Shop says backorder on parts & having to sit while warranty work?

Stress due to circumstances outside of your control is one thing. Stress due to stubbornness and total stupidity is another

 

Why stop at jackstands @AFC Just go buy a 6 post lift . Never have to roll on the ground again

 

@AFC I just did 18 tires 2 days ago. In about 6.5 hours .. all i used was a bottle jack like has been mentioned. Same half inch gun u have . hammered em on for a couple seconds. Still got about 90 degrees turn out of them with the torque wrench set to 475. The hard part is getting the wheel over the hub when mounting it. I use a pry bar underneath and lift the whole thing with that. But it still is a fight alot of times

 

That won’t do most times. My weiner is stiffer than Those hobo freight pry bars. A regular spoon works way better. VEVOR Tire Bars, 2 PCS 38.2 Inch Tire Mount and Demount Iron, Heavy Duty Alloy Steel Mounting Tools, Professional Changing Removal Tools for Truck, Semi Truck, Off-Road Vehicle, Light-Duty Van, Black | VEVOR US

 

I think they are more talking about a bar to lever the entire wheel/ tire up onto the hub.

 

Don't bother with the reading class until you learn 'delayed gratification'.

The reason you 'missed' that clause is because you were in a rush to play with a 'new toy' in your 'new game'. Same reason you're buying an entire shop's tools - a new shiny thing has been presented and you dove in head first without knowing how to swim. Dog paddle? Sure, maybe - but you definitely don't know how to 'swim' in this world.

There's a reason I assumed that there would be an employment clause in the contract, and not because I thought it was a lease. For any 'portable asset' there are going to be clauses limiting what, where, and how the borrower can use it. They're making the loan to you so you can make them money two ways - through hauling freight and interest. If you leave, some of their profit disappears. It's unlikely they would offer the same terms to someone off the street, even if they weren't worried about violating lending laws. They also lose a good deal of leverage in regards to repayment and/or default.

Every contract should have exit terms, both for successful completion and default. You should know all the different ways the contract could end and how each way will leave you. For example, what happens if your carrier declares bankruptcy? Do they take the truck back or does the note transfer to the creditors as an 'asset'? Can you continue to run the equipment during the bankruptcy? Or what about if you want to pay the truck off early? Are there prepayment penalties? If you do give the truck back are you guaranteed any percentage of the sale price above the remaining loan balance? You should know the answer to all of these questions before signing.

You should also know what the APR is, a full break down of fees, and what your total cost to borrow is. You should also know what your other funding options are and how they compare. You should have a full WRITTEN business plan - expected revenue, expected costs, etc - including things like insurance riders. This should be a long, arduous, drawn out process. Last April you were 'netting $14k a month' with a plan to have your truck paid off by years end. By September you'd already purchased the rgn, even though you didn't have the 'right truck' to pull it. A smart choice would have been to find the tractor you wanted first, then the trailer. A smarter choice would have been to run the paid off equipment for a year, stack a bunch of cash while researching exactly what equipment you want and THEN make the move into heavy haul. A short delay in starting can put you miles closer to your goal.

I wish you the best, but you need to slow down and start thinking things through before making decisions.

 

I am too. I use tire spoons. That snap on bar works well but all the bars that style I’ve bought from harbor freight are soft and bend in the middle

 

You have that big torque wrench right? That's a good breaker bar. I'd just turn the torque way up first