Its such a shame that the average office worker can never possibly understand how brilliant the mind of a person that has to solve new and unique real world problems in the middle of nowhere, in the most unbelievable conditions, all by yourself with nothing more than the tools you've brought with you and the experience you've earned over the years.
its even worse that many of those office workers would look down on a profession such as this (and the people within it) as if they are somehow more simple and just oafish brutes
@@hillbillykid1the best tools are the ones you make. We have four entire cabinets of tools made in our machine shop for very very specific places, might not get used every year but when you need it nothing beats it. We have some specialty tools from the 20’s we still use.
Finally a guy that doesn’t believe in having a brand new fancy 150k truck and wrecking it the same year. A work truck is a work truck. Only some people see it that way I guess though.
This dude is the coolest. Honest and no BS and gets it done when no one else will. Shiny don’t pay the bills. Keep it up man. The world needs more like you. Also, cool to see the Twisted Shiterz knob and sticker on your welding helmet. All the way from Fulton, Illinois! I live about 45 min from there.
As someone who rides the lines between light duty, equipment, and power generation working on trucks and equipment is absolutely a different type of high for a mechanic. If it catches your eye, look into it!
@@Scofflaw_k10 Power generation is where it's at. Generators always in demand and I'm never short of work and pays exceptional... Cat power systems here.
Just want to say i appreciate this channel. The camerawork is A1. Please dont change the way you film your content. It's not broken, so there is no need to fix it.
I’ve been an electrician for 26 years and have seen and worked through some pretty difficult situations over the years but feel completely green and an absolute wimp when I think of what these fellas do for a living. MAD respect from Toronto 🇨🇦 👏👍✌️
Any dude who builds his own work truck and rocks the genuine fake wood grain in it is gonna be a minty dude. Hats off to all those who keep the industry running day and night in all weather conditions. Absolute sick fuckin truck!
That's a damn fine truck, Alex. A pleasure to watch you show her off. It's a damn shame what happened to International. From building beautiful trucks like yours, to putting trucks on the road just to end up always in the shop. I'm a soft-handed computer science major myself, but my dad's also a field mechanic. I've got lots of respect for you guys, keeping the machines running and the world turning. Keep it up, man. Much love from California. Can't imagine living through the weather you work in.
This guy seems awesome! Love his truck and attitude, you just know he gets shit done. Wouldn't mind seeing him around on the cannel. Keep kicking ass guys!
Really sick, that truck looks like a no nonsense beast. Some times in the bush you just gotta maker happen, but at the same time sounds like this guy likes doing the job right. I respect anybody who uses lots of brakleen and takes the time to properly clean shit off too. I know being a mechanic out there would be tough but sounds like a dream job to a guy like me. Hopefully Alex lets you guys film some service calls.
I had a real bad reaction to some brake clean when I first started and a fine mist got in my eyes. Since then I always use diesel to clean off grime and if something has to be perfectly clean I have isopropyl. I don’t think I will ever use brake clean again unless it’s cleaning an actual brake rotor.
Cool truck Alex..I did HE field repair back in the day, had a 1990 Topkick. Im 60 now but i loved it back then..no way I could keep up now but there was a time! Stay safe take care of yourself..the years are hard on mechanics my friend.
the biggest problem with swivel vices on service trucks is the bolt in the center of the vice just loves to vibrate loose nothing like getting to the job with half the vice and having to search for the other half on the way back
Alex understands what ALL the service truck crane/body builders don't. We want a bulletproof, dependable, easy to fix, with a crane that will pick the earth. Every new model gets worse and worse. Spend more time working on the service truck than making money.
What can I say, I love this set up. Doing what this guy does you have to build your own truck, and modern rigs are absolutely a pile they do keep good men in the mechanic business. I love the 15spd. swap you've got to have that deep reduction, so many guys they just don't know how to drive they will never understand why creeper gears are so important in certain applications.
This is an awesome truck man, but you gotta fluid film the heck out of it or something. A paint sprayer and a gallon or two will make all that rusty steel last so much longer.
It’s funny, but the truck is a tool in itself. At first, I was like ‘Do I really want to spend an hour doing a walkaround on an old truck?’ Glad I did.
Awsome truck!!! I love the combo, mechanical dt466 15 speed and 4x4, talk about the holy grail! Only thing more I would want for our farm is a crew cab.
Great truck, great tour Alex! I love the mentality “build your own truck”. You gotta make it for what your needs are. I got a feeling you could get yourself through any situation . KISS (keep it simple stupid) engineering right? Solid rig 💪 hope to see more of you from Tekamo.
in the top of the pack out of the first one he opened i noticed a blue point magnet tray. this tray i have, it’s around $50-$70 canadian and it’s the best tray you will ever buy.
Hello, warm greetings from the province of Pontassieve in Florence, Italy. I am the respected owner of a Suzuki Jimmy 4x4 with a m13a 1.3 LT petrol engine, petrol, completely original, year 2001. It is indeed completely original, which I often drive on country roads and forest roads, and with the appropriate mud tyres it will also do me good. The Suzuki Jimmy 4x4, although completely original, I see it is in its natural habitat when I approach rural farm roads and forest roads that are used by logging companies to transport wood in logging trucks.
A point about electronics running off the inverter. You'll find a lot of things don't like their AC power square wave flavoured and are looking for a nice smooth sine wave. I'm a long haul truck driver and everyone I know has weird electrical issues but everything I own runs great. Just don't ask how much I spent on my inverter 😬
I figured he would have more hardware nuts bolts fittings and stuff. It would be interesting to have guys like him tell about how hard it is to get parts where they're working how long it takes to get different things and how long something is broken down sometimes? It would also be interesting to know what if they need a tool they dont have and can't rig up ?
Might suggest you get a Mueller Krupps air hammer and replace the short handle hammers. Your rotator cuffs muscles will thank you. I liked the tour. Thanks!
