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I’m sitting at the Tennessean enjoying some bbq
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Dang it!! Wish I was there now...... Love bbq

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How’d they get them boneless chickens?
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You know how these millennial chickens are. Spineless, boneless, gutless.

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You know how these millennial chickens are. Spineless, boneless, gutless.
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But they spoil easy

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4 more days then back to work ! ...depending on the weather of course or me. Changed the Earl threw some grease on them aired up the round rubber thingys ( all 30 of them )washed the bed covers treated the air and fuel system. And blew the dirt out of the cab. Monster is pawin the ground !!

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Dang it!! Wish I was there now...... Love bbq
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Even bought a half pound of peanut brittle on the way out! Or as I call it country crack

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When I started out I wanted to see how cheaply I could run a truck...

Well I quickly realized that I can’t bring myself to operate like that.

So I started focusing on revenues and doing my best to maintain a truck myself. I try and take the time and spend the money needed to keep it in at least %90 condition. Focusing on revenues has allowed me the time and resources to keep up with it.

I may have bought a difrent truck in hindsight of my operating plans when I started.

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4 more days then back to work ! ...depending on the weather of course or me. Changed the Earl threw some grease on them aired up the round rubber thingys ( all 30 of them )washed the bed covers treated the air and fuel system. And blew the dirt out of the cab. Monster is pawin the ground !!
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Ain’t #### going on, you make as well take a few more days

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An ecm can be your best friend in buying a truck. The cost and inconvenience of getting it read far outweighs your loss if you get scammed. Case in point. I bought an engine through ebay. Lucky for me. Sold as having 550k miles. Ecm says 989469 miles. Been overheated 61 times in the last 200 hrs. Are you still hesitant?
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Not in the least, I'm sure I can find someone to check the ecm.

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@Lysdexis

When looking at a $10k truck the most important things to look for are that it’s not all hacked together. Then make sure you got plenty of reserves in the bank $$$.

I bought my truck for $13k but have put another $40k in it over the last 3 years.

If the truck (like that blue one) is pieced together, missing components and wires and hoses all spliced together, that’s a signal to run.

I didn’t do any ecm dump, dyno or oil samples on my truck before I bought it. Don’t know that it would of changed anything either?

What I did know is the truck was owned local to me it’s whole life and what was repaired was done correctly. It did know it needed a transmission when I bought it and I’m sure the cam lobe was already going bad but......

If your buying a cheap truck you better know how to turn wrenches yourself and have a place to do it.

I agree with all those checks but at that price point you have to ask yourself if it’s worth it? If you don’t have enough mechanic abilities to check a truck over property yourself then you have to ask yourself if a $10k truck is what you should be looking at?

What are you preparied to do if the engine losses it core value (hole in block) 800 miles from home on your 3rd week on your own?

Because then the value of the truck is less than the tow bill? Plus the $10k you paid for it are gone.... pooffff! View attachment 264328
The day I brought her home.
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I can turn wrenches. That's not an issue. And all valid points. I'll definitely be vigilant on checking the truck over tomorrow.

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Ain’t #### going on, you make as well take a few more days
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My boy is screaming for trucks !

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My boy is screaming for trucks !
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Pipeline?

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