Do you know how to work on your own truck?

Some shops will not replace parts or run an overlay,because if that’s not the problem, then most people will bad mouth the shop anyway.
The guy I work for doesn’t care,you can even buy the parts if you like. One of my favorites is putting three starters on the same truck three weeks in a row before they said “just fix it “

 

I diagnosed a fan belt needing replacement just by seeing all the thin rubber strips all over the engine and ground this morning

Luckily I carried a spare but wish I also had a spare belt tensioner pulley. Had a spare in my last truck and recommend every one keep one in the box.

New belt doesn’t sit centered on the pulley, it’s moved closer towards the engine side. Don’t feel any play in the bearings but I’m sure it doesn’t take much to send it off course.

Got a new tensioner, two belts and 3 window switches waiting for me in Council Bluffs for an early pickup tomorrow morning. Seems to be holding up for now. Tomorrow’s project awaits

All in all it has been a good bad day, hahaha.

Good because I wasn’t under a load!

 

Can you spot the problem
Kind of want to go over and tell him but the way some people can be I’m not sure I should.

 

If it takes a torch, welder or crane I don’t fix it. Fortunately I have a very good mechanic who works full time at a company repairing industry specific vehicles to mine with a take home shop truck. He does my heavy repairs, my Diesel School trained Series 60 GuRu high dollar mechanic does anything inside the motor and I do any repairs that I can diagnose and repair in a few hours. Lights, wiring, belts, truck washes, radiator cleaning, switches, sensors, hose and clamp changing are just some of my specialties! I do more repairs today myself than I did years ago because it is sometimes more efficient for me to do some repairs at the end of my day than loosing a trip to wait for the mechanic to be available the next day.

 

I’ve never farmed my repairs out. Been called foolish on more than one occasion. It always stemmed more from I could better control the down time that way. There was also the time I was too po to farm it out.

Alleged techs these days are full of poke and hope abd if you think trade school even at Nashville diesel college or Wyotech make a good mechanic your wrong their too. They either have it before they go or never find it. I run all mechanicals but work on X15’s and Paccar on the daily.

 

It’s on the passenger side so it doesn’t matter.

 

John Deere went all hi tech and wouldn't let anyone have access to the programming so only they could do it it's my understanding that they got alot of push-back and freed-up access.

 

I heard on cnbc radio the other day they was talking about john deere and how they will be going to a subscription model with all their equipment moving forward..Seemed quite interesting especially with how many years they fought with the farmers over right to repair.
i guess the new way forward is when nobody techincally owns your product they have no right to repair it.

 

Its gonna come a time ill bet they'll put security tape on everything , if it broken warranty is voided . Its already a thing with some 4 wheelers mfgs dont even want you changing your oil.