August 2019 Chat Thread
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From: Cave Spring Georgia
Glad to hear they are taking care of you, almost unheard of in the customer service world now.
My son will be 4 this year and time sure does fly.
Love my new motorcycle jacket!!
My son will be 4 this year and time sure does fly.
Love my new motorcycle jacket!!
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From: Thomaston
Successful day a Johnsons. My neighbor that brought the parts truck home need a spare for his Ramcharger. Found one up there. Since it a Dodge it did not like a Ford guy . It was still own the truck no luck nuts. Borrowed a jack from them got in the truck in the air stupid thing was stuck . UI was using a big bar for a a jack handle. Got it to move a little, took a break to go on the drive shaft hunt. Had success found on the length and diameter I need. Trade my old column for the wheel, so a couple hour later I am headed home with a wheel and driveshaft . The is a building surplus place in Griffin while I was up there stopped by and picked up 5 brand new 4 ft shop lights for 25.00. Got home I was still soaking wet from sweat. If the still have then at the end of the month I get maybe 10 more . Now I just have to grind the rivets out of the center bearing mount and move it forward. Hopefully the parts truck has the same mount easier to grind from top vs laying under the truck with the ants feasting on me. . Going down to a friends shop and press out the u joints on the 2 shafts so I can get the combination ujoints.
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From: boonies texas
Jacob that typical 300k is really not that much on heavy equipment .
Got the front section of the driveshaft hooked up to the transmission looked up saw 4 holes in a crosmember right where the center bearing is sitting. Thank you Ford, now if the had just bolted the mount in place vs 4 huge rivets. Another trip to Johnson and the drive shaft piles should be easy to find the rear section. Had to go to the actual book to find the front ujoint
Got the front section of the driveshaft hooked up to the transmission looked up saw 4 holes in a crosmember right where the center bearing is sitting. Thank you Ford, now if the had just bolted the mount in place vs 4 huge rivets. Another trip to Johnson and the drive shaft piles should be easy to find the rear section. Had to go to the actual book to find the front ujoint
Our average is about 20 to 40 per machine. and we can turn it around pretty quick like within 2 to 4 days. that 300 turned into 350 or more today. I found hidden damage and now I have to sit idle AGAIN waiting on back order parts.
funny thing though, for some reason, I have been handed the biggest gross jobs here since ive been hired and almost since history of this shop.
I will say, these could be great gains if the **** was found initially.
My experience, big jobs never bring profit, they always have something else and something else and something else.
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From: Thomaston
I misunderstood what you said I thought you meant equipment value to the repair cost. You dont have any other jobs you can work while waiting parts. The repair bill is only half the story for the owner. In addition to paying yall the have lost revenue for the equipment out of service and depending on how the contract is written they may have to rent a replace or pay a penalty.
When I was in the AF a sub sub contractor damaged my airplane. The set a manlift bucket on the elevator and retracted the boom. The could have bought a used elevator to replace it. The AF said no. They had to rent the part while mine was repair or a new one was built. This was in the late 80s the rental was 10k a day, plus they had to pay for the repair and the reinstallation by the mfg.
When I was in the AF a sub sub contractor damaged my airplane. The set a manlift bucket on the elevator and retracted the boom. The could have bought a used elevator to replace it. The AF said no. They had to rent the part while mine was repair or a new one was built. This was in the late 80s the rental was 10k a day, plus they had to pay for the repair and the reinstallation by the mfg.
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We have the Armory reserved for the wedding!!! I have been trying to finalize it for the past 2 weeks. Now my wife and daughter can relax, that was the final piece of the puzzle.
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Well we will see tomorrow. Im going to go as far as I can on all of them, and then go grab something else. We have PLENTY of work, so much work we NEED to hire another guy but we cant right now, and we have 9 more drop off this morning.
The companies pay to expedite the parts. They want that **** done. Its usually the parts companies that take so long to ship.
The companies pay to expedite the parts. They want that **** done. Its usually the parts companies that take so long to ship.
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Yay it's Friday !!
We are expecting somewhere between 75 to 100 people. Once the wedding is done then 2 weeks later we go to Disney.
Hasn't been too bad the last 2 weeks at work. Real smooth with machines and customers, knock on wood.
We are expecting somewhere between 75 to 100 people. Once the wedding is done then 2 weeks later we go to Disney.
Hasn't been too bad the last 2 weeks at work. Real smooth with machines and customers, knock on wood.
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The wedding and reception will both be at the armory. It won't be empty looking but certainly not packed to capacity.
No they didn't give me a discount, I wish and I tried but it was cheap enough.
No they didn't give me a discount, I wish and I tried but it was cheap enough.
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From: Cave Spring Georgia
I'm melting!!!
Oh lord it was hot today.
Put a water pump in a 2013 Dodge 1500 for a fellow employee this morning. Wasn't that bad of a job really. It took me less than 2 hours start to finish.
Oh lord it was hot today.
Put a water pump in a 2013 Dodge 1500 for a fellow employee this morning. Wasn't that bad of a job really. It took me less than 2 hours start to finish.
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From: Cave Spring Georgia
A trip on the company dime is always the best.
Hump Day!!
Has not been too crazy of a week so far, steady but not crazy.
Yesterday was insanely hot, even with the shop fans going.
Hump Day!!
Has not been too crazy of a week so far, steady but not crazy.
Yesterday was insanely hot, even with the shop fans going.