I've got awesome news. I've been doing some thinking. I've got a buddy that works for a single billionaire doing all the landscaping for his 104 acre property. Well after a bit of talking to my buddy about a week later I ended up with a job interview with the property manager. Needless to say I aced the interview. I've been given 2 weeks to get my truck in order and finish my other jobs. I've already bought 2 toolboxes for Thor. My job for the owner will to be to maintain all vehicles and equipment for the owner. This includes ATVs, tractors, lawn mowers, any vehicles left on the property. The property manager wants me fully mobile and he'll pay for fuel and travel. 

Good luck with your new adventure, sounds like a pretty nice set up with a bunch of different stuff to work on, will never be boring.

Good luck for your new job! Enjoy success with this new venture.

My last week of clean up. Then I switch over. I've got toolboxes and tools on Thor even got new keys for the locks.

 

Then having my 2002 running again is super  nice.

12 minutes ago, Mopar1973Man said:

My last week of clean up. Then I switch over. I've got toolboxes and tools on Thor even got new keys for the locks.

 

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I'm sooooo happy for you.  I hope it's everything you've ever dreamed of.  The potential is there.  I'm looking forward to hearing all about it!!!!

Let me get started and see what happens. I might not like the conditions or work who knows this is why I'm keeping an open mind. I've been hired by many people and some cases I don't like condition or time restrictions. 

41 minutes ago, Mopar1973Man said:

Let me get started and see what happens. I might not like the conditions or work who knows this is why I'm keeping an open mind. I've been hired by many people and some cases I don't like condition or time restrictions. 

Yep you never know exactly what you are signing up for until you get under the hood of it.

 

You are very smart and you have options so you don't have to be stuck in an unfavourable situation.

1 minute ago, leety said:

Yep you never know exactly what you are signing up for until you get under the hood of it.

 

You are very smart and you have options so you don't have to be stuck in an unfavourable situation.

Exactly... I've been there before worked for people I didn't get along with and the conditions were good but not great. I'm getting older and don't want the laying in the dirt and limited shop. Done plenty of that I'm not wanting to do it anymore. 

6 minutes ago, Mopar1973Man said:

Exactly... I've been there before worked for people I didn't get along with and the conditions were good but not great. I'm getting older and don't want the laying in the dirt and limited shop. Done plenty of that I'm not wanting to do it anymore. 

I good friend of mine went to work as a radio engineer in LV for CBS Broadcasting on their AM radio stations. He was working for them in LA.  It was a good setup with wack manager. So he took the gig in LV.  He found a good manager with a wack setup. He told me they just gave you a leatherman and that was all the tools they provided.  He was not feeling that at all.

Just in the work I've done in prepping for this is unreal. I've been lucky to have one day off through the week. My tool boxes were cheap for $200 a pair. There wasn't any keys for the locks. I got lucky with the locks being they had the code on the lock and George Lock and Key in Lewiston was able to make a set of keys for $15. I've been shopping locally for tool deals to outfit the shop truck. I've got basic tools for now but I need to expand that so I'm not running for the tool box at home to make up the slack. 

1 hour ago, Mopar1973Man said:

Just in the work I've done in prepping for this is unreal. I've been lucky to have one day off through the week. My tool boxes were cheap for $200 a pair. There wasn't any keys for the locks. I got lucky with the locks being they had the code on the lock and George Lock and Key in Lewiston was able to make a set of keys for $15. I've been shopping locally for tool deals to outfit the shop truck. I've got basic tools for now but I need to expand that so I'm not running for the tool box at home to make up the slack. 

It all sounds like a grand adventure!!

UPDATE

 

So my first job was handling the property managers 1977 Ford F-250 400 CID that has been sitting for over 10 years. 

 

• Carburetor Rebuild
• Replaced over 12 feet of fuel line
• Power washed the crud out the fuel tank.
• Hooked up a fuel filter at the fuel tank.
• Added a fuel pressure regulator.
• Changed spark plugs
• Changed upper and lower radiator hoses.
• Starter solenoid replaced
• New keys made for ignition lock.
• New ignition module

 

Finally after some help from my good friend "Shawn Davis" we got it up and running yesterday and now I continue to now do all the fluid changes. Since it raining today I'm going to be at home clean up another mess. My first job for the Peterson Family is going to pull a 2 cycle engine from a Cushman Snow Machine. I've been told by Neal (Property Manager) that Peterson's have ordered a short block engine for this machine and should be here very soon. Compression is only a mere 80 PSI and the engine only runs for a small amount of time like 5 to 10 minutes then it will not run till it cools off again. Compression just too low to keep running. 

 

 

 

Edited June 10, 20213 yr by Mopar1973Man

 Love them old fords! 

How is this new job going? 

2 hours ago, AH64ID said:

How is this new job going? 

I used to own one just like that but it had full time 4 Wheel Drive. The mileage was terrible and so I got a new 79 Chev Silverado 1/2 ton 4wd 6 cylinder short bed, 3 on the tree. Loved that simple little truck till it got wrecked.

Edited February 24, 20223 yr by JAG1

3 hours ago, AH64ID said:

How is this new job going? 

That job right now is closed till spring time. Being McCall / Donnelly is still cold and snowing and I've got to work outside no shop. I still do small task for the group but right now its just been cold and slow for everything even here. Again this morning looking at the weather tower and 17*F this morning there is nothing at this time that requires me to head out in the bitter cold it can wait. After doing a start 2 days ago on a 7.3L Ford I was have issues in a very short order trying to even pick up the tiny 8mm nut for the starter because my fingers froze up quick. Gloves... Worthless then I lose all my dexterity so right now I'm just holding and waiting. 

 I say put a hot cup of coffee in those cold hands and wait it out inside. Lol

I did and was going through my parents stuff and found all the photos. So time machine back to 1987 and I was 17 years old work on my 1973 Dodge Charger SE.