Noiseydiesel
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The 34 year old son said he found a free case 580CK Backhoe. I gave him the keys to the White '94 7.3 idiT CC Dually. I said "Go have fun". Finances have been snug and no Haggerty insurance.
He called me.
Oops.
Apparently the free machine had no brakes. He became acutely aware of this as it ran into the tail gate. Kiss goodbye the $4K paint job, the $1K Line-X spray in bed liner, both tail lights and not to mention the bed itself at roughly $500/$1000. So basically $6K. The white pearl paint job will be the next one. That should be about $6K by itself.
He did manage to locate an '89 7.3 idid with a turbo on it. (I don't believe Banks, the other one) It's 1.16 AM, This old man should be in bed and not going out to look. No start, ign ripped out, $1500 but it does have the hidden hitch as well as an exhaust Brake. Supposedly it might have a bad starter, i don't know and too many projects before I start that one.
I figure the exh brake and hitch are worth about $2-$2500K
That might pay for the second truck price but not the $6K in damages.
At my age, it should wind up going to him, just not tomorrow.
Another adventure in idi Land.
He called me.
Oops.
Apparently the free machine had no brakes. He became acutely aware of this as it ran into the tail gate. Kiss goodbye the $4K paint job, the $1K Line-X spray in bed liner, both tail lights and not to mention the bed itself at roughly $500/$1000. So basically $6K. The white pearl paint job will be the next one. That should be about $6K by itself.
He did manage to locate an '89 7.3 idid with a turbo on it. (I don't believe Banks, the other one) It's 1.16 AM, This old man should be in bed and not going out to look. No start, ign ripped out, $1500 but it does have the hidden hitch as well as an exhaust Brake. Supposedly it might have a bad starter, i don't know and too many projects before I start that one.
I figure the exh brake and hitch are worth about $2-$2500K
That might pay for the second truck price but not the $6K in damages.
At my age, it should wind up going to him, just not tomorrow.
Another adventure in idi Land.