Messick's 40,000 sq/ft Equipment Shop Tour | Elizabethtown, PA.

Personal tour around our Elizabethtown, PA location's 40,000 sq/ft service shop.

[wildbillc]

Generally many people have no idea what goes on behind the scenes of a service/repair shop of any kind, whether it be automotive, electronics, or in your case farm equipment. So these types of videos are a great tool to show customers what really happens, and why a shop charges that $100+ an hour for labor...its not because they're greedy in most cases, its because that shop probably has several million dollars in tools, equipment, manuals, parts, etc. that they have to keep on hand to work on that 80 year old piece of equipment as well as that brand new million dollar tractor that just came out. Awesome video, thanks for sharing.


Not everyone can be a a mechanic...I tried to fix my car a couple weeks ago, now it don't run at all after a head gasket replacement so...yep I won't be checking out any mechanic jobs LOL.


Have a great weekend everyone.

[chiefmik]

Hi Neil, as a former Maintenance Mechanic myself, I can appreciate all that your Technicians have to learn and having the necessary support to back them up...Thanks for the tour...God Bless...Chief..{NYS/ADK}

[michaelpurves]

as a fellow behind the scene's guy, a very well done piece of publicity, at the end of the day, it's not a showpiece, its not a flawless top notch car workshop, its a very good representation of an extremely busy, efficient working environment, you lads seem to be the pinnacle, the pioneers the world over, for our trade, working with all the top market leaders,

[deanbarr]

Thanks Neil for taking us along. Enjoyed the tour. Wow thats one humongous shop.

[joeyj]

I wish we had dealerships like this around here. You dont know how much more confident you can be when you buy from a knowledgeable and organized dealer like you guys.

[larrymoore]

I have always enjoyed seeing the Service areas that support any of my equipment. I also like the personal touch that a service writer gives me as a customer. Thanks for the tour...

[johnmessinajr.]

Great video Neal! I'm John the fellow from Delaware that suggested you guys do a video on this subject. So cool to see how your dealership works. I had no idea you had so much overhead to pay for as well as how much service manuals cost. Seeing those giant tanks of oil was neat to! I can only imagine what it costs to fill just one tank. I appreciate you taking the time to do this video and enjoy all your videos.

Thanks John 😀

[philipcross]

Wow Neil !
A proper setup, very impressive 👌

[paulcrocker]

A job of my dreams, if I wasn't, 62, disabled, and living in france, love all your fantastic videos you have done, 👍

[strangefruit]

That’s the most amazing dealer shop I’ve seen by far. I really like the job box idea for certain machines and it’s got me wanting to make a hay equipment job box for myself.

[frankekasjr]

Super video Neil. First class shop for a first class dealership. I was at your Carlisle store a few weeks ago to pick up a new Land Pride overseeder. first class shop there too. Thanks, Frank Jr.

[ritterjon]

💥 What a great tour of the shop! I really like how you’ve thought of the many different ways to increase productivity and efficiency.
Keep on tractoring!

[TheSnakeman]

I ran auto repair shops when I was younger so I can relate. Very impressive operation Neil and family and great content.

[edwardmartin]

WOW what a shop and a support crew
You should be very proud of what your family has done for all the different aspects of farming and construction
I have work from Upstate New York to Colorado and Virginia as a heavy equipment Mechanic and that is one of the BEST SHOP
I have ever seen I would put it on a level of most CATERPILLER EQUIPMENT SHOPS
It is nice to see that you treat your Mechanic as family and not just a number
Great job
Thanks again
Edward

[victorlawver]

Great seeing behind the scene of your industry and what it takes to keep us(the customers) running.

Props Neil for another fine video.

[travisjanzen]

I truly enjoyed this tour of your shop . It was very informative . great job

[acdii]

I would rock putting tractors loaders and backhoes together as well as repairing equipment. Used to run a 3 bay shop back in the 90's until I found better paying work in IT. I just finished rebuilding an IH 35 rake, and have a JD 1209 and NH 273 to get fully working too. When I bought the backhoe for my B2410, a Woods BH70-X, I put it together myself, was easy for me.

[StudioMedia]

I could've watched an hour of this kind of tour, even more in depth. So interesting! Wish I had the physical abilities to work on equipment in a place like this.

[Maketrainsgreatagain]

Very impressive Neil.  I follow your videos regularly but this one is in my top list.  Who knew at the ripe age of 35 entertainment for me would not on network TV,  but a video tour of equipment dealership!

[texasstararsenal]

That was an excellent video. The logistics of the operation, the design of the shop and the overview of the different areas that encompass something as vital and intricate as "the service dept" were superb. The oil storage and recycling facilities alone really illustrate why dealerships are more costly than a shade-tree mechanic. Getting it done right is more than just replacing a filter, it's everything before and after too.

Btw Neil, still waiting to hear when you're breaking ground on a dealership in N. Texas. I can't wait to buy my new tractor forever you know. LOL