Not So Pro 3

[Only the Tony]

I heard egg production is down 18% and prices went up 138% WTH


Sent from the Hoskey Hills

I will do some asking tomorrow. I know some people in the business. Not sure how many million bird operation it is and that is just in my area. They have at least two or three other areas with production. I do know that their Colorado site tested positive and they had to do a complete kill there last year. I am not sure if they are up and running yet, but USDA required a several month shut down and disinfection of the entire site.

https://www.opal-foods.com/

 

[GCJenks204]

Rich people.

What rich person drives a 35 year old truck?

 

[redline4]

While I agree to a point, a speed density throttle body would require an old timer at this point. You may know it well, but are the tools still available to flash an ecm? Even in my industry, there is a limit even for what we can get parts for. I figure they probably cover all OBD2, but fall short on the OBD1 stuff. I may be wrong.

I must be old...lol
I could tear that thing apart with my eyes closed

 

[dall]

I must be old...lol
I could tear that thing apart with my eyes closed

lol your not the only one

 

[Lnk]

I must be old...lol
I could tear that thing apart with my eyes closed

No doubt, but how many of your colleagues could troubleshoot the efi? Remember my 10-60-30 rule? I am not talking about the excellent 10%. What percentage of the techs in your dealership could do it?

 

[Mastermind]

Slackers.

 

[Dream]

I will do some asking tomorrow. I know some people in the business. Not sure how many million bird operation it is and that is just in my area. They have at least two or three other areas with production. I do know that their Colorado site tested positive and they had to do a complete kill there last year. I am not sure if they are up and running yet, but USDA required a several month shut down and disinfection of the entire site.

https://www.opal-foods.com/

Not informed of this situation at all, so just a bystanders opinion at best.
I'm in Georgia. We are the 2nd largest poultry producer in the WORLD.
As in "the USA is the top poultry producer, but GA is the #2 poultry producer by itself".
My grandfather was a farmer, then gave that up to work for a poultry company.
He never had to grow chickens himself, but made a good living on his own land overseeing production on someone else's property.

 

[Mastermind]

Harrumph Harrumph Harrumph

 

[Dream]

More like who knew there was still an 88 in WI that hadn't completely rusted away to nothing.




I don't think he was rich.
At least it didn't appear to be a rich person's truck.

View attachment 362649





To a certain extent I can agree with you but I also sometimes question the "don't take it to the dealer" mentality. Sure, they can have some shady hack aśs guys, as I well know, but we also have resources to fall back on (the asšholes who built it) when necessary.
And I'm not talking myself up, but I'd wager I know the inside and out of the Gernerals piles of shìt better than Jethro the adjustable wrench down the road because that's 95% of what I work on and go to factory training on.
Same goes for all manufacturers.

You could get lucky and find a shop with a mf'er like @Steve who works there and can dig into anything and make it right, but guys like him who excel at their craft and will do it the right way are few and far between. Unfortunately..

Doesnt appear to be a "rich" persons truck at all Ed.
Maybe some ole feller thats heard there might be a feller that actually knows how to work on chit at their local dealership.
Does appear to be a vehicle that was reasonably well cared for, considering yalls winter environment.
Mebbe you has started to develope a following?
If I was hard up and HAD to drive a GM product, I would definitely go out of my way to get you to work on it.

Mainly because I dont fuggin want to...

 

[dall]

Slackers.

That’s

damn slackers

Doesnt appear to be a "rich" persons truck at all Ed.
Maybe some ole feller thats heard there might be a feller that actually knows how to work on chit at their local dealership.
Does appear to be a vehicle that was reasonably well cared for, considering yalls winter environment.
Mebbe you has started to develope a following?
If I was hard up and HAD to drive a GM product, I would definitely go out of my way to get you to work on it.

Mainly because I dont fuggin want to...

slacker

 

[Dream]

More like who knew there was still an 88 in WI that hadn't completely rusted away to nothing.




I don't think he was rich.
At least it didn't appear to be a rich person's truck.

View attachment 362649





To a certain extent I can agree with you but I also sometimes question the "don't take it to the dealer" mentality. Sure, they can have some shady hack aśs guys, as I well know, but we also have resources to fall back on (the asšholes who built it) when necessary.
And I'm not talking myself up, but I'd wager I know the inside and out of the Gernerals piles of shìt better than Jethro the adjustable wrench down the road because that's 95% of what I work on and go to factory training on.
Same goes for all manufacturers.

You could get lucky and find a shop with a mf'er like @Steve who works there and can dig into anything and make it right, but guys like him who excel at their craft and will do it the right way are few and far between. Unfortunately..

wto...well its been reasonably cared for, as evidenced by the fuggin underhood lamp that still fuggin works...
Thats a 90s thing that probably was missed by a LOT of folks.
"Hey, we got electronical chit that makes life easier, AND we also figgered out how to make a tiny lightbulb last long enough to help you work on it".
No surprise they did away with that.
I don't have the latest firmware version to download to get my underhood light working right.

 

[Loony661]

It’s been a long day.

 

[Agent Smith]

View attachment 362690

It’s been a long day.

Having some winter jack Tennessee cider here

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Since the academia snobs were too afraid to go to work today, I went out to the junkyard and pulled two decent fenders for the Buick. They have a little surface rust on the very bottom but nothing horrible. They gotta get painted anyways.
View attachment 362624

Adam Likes This.

 

[Wonkydonkey]

Good morning you strange breed of men and stuffs.

 

[USMC615]

Mornin’ squealers…38 to 52 and clear.

 

[Lnk]

Good morning, and it's raining. I am detecting a pattern. The aquifer should stay in good shape this year!

 

[redline4]

No doubt, but how many of your colleagues could troubleshoot the efi? Remember my 10-60-30 rule? I am not talking about the excellent 10%. What percentage of the techs in your dealership could do it?

75%?
Myself.
Lord of the wrench is almost 60?
Va-Jay-na is 50?
The Prodigy is 30's and doesn't know the tbi stuff.

There's nobody young coming in who does more than oil and tires.

 

[Lnk]

75%?
Myself.
Lord of the wrench is almost 60?
Va-Jay-na is 50?
The Prodigy is 30's and doesn't know the tbi stuff.

There's nobody young coming in who does more than oil and tires.

Sounds like new cars better figure out how to fix themselves. Thanks Ed.

 

[redline4]

Sounds like new cars better figure out how to fix themselves. Thanks Ed.

It's a dismal outlook, Larry.
Even going to the training center in the Chicago burbs I'm still most often the youngest guy there or close to it.
In 15 years i have no clue where the industry will be unless something changes, but I have no clue what it is that needs to change to get people interested in this line of work.