Welp, I broke down and gave it my best shot last week... O/OP rant

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by KDHCryo, Oct 26, 2025.

  1. ElmerFudpucker

    ElmerFudpucker Road Train Member

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    Truck engines are rated at the flywheel. There is generally a 75 horse loss through drivetrain. So 337 rwhp is a pretty healthy 400
     
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  3. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    Luck changes just like that, can definately be irritating but hopefully it’s fixed, I know I’ve had a few weeks where I wish I could have been lucky to get off paying only 8k In repairs so it could of been worse
     
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  4. Constant Learner

    Constant Learner Heavy Load Member

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    You simply don't generate enough revenue from what you do. Your business model is not sustainable and you need to make changes sooner than later.
     
  5. FloridaRetired

    FloridaRetired Medium Load Member

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    If you sit for weeks on end and possibly another weeks on end, no business model is going to work.
     
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  6. JB7

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    There's freeze frame data. You can see various parameters at the time the code was set. May have flushed out a problem like yours. Clear the codes and check when it sets again for comparison.
     
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  7. MTMAUS

    MTMAUS Light Load Member

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    Sorry, but I think you rushed everything from the start, changing injectors in the parking lot is ridiculous.

    I know what its like, you get stressed, pushed for time, start making mistake after mistake.

    I have been where u have been, one of the most important things to learn as an operator is when to slow down, take a step back and think things through. Made many a mistakes by not following this advice myself.

    This is why I both hate doing work on the truck myself, but also hate giving my truck to a shop tech that's just going to throw parts at it until they get lucky.

    Live and learn I suppose, been with you, done the same as you before, still get pissed thinking of all the mistakes I have made. Lol
     
  8. Brandonpdx

    Brandonpdx Road Train Member

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    Just don’t go to Wisconsin if it’s forecasted to be subzero temperatures. hell I’ll sit for a few days rather than go into that. I don’t like snowstorms and salt either but hey, the good news is that the worst part of winter only lasts a couple months but during those months I tend to go where decent weather leads me even if I don’t typically like going that direction.
     
  9. Siinman

    Siinman Road Train Member

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    I have never lost any down time on my truck. Have 435K miles on it and always been planned or fixed same day if an issue came up on the road.
     
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