NWI INGO General Post - Part 21 - We can offically drink da moonshine!

[tv1217]

I stuck mostly to the Petro or Love's on Grant when I lived there and those were fine

 

[KLB]

Mini rant- dealerships need to stop advertising trucks as "crew cab" that have the "double cab". You should know what you are selling and if they do know and are being deceptive, worse yet. Chevrolet and GMC specify that "double cab" and "crew cab" are different things. Showing someone a double cab (in reality, an extended cab with skinny doors) when they have asked for crew cab, sucks.

I know, having any level of expectations from a dealership is a waste of time.

Anyhoo....

Just get a Mega-Cab

 

[HoughMade]

Just get a Mega-Cab

I may.

 

[GRAVES219]

I stuck mostly to the Petro or Love's on Grant when I lived there and those were fine

To be honest, I've only ever stopped at those to pee or get smokes. There's always so many cars.

 

[KLB]

I may.

We love ours. 2006. There is so much space in the back. It's the same as my wife's VW Tiguan inside turned sideways.

 

[mmpsteve]

Mini rant- dealerships need to stop advertising trucks as "crew cab" that have the "double cab". You should know what you are selling and if they do know and are being deceptive, worse yet. Chevrolet and GMC specify that "double cab" and "crew cab" are different things. Showing someone a double cab (in reality, an extended cab with skinny doors) when they have asked for crew cab, sucks.

I know, having any level of expectations from a dealership is a waste of time.

Anyhoo....

Thought you were going to hang on to your old truck forever.

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[HoughMade]

Thought you were going to hang on to your old truck forever.

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I think I said I hold onto trucks until they are used up. We're about there. The engine and trans are sound, but some things around them are...showing their age. Besides, I just realized I have money. My wife let it slip.

 

[GRAVES219]

I think I said I hold onto trucks until they are used up. We're about there. The engine and trans are sound, but some things around them are...showing their age. Besides, I just realized I have money. My wife let it slip.

what truck do you have currently

 

[HoughMade]

what truck do you have currently

2007 Silverado 1500 ext. cab.

 

[mmpsteve]

I think I said I hold onto trucks until they are used up. We're about there. The engine and trans are sound, but some things around them are...showing their age. Besides, I just realized I have money. My wife let it slip.

Ha! My wife used to slip once in a while, and I'd buy a new gun. I think she's catching on though. She hasn't done that in a while.

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[HoughMade]

Ha! My wife used to slip once in a while, and I'd buy a new gun. I think she's catching on though. She hasn't done that in a while.

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She'll learn...but not until I've spent a whole lot of money.

 

[GRAVES219]

2007 Silverado 1500 ext. cab.

HA! was gonna offer to buy what you're gonna lose trading in but I have the same truck, but 05

 

[mmpsteve]

She'll learn...but not until I've spent a whole lot of money.

Heck, with the prices of used trucks right now, you may break even on a new one!

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[melensdad]

Heck, with the prices of used trucks right now, you may break even on a new one!

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I traded in a 2014 Nissan Frontier and got almost what I paid for it as a trade in.

Bought a new 2022 Ridgeline and paid MSRP for it. Ford dealer wanted to hit me with big up-charges over MSRP. Or I could 'order' a truck and wait 4 to 6 months for delivery.

 

[CTC B4Z]

I traded in a 2014 Nissan Frontier and got almost what I paid for it as a trade in.

Bought a new 2022 Ridgeline and paid MSRP for it. Ford dealer wanted to hit me with big up-charges over MSRP. Or I could 'order' a truck and wait 4 to 6 months for delivery.

Did you sell the vw

 

[CheeseRat]

I traded in a 2014 Nissan Frontier and got almost what I paid for it as a trade in.

Bought a new 2022 Ridgeline and paid MSRP for it. Ford dealer wanted to hit me with big up-charges over MSRP. Or I could 'order' a truck and wait 4 to 6 months for delivery.

I could make money on my dually after driving it for over 2 years now, but replacement cost???????

 

[actaeon277]

This. There are too many variables. We have stuff down to 30s width. We're supposed to limit hauls to 4 slabs or 96 tons. The narrow ones don't seem go over that mark even if you lift 5 while the wide ones will put it way over if you lift 3.

Yes, I forgot, after we make them, they can go to to the slitter to get cut length wise. So, if they want slabs narrower than we can pour (<52), they cast a wider slab, then slice it narrower.

They wanted to modify us to cast a wider slab, then modify our molds to twin-cast.
A twin cast allows us to pour 2 slabs out of the same mold.
But, we're already using all the real estate we have. They'd have to actually widen the building, which is $$$$

 

[actaeon277]

If you have enough weight and drop it from high enough, the crane bridge acts like a bow (bow and arrow). The crane kinda hops enough to bounce your hot shoes. Some will fall, electrical pain in the butt.
They'll know you did it eventually, so telling them upfront would be appreciated and may save some time from their troubleshooting. Years of working on them, not as often anymore though.

Nah.
Maintenance loves it when the operator lies, and you spend hours hunting ghosts.

 

[chef larry]

Tuesday morning and looking for Friday.

 

[jedi]

All quiet so far.
No snow this week either.