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MAKING YOUR LOCOS LOOK AND
RUN THE WAY YOU WANT
Please be sure to contact me is you have any questions.
The Backlog: How Long Do You Have to Wait
A backlog is a sign of a healthy business, so I am pleased to have
one except that it means you have to wait. The big question is: how long?
The backlog typically has three types of jobs:
- Custom drives - the backlog is about six months.
- All other jobs - the backlog varies from instant turnaround for jobs that are expected
to take eight hours or less
to about 12 months.
- Custom building - the backlog for
custom building is at least two years.
I keep one custom building job under way all the time but the work goes in
spurts as other jobs finish I work on the custom building job:
the nature of custom
building is that there are waits for parts, I work on other jobs during
those waits.
The reality is that there a mix of job types active at one time.
Since the backlog varies, it is best to check with me for a current
estimate of the backlog.
When you wish to
have me do a job for you, it is entered into the backlog in one of two ways:
- If the job involves work on an existing model, such as customizing
the drive, repair, or
modifying the details on the model, it is entered into the backlog when
the model is received.
OR
- When a $100 deposit is received.
The All Other jobs and custom building jobs are not started until their
turn in the backlog comes up.
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