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Rookie mistake aka why you should carry a tool box.

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by PackRatTDI, Apr 25, 2013.

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  1. Apr 25, 2013 #1
    PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    I damaged the left quarter bumper on my truck at my pickup yesterday. I was trying to avoid a close call to my right and missed a curb in front. My truck is a Volvo 780. Scraped the paint and chrome, ceacked the plastic, destroyed the foglamp and bent the mount. The bumper was pushed back into the steer tire. After I docked, I went to work trying to remedy the situation. Since I'm not superman and can't bend metal, I grabbed my socket kit and removed the four nuts that secure the bumper to the frame. Tossed it in my sidebox and reported the incident to my company. I think they can patch the bumper up, just install a new lamp and bend the mount back straight in order to fix it. Wont be 100% pretty but it will look better than it missing like it is.
     
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  3. Apr 25, 2013 #2
    Lonesome

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    I've always carried a toolbox. I'd rather spend 20 minutes with pliers fixing something,, than sitting on the side of the road for 2 hrs, waiting on the mechanic.
     
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  4. Apr 25, 2013 #3
    jbatmick

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    That's trucking. Get it safely fixed and back on the road. Good job you did.
     
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  5. Apr 25, 2013 #4
    demi

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    come on man... PIX!!!!!
     
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  7. Apr 25, 2013 #5
    BigJim1937

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    Tool box always helpful, also a chain in the event of something like this you can hook the chain to a post and pull the bracket straight and get the bumper away from the tire. The wife drives a 780 so I can visualize what you had to deal with.
     
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  8. Apr 25, 2013 #6
    PackRatTDI

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    When I called dispatch to tell them I was loaded, Carlos, the dispatcher who took my call, said "So I hear you're trying to move buildings with your truck!" Gotta love that small company atmosphere.
     
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  9. Apr 26, 2013 #7
    mike3fan

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    yeah a nice little cinch strap wrapped around the bumper and a pole has quick fixed many a tweaked bumpers
     
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  10. Apr 30, 2013 #8
    PackRatTDI

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    Gonna cost me $100 to fix the bumper. Not bad considering.
     
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  11. Apr 30, 2013 #9
    MNdriver

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    I have enough tools in my bag to handle most things. Including zip ties, duct tape, silicon lube and that which is needed to replace belts on the reefer or the truck engine.

    Spare parts include several feet of wire, silicon, heat shrink butt connectors, belts, fuel filters, aluminum cans and hose clamps. They make a neat hole repair in a hose enough to get you off the road.

    Another thing to consider is 1" long bolts with fuel line on them with washers. Hold the bold with pliers, tighten up the nut, makes a quick tank plug if you punch a hole in a fuel tank.
     
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  12. Apr 30, 2013 #10
    PackRatTDI

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    Carlos, the Munoz brother in charge of maintenance, complimented me on my quick thinking. He said he knows quite a few drivers who would have needed a road service call to fix the bumper, lol.
     
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