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So, I'm replacing the brakes on the rear of a 2000 Honda Accord with rotors/ pads. I have to drive nearly an hour to get there and replace the brakes. I work as a full time truck mechanic and I have to remove tools from my tool box at work to complete the task. I have to replace one rotor, so Im...

Well, Yesterday I was driving through my area and spotted a guy with a truck stuck in his own driveway. It was a newer Chevy 2500 Duramax diesel 2wd, with a gooseneck Dump Bed AND a New Holland Loader tractor inside the dump bed trailer. He had been trying to drive through his driveway and onto...

I was wondering if a pickup truck with cv joints on the front axle was a bad choice for a plow truck. I have heard this before but cv joints are fairly strong. I would imagine only 1/2 ton trucks use them vs u joints but I could be wrong. Either way I think you don't get the advantage of a snow...

I have a can of mass air flow sensor spray that was left in the cold by mistake. Should I just buy a new can to be safe? I have a mass air flow sensor to clean and dont want to damage the sensor. I will be trying to borrow a garage to do so. This way I will be cleaning the sensor in a warm...

Well, just a background here I live near Indianapolis indiana and work 3:30 pm to midnight Sunday through Thursday as a Mechanic in a truck and trailer shop. I have a background operating and to some extent preformed maintenance and repairs on heavy equipment. Since I was young I have operated...

This question is about automotive and class eight highway truck tires. I have heard this myth time and time again from the older generation. They tell me once a radial tire has started being turned in one direction then, you do not change the direction of rotation. It is said when you change...

Last winter turned out to be tough having a 2wd Pickup. I have a 97 F150, long bed open differential. I was thinking about gettting two studded tires for the rear, but im finding only a few places that stud tires and they only like to stud brand new tires that you bought from them. I may still...

My 1997 Ford F150 has 130,000 miles on it. I had a few people talk me into changing over to a synthetic oil for the engine due to the Sub zero temperatures this winter. I made a compromise and went with maxlife synthetic blend oil. Around 4500 miles =/- into the oil I then repaired my front...

Im currently grilling burgers and brats/ Italian sausage at my apartment. There are two natural gas grills I can use and they work well. Moving soon and looking to buy a grill at some point. There are lots for under 300$. A friend of mine has a STOK grill that seems great! My mom has a grill...

I was wondering who all rented trailers and also what companys cover what items on their trailers. I have rented from Uhaul three times and all three have been good. As far as I understand I guess they can cover road side such as a flat or blown tire, and other road side repairs. I rented from...

I was talking to a good friend of mine the other night, and he just had to put an alternator on his 2008 ford F150. I was quite surprised as I have seen alternators last up to around 150,000 miles. Are snow plows in nature hard on alternators? It seems possible to me as a snow plow is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uu9-lReXSM Are mini excavators really faster and more fuel efficient when digging? A backhoe has DOZENS more uses though in all honesty. Thanks

Started my new job a few weeks ago. I cant find these since I moved. How hard is it to apply for a new social security card and how long will it take to receive? thanks

Im a full time truck mechanic. I have to air up the tires on almost everything I pull in at my new job. I was wondering if it would work if I hooked up a regulator and could adjust it as needed. For example drive/ trailer tires need to be aired up to 100 psi. What if I installed a regulator...

I was just wondering how well it paid off to run a machine with rubber tracks on it. It seems unfortunately that any skidsteer running tires seems to get stuck very easy in mud or light snow. I see people running steel tracks over their tires all the time but im told the huge down side is the...