Flow Below Added

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Siinman, Jun 13, 2022.

  1. 86scotty

    86scotty Road Train Member

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    Ouch. Nice on the tow and the warranty coverage though!
     
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  3. North Pole Nightmare

    North Pole Nightmare Road Train Member

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    Once I stopped at a little truck stop,in the middle of Kansas.It was midnight Saturday night.The little truck stop had 3 pumps,I was getting 50 gallons to get back to civilization.After fueling the truck wouldn't turn over,truck dead at the fuel pump.Got on the truck down app,closest mechanic was 2 hours away.He came out tried to jump it,nothing.He told me to hold the key in the start position and he went under the truck,hit the starter with a hammer and it fired up.He charged me $450 because it was a 4 hour drive for him.I drove it back to Houston to our shop,never shut it off.
     
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  4. Long FLD

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    Tow coverage is pretty cheap. I had it when I had Great West but luckily never had to use it. The only time I needed a tow truck I had Northland. Lol
     
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  5. Siinman

    Siinman Road Train Member

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    First time I have used the tow and was surprised at how fast it was. I really figured since it was night time I was gonna have to wait till morning if I used them. Good service over all. Just called the insurance up and they set up everything once they took down my information. Took about 3 hours total I believe from the time I called to when the truck showed up. I was an hour away from the Tulsa and not many towing companies in the area I was in.
     
  6. Siinman

    Siinman Road Train Member

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    Yeah I tried to do that with my starter and even tried to jump it from the starter. Only got one little spark, the starter was fried. I had noticed something was going on before hand on starting but I thought it was my battery having an issue. I have those lithium starters and one is not workin right and starter an issue a few weeks ago. I ordered a new one to replace it and it came in today. Will send this one back under warranty and then have three instead of two. I needed to buy another one for summer. But that through me off from thinking the starter was the problem and why I didn't catch it. Brain got stuck on the battery instead of seeing the whole picture.
     
  7. Siinman

    Siinman Road Train Member

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    This is the 4th time I have had to get towed. First with this truck and first with the coverage. I was surprised it worked as good as it did to be honest.
     
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