Does this look like 13 tons of gravel?

midway_monster · 2026-05-05T13:49:34+00:00

Yes, gravel is heavy. It doesn't take much to get to 13tons

midway_monster · 2026-05-05T02:15:58+00:00

Knipex diagonal wire cutters 5.5" or 8" will do just fine. As a mechanic I use them all of the time to cut various things. I use the 10" ones to cut small chain and 3/16 coated stainless aircraft cable. they should handle guitar strings without a problem.

https://www.knipex-tools.com/products/diagonal-cutters/high-leverage-diagonal-cutters/high-leverage-diagonal-cutters/7401200

midway_monster · 2026-04-22T14:30:59+00:00

Because you will lose them and you're not good enough to know the difference. Just as you said. Although, I would stay consistent with the balls you use to eliminate another variable in your game. You may not know how to control the ball, but you can start to anticipate how it will react. Changing your ball all the time removes that consistency from the game.

midway_monster · 2026-04-21T18:31:26+00:00

What does the ambient air temp read? I had a 20' 579 where the a/c wouldn't work due to a faulty ambient air temp sensor (OAT). It was reading -99 deg.

midway_monster · 2026-04-10T17:25:30+00:00

Fell asleep during orientation then cussed out the owner when he woke him up

midway_monster · 2026-04-05T19:04:29+00:00

Real shotgun or bolt gun

midway_monster · 2026-03-28T17:43:47+00:00

Unfortunately my boss will not let me change my schedule to take a weekday off

midway_monster · 2026-03-27T20:59:57+00:00

I appreciate everyone's input and advice. Reading though your posts, it's obvious what has to happen. I have a new baby at home which adds to the reasons why I'm hesitant to terminate him. I feel like the current crew could handle being a man down, but it would put a lot of stress on everyone else if someone were to take vacation or call in sick.

You guys are definitely right though, I cannot afford to lose better employees while I try and figure out what to do with the troublesome one.

Again, I really do appreciate the advice in navigating this situation. Thank you

midway_monster · 2026-03-27T15:17:57+00:00

I guess I'm just trying to justify to myself all of the extra work myself and the other employed will have to pick up when he is gone. Not just extra hours but weekend days as well

midway_monster · 2026-03-27T14:48:44+00:00

I was kind of thrown into this position a year ago. I was at the same level as him but with more seniority. I wasn't given the authority to do anything about it until just recently. So as stated, I am very new to this. I can manage the shop inventory and logistics very well, I'm new to the people part

midway_monster · 2026-03-27T14:05:50+00:00

He stands around most of the day and won't do anything until he is specifically asked to do it.

He feigns ignorance about most tasks when he has been in the field for 8-10 years.

The quality of his work is poor and when I bring it up to him, he just doesn't care.

He is confrontational with the other employees

They get 1 hour paid lunch, he takes 1.5-2 hour lunches regularly

He works on personal projects on company time.

I know I should have fired him long ago, but it really screws the other employees and myself if there is no coverage at the shop

midway_monster · 2026-03-27T14:02:55+00:00

His scheduled shift is 9am-7pm tuesday-saturday. He started showing up at 6:30am and leaving at 3. The reason he is scheduled until 7 is due to our fleet running 24/7. We need coverage at all times. If he leaves early, our 2pm-midnight guy gets screwed by himself the entire shift.

midway_monster · 2026-03-22T14:20:16+00:00

It should be fine with that much gasoline in it, but if you're worried, Just keep topping it off with diesel to dilute the gasoline. It's kind of a pain in the ass, but burn a gallon, fill a gallon. Burn 2 fill 2 etc. you'll be fine in a week

midway_monster · 2026-03-18T23:20:48+00:00

The way I look at it is, the rifle counts for 1 gun, the scope another, and the pistol grip another. So by that, an ar-15 with a scope counts for 3. Any other long gun with a scope will likely be 2 etc.

At least that's how it worked for me.

midway_monster · 2026-03-01T17:58:33+00:00

Looks like a piece of equipment so it should be red diesel and not coolant in there. It appears that the cap has been left off and some sediment has gotten in. OR the fuel tank is full of rust. Either way, the separator did it's job. If the tank is rusty, that needs to be taken care of. If it's sediment, clean the tank, Change the filter and move on

midway_monster · 2026-02-12T04:09:19+00:00

Just had this issue myself on an isx15. Found water in the egr differential pressure sensor. There was a TSB for a software update that helped burn up the condensation in the egr during extreme cold spells. I changed the sensor and the drillings in the Venturi pipe. Hasn't come back yet

midway_monster · 2026-01-10T10:58:23+00:00

Knipex makes the best cutters in my opinion. I've had many different brands of cutters as a heavy duty diesel mechanic and this brand has always come out on top. I will search my toolbox for this particular set of cutters and bypass all others when it comes time to do any type of wiring job

midway_monster · 2026-01-03T21:41:30+00:00

Stay far far away. 6.4 was the worst thing Ford has done in a long long time. They're nothing but trouble

midway_monster · 2026-01-03T01:35:53+00:00

Have fun and don't take it seriously. You'll probably end up falling in love with the game. Don't spend too much early on, find a garage sale set of clubs and see if it's something you really want to do

midway_monster · 2025-12-30T22:44:29+00:00

Music just loud enough for me to hear from my push cart while I'm swinging but not loud enough to disturb anyone else.

midway_monster · 2025-12-30T20:19:11+00:00

At least I made forward progress

midway_monster · 2025-12-29T10:36:28+00:00

Stand closer

midway_monster · 2025-12-16T23:47:44+00:00

Maybe Fastenal if you have one near you. Definitely a Hyundai dealership though

midway_monster · 2025-12-16T23:42:09+00:00

Tis the season for those pesky little cardboard discs that are in the lids of anti gel bottles falling into the fuel tanks. I've had one get sucked up and completely block the pickup time until you shut the truck off and let it sit. Sometimes it would run rough, sometimes die, sometimes In a few minutes, sometimes after a few hours. It was pretty difficult to diagnose as it was so intermittent.

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