Blackstone and more money

[E7mack96]

Has anyone else been informed of a price increase from $17. 00 to $18. 00 per sample.



What happened to the TDR discount with them??





Who is a very reputable analysis company??



We do a lot of samples each month, and it is getting to be an expensive proposition to deal with Blackstone any longer.

 

[DEZLPWR]

Not that it is really their fault, but my oil sample that I mailed to Blackstone 3 weeks ago, never showed up! :{ :{ Good old USPS... It's floating around somewhere in la la land. :{

 

[LSMITH]

I use my local Cummins service center. $15 per sample. You can buy the kits and mail them in, you do not have to go there to have it analyzed.

 

[illflem]

My local Cummins NW charges $9.

IMO Blackstone is a rip-off, high price doesn't even include TBN.



Friend of mine is using one of the by pass filter companies service, can't remember the name but will find out. You pay $60 in advance for ten samples.

 

[heliopilot]

One of the best places i have found is:

Post Laboratory

1380 zuni st.

PO box 4567

Denver Co 80204

1-800-442-1825



the oil sample kit is 6-8$ sometimes they give us free ones if/when we buy the valvoline premium blue. we ship them US mail about a 1. 75$ shipping. very fast turn around. If they find something very wrong with the oil sample they will call you, right away.



(no affiliation just a happy customer)

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

HMMmmm - Blackstone was at the ragged edge of pricing vs results as far as I was concerned - if they've raised prices, guess I'll be looking elsewhere for my next tests - too bad too, since I had sorta established a baseline with them...

 

[BV]

. From Blackstone Lab web site -

"Surprisingly inexpensive! is the answer. We can provide all of the above for just $20. 00 (U. S. ) per sample. "



So it looks like your getting a 10% discount

 

[TowPro]

Here is another place

Don't know anything about them, but I think I did get the link here a year ago or so.

 

[illflem]

The guys with the ten tests for $60 is http://www.oilrite.com/

Doesn't say anything about analysis on the their site, might have to email them.

I've seen their reports, very complete with recommendations, they will email you a warning if anything is way out of whack and also have a toll free number if you need help interrupting the results

 

[dseabaugh]

I get my sample kits from Erb Industrial equip. the local John Deere industrial dealer. Costs $7-8. cheap. !

 

[catoiler]

Well Let see,Castrol,Fleetguard,Caterpillar are some more. We use Castrol at work and have a 3 day turn around. Their is different results from different labs. some of the tests will read a little off from one to the other.







P. S. Guess The reason for the name 'Catoiler"







Mike