Quality Workmanship

[julio]

I've got a truck in my shop that I'm working on for a guy . Seems like ever thing I look at has been screwed up by the last guy or guys that worked on it, I've put a bunch of money into it already and finally it going back together .                                                                                                                                                          It started for him up north the truck clutch and pressure plate blew up . Send it to the shop they replace clutch pressure plate , bell housing , clutch cable , wiring harness and sent transmission to be looked at (9000 dollars) . Truck leaves shop get 60 miles down road and quits , the shop sent a guy out and he tell them the alt. is bad ,he change alt and he said it was good . They start home from N.J. and it quit pulling . The shop want send anyone out said it was to far, so owner get a wrecker and bring it to me in GA. (5500 dollar) . The truck here and has no water , get to looking at it they took wiring harness to alt and low senor loose and tied them up on other side of motor . The motor had dropped a valve , busted piston and liner . Went to pull oil out of transmission and out falls a bolt , go though transmission and find bolt and washer looks like the washer went though oil pump gear and drive gear and busted the housing on transmission. So now I've got a new motor and transmission to work with , motor was 10000 dollar and transmission is 3100.  you talking about bad day for him

[isawlogs]

 Man those are scary numbers to put in a pick-up. I would be on the warpath... 

[julio]

no its a Sterling boom truck

[timberlinetree]

Some people(shops)have no heart!we almost went under due to the same thing!hope he can recover from the losses.at least he(and the truck)are in good hands now.keep up the good work!

[Sixacresand]

Julio, If your mechanic skills are as good as your chicken grilling skills, then the guy's truck should be good as new.

[slider]

i concur Six the man can cook some chickin.

[customsawyer]

He did mighty fine on the fish the night before too. ;)

[julio]

6 acre I hope they are better because that the way I make a living. I just feel sorry for people the get screwed and I have to be the one to show them. Thank you Slider and Custom . I think we should do it again soon .

[customsawyer]

I am ready. It has been a week so I am finally running out of left overs. ;D

[julio]

we do something else you are done with chicken for a while.

[Peter Drouin]

I try to do homework on someone that works on my stuff. And when I go to the shop and see a mess I keep looking for someone :D not all the time but most times If the place is a pigpen the work is too. no pride it the shop none in the work they do

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I've heard some bad truck/repair stories before. But this one takes the chicken cake.

[julio]

Peter my place look like a mess but all part from one engine of going on the other cab and hood sitting on ground they is never enough room but it all comes back together.

[julio]

I've heard some bad truck/repair stories before. But this one takes the chicken cake.

I was thinkn pickled peachs

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I've heard some bad truck/repair stories before. But this one takes the chicken cake.

I was thinkn pickled peachs

:D :D :D

[Sixacresand]

Good point, Peter_D.  My dad always said he couldn't make any money cleaning up the shop.  But maybe he should have tried it. 

[justallan1]

I find it rather funny that because part of my job on the ranch is to fix what's broken (ranch mechanic) I get approached quite often by people in town thinking I can fix just anything and that I'll do it cheaper than the local mechanic, and then have them mad when I tell them I'm just a parts changer and won't work on anything computer related, that I simply don't know how.
I think it's the mechanics responsibility to be honest with customers, but sure wish folks could understand when you say you can't do something that you really can't.
AND, I think poor workmanship is the same as stealing! Your taking some ones money for something that they'll have to pay another to fix the right way.

OK, rant over! ;D
Allan

[Peter Drouin]

Peter my place look like a mess but all part from one engine of going on the other cab and hood sitting on ground they is never enough room but it all comes back together.

I did say most times not all the time I for one can't work in a mess

[julio]

Yes Peter I don't like it either, but when you in the middle of something it hard to just stop and clean . Mechanic work is some of the worst , it just plain nasty working with oil, grease and antifreeze .

[Peter Drouin]

I know what you mean. Up here in NH it's grease, oil, antifreeze and RUST  :D :D :D :D
The state puts so much salt on the roads your truck won't last to trade it in unless you spray oil on them [ under it] :D :D