Not sure whether to feel good or bad

Be proud. I even get a little rambunctious from time to time and tear into stuff. I usually have a bunch of left over bolts though.

 

I even watch another guy work on a tire, I get out of breath.

 

Changing a tire is still on my list of things I haven't done yet.

Probably my first time will be on the side of the road at 15 below with no cell phone reception.

 

When I was a younin' I did agriculture repair...seems like the bigger the tire the easier it was.

 

You did well driver. I haven't changed one since Dayton wheels with lock rings were the norm lol.

 

I still bar my own tires on at the shop when I'm home.
But on the road I will change a flat on the road or in a truck stop.
I carry an air jack and an air impact and it takes no time at all really.
It's really quite humerouse to see the crowd of drivers gather to watch me change a flat and telling me they can't believe a driver would do such a thing.
I'm 54 and probably not as fast as I once was but the thought of spending the money overrides my aches and pains.

 

That makes two of us. Spinning that sucker with the hammer standing beside it and adjusting the nuts until it was as straight as could be.

Last guy that changed a tire for me didn't even take the wheel off the truck... 15 minutes and I was on my way.

 

I'm impressed. I worked in garage when I was young and put new tires on cars. Seems like an entirely different animal doing same on trucks.