...no third axle.
I'm guessing Monkeyswrench Mobile Mechanic trailer
...no third axle.
Not a lot of trailers are as compact, and can easily transport 3000lbs or more down dirt roads. It's already partially enclosed. I have it, and not the horses anymore. I really can't afford a utility truck right now either.
So, yes, you're on the right track
...no third axle.
Not a lot of trailers are as compact, and can easily transport 3000lbs or more down dirt roads. It's already partially enclosed. I have it, and not the horses anymore. I really can't afford a utility truck right now either.
So, yes, you're on the right track
You beat me to it
I own three I think. Two are pickup bed only...and one of them is a two person job. Number three though, is one of those cheap Harbor Freight jobs that folds. If needed, it could be stowed inside. (Not that pulling a motor is anything I'd want to do off-site, but sometimes stuff is just heavy...most recently a Bobcat augerI wanna see how your going to attach the cherry picker
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I own three I think. Two are pickup bed only...and one of them is a two person job. Number three though, is one of those cheap Harbor Freight jobs that folds. If needed, it could be stowed inside. (Not that pulling a motor is anything I'd want to do off-site, but sometimes stuff is just heavy...most recently a Bobcat auger
As you know, it's impossible to carry everything you need for every job. I'd like to get closer though. A few weeks ago I did a set of helper bags in a coil sprung Dodge. Jacks, ramps, stands, cutoff tools, drills...in addition to a fairly loaded jump box...in the back of the Excursion. A couple weeks before that, a full service on a late model 4x4. I had to drive Fred, the blue pickup, because of drain pans and waste containers.
Yes, I'm not as young and spry as I once was
I get down to tracing wires and figure out it is a bad connection to the regulator, patch it up and run it. Done deal. One of the managers talks to me, and I explained how the texts went, and I assumed the truck was dropped off. I apologized, I know the guys don't get paid if truck is down. He tells me that they told them no one there would work on "110", and I was the only one, and had been out of town. (BTW, it's a 3ph monster) Boss there didn't like that who they depend on said "we can't do it"...
Desk jobs are ok, but my view changes, and it was pretty nice yesterday. From the time I left to the time I got home was about 15 hours. Didn't get as much done as I wanted, but it was a good day.
Been a really interesting week. Monday, while fixing a frozen water line, get a text from the notorious shop owner. Wondering if I was in town. I responded I never left. 30min later, his dad texts me...one of the foam trucks they used to have me work on is down, no voltage from genny, can I look at it. Sure, but it will have to be in an hour or so...kind of in the middle of something.
I head over there after I finish up. Owner putz acts kind of annoyed, and says they got tired of waiting and left. No one told me the crew was waiting. Trucks at the yard. I hop in the POS and head down there. Find out it wasn't only the crew, managers too
Now, end of the week got to go out and work in God's country. Apparently, he likes it cold
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During the week I also started mocking up my stealth tool crib. Dug out a small roll cab, and a stainless work bench I'll have to cut down. Seeing what can or will go where. View attachment 1322316
Things sure aren't boring, that's for sure!
Yup, that's what it sounds like to me. He can have the same relationship with MW but he has to stop being a dick
I don't think it's just that. I asked the father once if Jr had ever worked anywhere else.
No doubt your assement is accurate as you are closer to the action. People don't realize supervising properly can be more difficult than doing.
Sounds to me like an opportunity for the Mobile Monkeyswrench venture. Lots of customers will be looking for new service providers as the bitter taste JR leaves in their mouths lingers.
Very true, but also kind of sad. The old man is a really a pretty nice guy. A bit of a drunk and recluse, but treats his customers good. He's a bit greedy in some ways, but giving in others. His son is just straight up greedy. He wants to "run the business", and not get dirty anymore. I'm 15 years his senior, and don't mind laying in dirt to fix something. I figure I work to keep a roof over our heads, and we have hot water and a shower too
I hate zip ties cut improperly, one of the best theft deterrents though. a rule i picked up from a buddy who works for one of the larger trophy truck team, is dont cut a zip tie if you dont have flush cuts in your hand. he told me they will go through a couple hundred zip ties prepping a truck securing everyhting. he leaves them all full length and goes front to back with flush cuts when he is done.View attachment 1325026
Powerstroke of Doom, chapter 2. Same 6.7 I did the injectors and fuel system on. After 5,000 miles, started missing and blew a return line. I get the call to diag it. Before I hung up the phone, thinking bad injector. I check everything, pretty sure. All parts were owner supplied.( Injectors were reman, all others were in Ford packages.) Two days later, they ask me to pull the injector, company wants to test before exchange...so they want me to pull it. Zip-ties cut at an angle, freezing temps and dry skin...it was a bloody couple hours. It was shipped, now they wait. View attachment 1325029 another PTO driven insulation deal. Something bound it up, and popped a drive chain. So I get a call in the afternoon...and head over after doctor's visit. View attachment 1325030
Yeah, I disabled the PTO before climbing in....There's an auger beneath my feet, that feeds another blender thing on the lower RH side. It inhaled a bunch of bale twine stuff. Cleared it and put a new drive chain on. Ready to work at 4:30pm
Boss says he'll call them in the morning
These guys don't get paid if the truck is down. No truck in the morning, they get sent home. They start at 6, shop doesn't even open until 9!
That ain't right! Bite my tongue, make a little money...for now.
I'm a zip tie Nazi.
Yeah, I'd heard of a lot of failures from cheapo ones, which is why I ponied up and got the T&B unit.
I have absolutely no need for those high end Ty cutters but damn I want one
T&B TyRaps stainless tang are the best!
I figure I built more than a couple cars with that box, so actual space for iron should be fine. The Diag stuff may get interesting, but most of that you have an idea before you roll...I think. Going to be a learning curveLooking good! Everything you need, portable....!
Harbor Freight has some pretty potent magnet strips for mounting your pipe wrenches.
I thought about possibly mounting something like that, and then leave the heavy end on the floor. The washboard roads can shake a filling loose.
There's a guy on the service truck forums-Lalo JM IIRC-that everyone swears by that does laptops/software.
you could also try PVC or metal tubing cut to short lengths and just drop them in the tubes, kind of like the gardners do with the rakes? might not take up too much depending on how many you have and could be sourced fairly inexpensive.
I've got a couple of sources for Cummins Insite and IDSS (Isuzu). At the time I first found it, I had "the other guy" buy it, as I had no intentions of ever going out and doing this stuff. The main thing the factory software has that the generics don't, is the ability to test individual components. The equivalent to an injector "buzz test" but on other things. In real cold weather, it can also be used to ramp the DEF injection pressure to clear blockages. Not a big deal if I don't have it at first, but the ability to do certain stuff just opens more doors I think.
… i’m pretty sure you will agree… That this is a way better deal you got going forward than trying to do similar in the city
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When my daughter started driving, steel rims were a must. We have gnarly potholes...she has since managed to break a coil spring
When my daughter started driving, steel rims were a must. We have gnarly potholes...she has since managed to break a coil spring
I'd never seen it before
One may have been replaced already or one gets the sprinklers. Rusty one looks like it wasn't tight, or mating surface wasn't clean between the rotor and the hub.
