Engine Shop Sells Replacement Cables

2025 - Volume #49, Issue #1, Page #33

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Bunker Hill Cables of Holmes County, Ohio, sells individual cables directly to customers. These include affordably-priced replacements for name-brand equipment, duplicates of obsolete cables, and custom work for customer-specific applications.
Bunker Hill Cables is a Division of Bunker Hills Engine, a John Deere engine service dealer that sells and services Yanmar, Iveco, PSI, PSI Heavy Duty, Ford industrial engines, Kohler standby generators and engines, and more. The company began in 2014 when its founders bought out a local engine shop, which included an Orscheln F.A.S.T. dealership that built custom cables while customers waited. “Customers were bringing us cables for skid loaders, tractors, log skidders, winch controls, and other types of equipment,” says Kevin Schrock, company representative. “Over time, we noticed different customers wanting the same cables, so we began stocking certain items so they didn’t have to wait.”
Schrock believes a big part of the company’s appeal is price. “We understand that equipment downtime costs you money. When buying from Bunker Hill Cables, you buy directly from the manufacturer, not a distributor. The cables we were seeing most often would cost $300 to $400 if you bought the name-brand part from the equipment dealer. We were building a cable of the same quality and selling it over the counter for less than half that price. This saves you both time and money.”
Customer enthusiasm pushed their business beyond the shop. “We decided that if a farmer in Holmes County liked saving money on a cable for his skid loader, so would farmers all across the country. In the fall of 2015, we officially created Bunker Hill Cables and started offering our products on eBay. Sales boomed almost instantly, and we have been developing and adding new products ever since.”
Most standard cables run between $100 to $200. There’s also a small machine shop for custom work. “All of our stock cables are priced on our website, and there are several build-to-order cables ranging from 3 series (10-32 thread) to 8 series (3/8-24 thread),” says Schrock. The shop offers free 2nd-day air shipping on online cable orders across the continental U.S. “We stock all of our standard cables and ship the same day on orders placed Monday through Friday. Since we build all the cables here at our shop, it also gives us the flexibility to build a custom cable and ship it the same day when it needs to be done.”
Today, Bunker Hill Cables continues expanding its ability to meet customer needs. “We’re more than an internet business,” Schrock says. “There are people here you can call and talk to. We also have a showroom. Many customers from neighboring states make the trip to Holmes County to bring in their cables, and most times, we can get them made while they wait.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bunker Hill Cables, 4239 US Route 62, Millersburg, Ohio 44654 (ph 330-893-0355 or toll-free 866-434-0047; kschrock@bunkerhillcables.com; www.bunkerhillcables.com).

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Engine Shop Sells Replacement Cables FARM SHOP Repairs Bunker Hill Cables of Holmes County Ohio sells individual cables directly to customers These include affordably-priced replacements for name-brand equipment duplicates of obsolete cables and custom work for customer-specific applications Bunker Hill Cables is a Division of Bunker Hills Engine a John Deere engine service dealer that sells and services Yanmar Iveco PSI PSI Heavy Duty Ford industrial engines Kohler standby generators and engines and more The company began in 2014 when its founders bought out a local engine shop which included an Orscheln F A S T dealership that built custom cables while customers waited “Customers were bringing us cables for skid loaders tractors log skidders winch controls and other types of equipment ” says Kevin Schrock company representative “Over time we noticed different customers wanting the same cables so we began stocking certain items so they didn’t have to wait ” Schrock believes a big part of the company’s appeal is price “We understand that equipment downtime costs you money When buying from Bunker Hill Cables you buy directly from the manufacturer not a distributor The cables we were seeing most often would cost $300 to $400 if you bought the name-brand part from the equipment dealer We were building a cable of the same quality and selling it over the counter for less than half that price This saves you both time and money ” Customer enthusiasm pushed their business beyond the shop “We decided that if a farmer in Holmes County liked saving money on a cable for his skid loader so would farmers all across the country In the fall of 2015 we officially created Bunker Hill Cables and started offering our products on eBay Sales boomed almost instantly and we have been developing and adding new products ever since ” Most standard cables run between $100 to $200 There’s also a small machine shop for custom work “All of our stock cables are priced on our website and there are several build-to-order cables ranging from 3 series 10-32 thread to 8 series 3/8-24 thread ” says Schrock The shop offers free 2nd-day air shipping on online cable orders across the continental U S “We stock all of our standard cables and ship the same day on orders placed Monday through Friday Since we build all the cables here at our shop it also gives us the flexibility to build a custom cable and ship it the same day when it needs to be done ” Today Bunker Hill Cables continues expanding its ability to meet customer needs “We’re more than an internet business ” Schrock says “There are people here you can call and talk to We also have a showroom Many customers from neighboring states make the trip to Holmes County to bring in their cables and most times we can get them made while they wait ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bunker Hill Cables 4239 US Route 62 Millersburg Ohio 44654 ph 330-893-0355 or toll-free 866-434-0047; kschrock@bunkerhillcables com; www bunkerhillcables com

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