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Originally posted by nylan
Not to rag on you, but if you have equipment that you need to put oil in at every stop, you are just living on borrowed time.
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These are 8 horse Briggs & Stratton and have used oil since the day they were new. They don't smoke at all, start with no problem, they just use oil excessively. Keep in mind they run wide open 99% of the time. I drill the guys every morning to check the oil at every stop to make sure they don't run dry. Someone didn't.
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Originally posted by nylan 3 trannies???? I would want to know from the mechanic why they failed. Same parts and problem all three times?? Too much weight for the truck?? Abuse by driver? Bad installation or low fluid etc.
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Firts one went at 22,000, Ford dealer reported the second gear sprag was bad and replaced it. Second one went at 38,000, and it was discovered the Ford dealer installed the second gear sprag upside down. This last one had a small broken spring stuck to the pan magnet and started slipping bad, I'm shipping the core back today and will report the findings once it is torn down. I fought with Ford both locally and at the Dearborn level to get compensation for their mistake for six months with no success. I won't buy another.
It's an F-350 PowerStroke, I bought the truck for working with and I do, I don't feel I abuse it at all, I work it. That's what we buy trucks for, no?
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Your guys need to be trained to call you anytime there is a problem NO MATTER HOW SMALL, so you can be in on the solution to protect yourself
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I hired my foreman to be able to make decisions in the field and get the jobs done so I can concentrate on other work. If they were calling me for every little thing that went wrong, I'd get nothing at all done. The unfortunate thing is his decisions lately have not been good ones.