Won't buy another chevy truck (kind of a rant)

[WilliamBos]

Did you ever do a brake service? Once the slide pins seize, they dont have a long life.

 

[atsah]

NO problem, go home and sleep!! Don't make me pay 39 bucks an hour for you to sleep!!

BTW, I was in the ibew for a few years too, we were building steel towers across the state. The boss sat in the truck with the motor running (winter) while we worked.

And, what about the wasted hour and a half, waiting for a gal to show up to tighten 3 lugs?? THEN having someone else tighten them??

There were two truck loads of guys standing around that day... How much is that @ $39 per hr.?

SR

My father covered one county by himself on second shift for 45 years, if someone broke a pole or something bad happened he would call in a three man crew. He never came home to sleep being 30-50 out most of the time, at 5mpg in a bucket truck driving back and forth doesn't make much sense..

There are people that milk every job but they don't all do it, union or not.. There is a fine line between getting the power back on quickly and making extra money in doing so.. If the phone rang when it wasn't his shift, the rule of the house was to not pick up the phone, he had horses to shoe, he wasn't interested in OT..

 

[coobie]

My father covered one county by himself on second shift for 45 years, if someone broke a pole or something bad happened he would call in a three man crew. He never came home to sleep being 30-50 out most of the time, at 5mpg in a bucket truck driving back and forth doesn't make much sense..

There are people that milk every job but they don't all do it, union or not.. There is a fine line between getting the power back on quickly and making extra money in doing so.. If the phone rang when it wasn't his shift, the rule of the house was to not pick up the phone, he had horses to shoe, he wasn't interested in OT..

Great post.Some folks are CLUELESS when it comes to electric line work.Being a trouble shooter(covered 4 counties) back in the late 90,s on call every other week 24-7 I can tell ya it was NOT about the pay but when I could finally get a good nights rest.Missed a lot of kids/grand kids birthdays,christmas,holiday gatherings and such to keep the power on.Of course being a lazy union worker according to some on here who are a plethora of knowledge when it comes to line work I was over paid.Maybe the same lefties who hate UNION police officers/fireman just trying to do there jobs.

 

[Clint S]

Same with Jerp I was quoted 1100$ at 14 months and 12000 miles. Warranty was up at 12 months. Took it in for brakes sticking thinking it was a caliper. I refused to pay the "diagnosis fee" when the service manager outright lied to me saying they disassembled the brakes to check the caliper for sticking when I watched the tech do the entire check as they offer CCTV on all the bays. They said I needed brakes and rotors all around. Got the general manager involved and they waved the diagnostic fee, but would not budge on the brakes. I disassembled and lubed and all was better.

 

[Redlands Okie]

Great post.Some folks are CLUELESS when it comes to electric line work.Being a trouble shooter(covered 4 counties) back in the late 90,s on call every other week 24-7 I can tell ya it was NOT about the pay but when I could finally get a good nights rest.Missed a lot of kids/grand kids birthdays,christmas,holiday gatherings and such to keep the power on.Of course being a lazy union worker according to some on here who are a plethora of knowledge when it comes to line work I was over paid.Laffin my arse off.

Take the money or have time at home. Hard to have both in many jobs. Everyone has to choose whats best for them and their family. Someone making $10 dollars a hour and working 2 jobs has problems also. On the other hand their probably not working out in the weather or in a hazardous job. It’s all about choices.

As several have mentioned it seems thats its just a roll of the dice if the truck bought is a good one that year or not. Regardless of make and model.

 

[3930dave]

I知 a ford guy and just bought my first GMC. I can tell you though every Ford truck I致e ever owned has had either short lived brakes or like my last F250 a multitude of brake issues. It痴 basically their Achilles heel. They use softer pads than GM which allows a little less brake pressure to stop but they can wear pads at a faster rate.

Personally, I prefer a softer pad, as I and SWBO are both fairly easy on brakes - helps to keep the caliper etc. moving.

Lots of aftermarket options, but I know in terms of OE pads, Ford Superduty's have a Motorcraft Severe Duty pad available (from the Parts Dept). F150 may have a Motorcraft SD pad available too, but I'm not 100% sure of that. For heavy hauling, or just somebody that pounds on brakes, those Severe Duty pads should give better lifespan.

Rear calipers tend to have a tough life in snow/salt country, they don't really do that much work - worst case is somebody who buys a diesel or other HD pickup for personal use, then mostly just drives around with next to nothing for load.

With the amount of salt here, many calipers need to be serviced at least once a year to avoid seizing.

Rgds, D.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

NEWS FLASH for you.You just can"t go home and grab some shut eye when you feel like it.You have to get the power back on...

NEWS FLASH this was in the summer, in nice weather, there was NO ONE without power...AT LEAST they said they were out turning on new services. (they came from my friends new service, before coming here)

I live less than 20 miles from their shop/yard. They were all standing around, BSing about old times ect., except "sleepy".

They were all just taking advantage of FREE money.....at our expense!

Now, about that union chick with the Allen wrench????? (who drove out from their shop)

SR

 

[coobie]

NEWS FLASH this was in the summer, in nice weather, there was NO ONE without power...AT LEAST they said they were out turning on new services. (they came from my friends new service, before coming here)

I live less than 20 miles from their shop/yard. They were all standing around, BSing about old times ect., except "sleepy".

They were all just taking advantage of FREE money.....at our expense!

Now, about that union chick with the Allen wrench????? (who drove out from their shop)

SR

Got it BLAH,BLAH..Thanks for the laugh..

 

[Clint S]

Great post.Some folks are CLUELESS when it comes to electric line work.Being a trouble shooter(covered 4 counties) back in the late 90,s on call every other week 24-7 I can tell ya it was NOT about the pay but when I could finally get a good nights rest.Missed a lot of kids/grand kids birthdays,christmas,holiday gatherings and such to keep the power on.Of course being a lazy union worker according to some on here who are a plethora of knowledge when it comes to line work I was over paid.Maybe the same lefties who hate UNION police officers/fireman just trying to do there jobs.

My dad was a linemen for 40 years and for every hour they were "standing around" they worked 10 in the cold, sleet and rain with their feet so cold they were blocks of ice. He would agree with ya on this

 

[atsah]

People have a lot to say about things they are ignorant to, like my father use to say, you don't know much about another mans life until you walk in his shoes...