The hits just keep on coming!!

It's hard to do with TQL calling. I had to let all the self-rightoues one's post first.
They're paving the way for the for the rest of us.
How did your truck repairing work out? I got three new tires other day myself.
Lots of deer on side of road up 81n, 84 e corridor.
Seen two deer within feet of each other. One was bashed in the head and other on the acse.
It occurred to me to wonder could we glue the good parts together to make one good one?

 

That's funny stuff. The deer my son hit wouldn't be much to work with. He said he felt it go under all 5 axles and got a round of applause on the CB. That'll learn that forest rat not to chase trucks.

The truck all came together. Got the hired guy to do the nasty, hard work and I put the bumper together the next day. A whole, functional, up-to-DOT-snuff rig went right up the road yesterday.

What are you doing to make so many friends with TQL? LOL. Must be the new ones.

 

MY favorite sentence for tql is: Sorry I don't have a truck, thanks for calling bye. I give good service and gets lots calls inspite of what some here may think, just cause I don't kiss the dot folk's acse.
Thought I was stuck in Nh, loading in Ma. tomorrow for the island. Maybe something will be leaving JFK on my trailer or maybe drop trailer and ride around easily for a while.

 

i think i work on my truck way to much and nothing would please me than to pay someone else to do it. Being relatively new to having my own truck i do whatever i can myself to save on labor costs and keep that money in the bank. Just put 3 u-joints and a center support bearing in it last week. Since ive had the truck i myself have installed a new radiator, p/s pump, all new under cab exhaust,and accessory drive gear(S60). I could only imagine what the labor costs would be for all that. Luckily for me i grew up in the garage with the old man working on things, along with all my personal vehicles.Took auto mechanics in votech as well as worked at a local ford dealership for a bit. Also, the last 5 years before i bought my truck i drove a wrecker and i also worked on and maintained all 8 of them. That being said im extremely funny about who i let touch my truck with a wrench. I know that this isnt always true but i feel that no one will pay the attention to my truck the way that i do and i know it will be done to my liking. Helps as well that the old man has a 30'X30' garage at the house and i have this in it...........




Ironically enough its going in the shop friday....dang oil psi relief valve(S60) is hanging and i get a random oil psi drop. Internal motor stuff I will let the local detroit man handle though.

 

(Knows about how much).


For the sake of the others......


And how much funds have you got tied up in those boxes all together?

Mind you, iwent to votech too for automotive diagnostics and was a wrench in the guard for 14 years too.

Not having a shop is a big killjoy for wanting to do your own work.

 

Nice...

Mines not quite that big (toolbox that is). Probably the only guy on my block with a 200PSI compressor & 50' hose reel mounted on the garage wall. First "real job" was wrenching VW's & Porsche's - when I was 16, until they found out I was 16 and their shop insurance wouldn't cover me.

The only time someone else gets wrench on my stuff, is under warranty (and usually with my nose pressed up against the glass).

Fully intend on doing my own PM work (when the stork brings my baby truck).

No one cares about YOUR STUFF, as much as YOU DO...

Rick

 

RRRRR Bow WOW!! BRRRRRK WRRRRR I saw that coming!!

 

Well i lucked out. I got the little red box stuffed with the basics wrenches,sockets, and so on for free. My votech program was sponsored by the Big 3,snap on, and local dealers that participated in the program. Deal is you pay 300 intern your 2 years at the dealer during hs and then 2 years at the dealer after and its yours. When in went in i was replacing an intern and snap on changed the tool package some. Service manager told me if i brought my one B up and showed him straight A's on my report card i could have the old box free and spend my 300 on the truck for what i wanted or he would order me the new one. Went the straight A route. After graduation got excepted and decided to go for my mechanical eng. degree and my service manager told me that i made the dealer tons of money(i was min wage as an intern) and to walk right out the door tool box in hand.


Now my blue box i bought use a few years ago. Paid 4500 for it with the stainless steel top and drawer guards on it. Box new is 7000 alone and the stainless accessories would have been another 1500. Plus ive put about 4500 worth of additional tools in its. Only owe my snappy man 500 bucks lol. At the time i made my living alot with my wrenches and that being said im gonna buy the best. Plus since i use my tools for my truck and the business new stuff i buy is a write off.


The shop thing is a kill joy. Garage maybe 30'x30' but its not very tall so i do my work outside. I understand not everyone does and what works for me might not work for anyone else, but i have the means so i do whatever work i can myself. Im also home every night and off on the weekends so thats a big factor as well.

 

Exactly my point.

Most people don't have $10K invested in tools / box, much less $2500.

My set-up is for automotive and is pushing $4K. It's mostly snap-on, matco and mac tools.

I'd have to add the big stuff to get into the truck like 3/4" sockets and other stuff like that.

It's a huge investment in tools to be set-up to work on trucks and even your own car.

And lets not forget jacks, jack stands, tire bars, air tools, compressor etc and other things you'll need to do the work.

 

As far as most stuff bolted to the truck or engine it really doesn't require a whole lot of special tools outside of a decent socket set and set of wrenches. When you start getting into brakes, tires, etc then you will need to lay out some Benjamins to get the proper tools to do the job. A $5000 tool box is a luxury not a necessity. (a luxury that I wished I had)