshaft replacement would cost about $320. More to fix it than to buy a new one - wow, what a concept!