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trailgranny50's avatar
Aug 28, 2015

New truck, old fart

This post is more frustration than actual useful information or commentary fodder. Just finished getting rid of second used work truck for our masonry business in favor of a warrantied new one. 2015 Chevy 2500HD 4x4 double cab long bed gasser. Can't afford Duramax and sure not any repairs on two if needed. Necessary spray in bed liner in, wheel to wheel Nerf bar with steps for short legged DH and seat covers. I'm absolutely cringing thinking about this shiny new truck going to work with the guys! I suggested moving the camper from the 04 that spent the first 11 years of its life on the job with scars to prove it to the new truck. After considering it for all of two seconds DH said no way. Stays where it is. Our camper isn't super heavy but looking at the springs and distance from overloads to contact points super springs, Stabil loads, and all the other stuff that would be needed to insure safe handling the cost and hassle does seem a bit much. So things will not change here, however it still pains me greatly to think of all that shiny new truck inevitably getting beat up, sooner than later with the guys he has helping him. The fact that now he HAS to keep working to pay for this thing pains me even more, but no work no travel, work then need truck for said work. Catch 22. Sucks to be our age and have to deal. Then I think of the many folks who can't work, can't travel, can't even get out of bed independently, and are just waiting to die and things sure lookin much,much better for us. A big dose of be very thankful and grateful for what we are able to have and do and less worry about what we don't. Life's perspectives. OK,I'm done. Thanks for the place to vent. Back to work.

13 Replies

  • I'm a 72yo retiree from teaching. Don't have a lot of dough in retirement but like you I'm grateful for my health and what I do have. You've stated it very well, thanks.

    Joe
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    We old farts sure do have our ways don't we... I got a somewhat newer Jeep one time way back then and they had apparently just replaced the flywheel/clutch in it. It was not a smooth clutch operation at all - bucked and jumped everytime...

    So I nosed it up against a big tree and set there for a good five minutes slipping and burning my clutch and really had some smoke going..

    As luck would have it the local sheriff guy drives up and asks what the heck are you doing haha... He didn't take too well with my comment I was trying to push the four feet diameter tree over... He finally liked my other comment about the grabbing clutch... He did ask me if I was on meds or something however...

    You would probably go to jail doing that today...

    My Jeep ran smooth as silk after burning in the clutch alittle bit...

    Roy ken
  • Well said, Granny (the last part...about being grateful)

    Maybe you should just take it and ding it up a bit right off the bat and get the pain over with? I work across from a minor league baseball park and all I get out of the little dents in my car are the stray baseballs for the grandkids now and then. At least this truck will be a cash cow to pay for the camping.

    Work - Smurk...it's Friday!