I am so sad to leave this kind of review....if you look at my reviews they are generally 4 star or better.....so it is with true sadness I leave this review....
I purchased a $ 3500 tractor from these folks about 6 years ago. They are close to my home.I like to do business with local businesses.....I believe in supporting our local economy and families!
My first experience relative to services was for repair of a leaf blower - they charged me $ 180.00 for a tune up and didn't replace the spark plug,,,,when I brought this to their attention - they didn't respond....this was a number of years ago...lesson learned...
After a number of years of not going to them for my service work, I decided to give them a second chance. Repairing the tractor I purchased from them and a tuneup on my generator - to the tune of $ 700.00 plus dollars. They are the most expensive per hour of labor. They repaired bott items....however, I still had problems with my tractor blowing smoke. They said the Briggs & Stratton engine was "tired" on probably needed to be replaced - estimated at $ 2000.00! OMG! I couldn't believe it! After this, I decided to return to my original service guy - in Southbury. Needless to say, the engine is not tired at all - the valve cover gaskets that the Danbury guys installed where installed incorrectly and damaged. The bolts we loose as well. Based on what my Southbury guys told me, all that it needed was new head gaskets, two of them, $ 20.00 for the set. With labor and delivery, to and from Danbury to Southbury....$ 500.00 complete - and the tractor is 100%. I have 300 hours on my tractor, the Southbury guy told me that he has customers who have over 3000 hours on the engine - so the engine is not tired! Not only did my Danbury guys not do the work correctly, they tried to sell me a new engine, and charged me way too much per hour for the work (Southbury guy is $ 70.00 an hour)...alot less than Danbury guys....
So, all my business will be going to Southbury guys.....which is about 15 miles away from my home, Danbury guy is 1 mile....go figure....
I am sorry to say that SSR has lost my business(again) and trust for good. While I will never say anything negative about them (other than this measured review)....I can never recommend them either.
My suggestion is to buy & service your power equipment from Southbury guy - he knows his stuff - is very honest - and will always do the right thing for you!
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