What is a Steering Wheel Holder?!

One time the clutch linkage came apart in a truck. So I crawled under, found the problem, and put a nail in place of a cotter pin that fell out. Guess what the owner said? "Why is there a nail in the linkage, there's supposed to be a cotter pin?" I just walked away and someone else told him how I saved a six yards of concrete and a service call. Never got a tank you. So now I just drive, if someone else doesn't like that they can suck a lemon.

 

Landing gear handle. Happen to borrow one that was laying around doing nothing. Stuff like getting brakes unfrozen. Wiring issue, having to wire a new line to make clearance light work.

Air seat lost a hose, had to use a vice grip to clam it shut and drive 3 hours to OC. Same with air lines....clam it so I can move it to a nearby shop. Tandem handle gone, lots of zip ties and bungee to move it.

Starter was bad, and I was blocking a fuel island. Hammer it and it magicly work.

Door handle broke and I was tired of using the passenger side to get in and out, open the door cover and zip tie the locking rod and just use another zip tie to make a handle to make it unlock.

Many other stuff you can improvise to make it work and keep rolling. Breaking down for the Littles thing cost u money

 

All of that proves you are mechanically inclined, or mabey even a mechanic. It doesnt mean you (not you specifically, general usage) are not a wheel holder.

Point is, somebody might be very handy but still be a stupid SWH.

TA

 

You couldn't just "borrow" one nearby?

 

Must be, they kept falling off my flatbed...

 

I found I was missing a mudflap on my trailer at a customer. From the looks of it I must have yanked it off backing as the bolts were still there. They had their own trucks and shop and I asked if they had an old mat or something' similar I could rig as a mudflap until I got to El Paso. He hooked me up with an old mudflap spare from the shop free of charge. Had to trim it to fit but within an hour I was rolling nice and legal.