mC HULL 11,970 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 7 minutes ago, WILF said: Mate of mine runs several big truck dealerships and a couple of very big HGV repair firms, I know about 10 year back he told me they only make about £1500 on a brand new DAF XF sale but all the money is in the parts and R&M……over £100 million a year turnover so that’s a lot of parts and repairs ! that is crazy aint it 1500 profit on a tractor unit but millions in parts and been daf you’ll need plenty a them lol to be fair the daf dealership is we’re it was seems to always do well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 22,817 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 41 minutes ago, mC HULL said: use to love messing with 2 strokes seeing what did what no dremel back then chart what did you use that was similar have to be carful how far you go don’t want the fuel air mixture pooling jet it better exhaust better reed valve kids dreams a made of lol when i was stripping engines replacing bearings etc me old lady would go fuvking mental when she come in i’ve got the engine in. the oven lol bearings crank in the freezer she hated it I was an apprentice at a company called British Engines, I had every tool available in the machine shops It was a great company for teaching apprentices, we had basic operational knowledge of every tool and machine, boring bars, lathes, grinders, millers, Welders, etc. We did metal spraying. This was before cnc machines and setting up a crankshaft in a lathe was a bit of an art. Obviously reading micrometers, vernier gauges, etc was second nature to us. We went out to haulage companies to re-bore or change liners in situ on truck engines, went to shipyards to do on board ship work and sea trials. I was lucky to have such a great apprenticeship to set me up for my career trajectory, ending up as an engineering supervisor at one of the worlds biggest airlines. I allways seemed to be in the right place at the right time and have great bosses and employers. Cheers. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,037 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 12 hours ago, mC HULL said: no flex the college i could not of gone and still passed everything i would a passed at 11 year old lol lol and the funniest thing is anyone reading about this that knows what there on about knows everything i said was on the money lol You're in the building game aren't you? Did you quit mechanics after college or are you just recently into the building game? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pewit 970 Posted July 19 Author Report Share Posted July 19 50 minutes ago, mC HULL said: back to the dpf peewit are you still thinking of taking out lol f**k knows, let's see how long the thread keeps going first. Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 46,429 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 20 minutes ago, mC HULL said: that is crazy aint it 1500 profit on a tractor unit but millions in parts and been daf you’ll need plenty a them lol to be fair the daf dealership is we’re it was seems to always do well He has a few mate, DAF, Iveco, MAN…..I’m guessing it’s the same story across the board 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 14,969 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 Just now, WILF said: He has a few mate, DAF, Iveco, MAN…..I’m guessing it’s the same story across the board You make nothing from selling new trucks, we would tie them into £350 a week R+M contract which they couldn’t really get out of because they need it for the O license, all the dealers are just franchises so most of the big money comes from warranty work and MOT’s 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 11,970 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 8 minutes ago, NEWKID said: You're in the building game aren't you? Did you quit mechanics after college or are you just recently into the building game? from young i have been around mechanics had motor cross bikes fixed cars me brother in law was mad for his peugeot gti xr2 i got my apprentership with him his dad had a building company so i spent time with him aswell building boarding plastering i couldn’t ever grasp the laying a bricks me other sisters bloke was contract manager at roofing firm so spent a lot a time holidays etc grafting up on the roofs 20 bar a day lol me other 2 sister blokes were wild i learnt differnet off them not to do with honest days work lol me peas dad had had a refrigeration company building coldstores spent time with him as a kid i had plenty a people trying to seeing me right after worked since school doing all above and still do have me little unit i’m always on something in or buying selling odd cars sometimes for a descent a chunk i’ll f**k off on coldstores with me pal for a few month always have bits on for people mates with company’s depending time a year and what i fancy what’s available i could be doing out mate apart from mechanics all the rest you have knowledge what goes we’re can work a tool and use a tape it’s all easy aint it apart from laying bricks lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 11,970 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 kids off so i’m at home most a the week ourlass been i’ll hopefully get this motorbike out shed and running he straight out to the dogs lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 11,970 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 1 hour ago, chartpolski said: I was an apprentice at a company called British Engines, I had every tool available in the machine shops It was a great company for teaching apprentices, we had basic operational knowledge of every tool and machine, boring bars, lathes, grinders, millers, Welders, etc. We did metal spraying. This was before cnc machines and setting up a crankshaft in a lathe was a bit of an art. Obviously reading micrometers, vernier gauges, etc was second nature to us. We went out to haulage companies to re-bore or change liners in situ on truck engines, went to shipyards to do on board ship work and sea trials. I was lucky to have such a great apprenticeship to set me up for my career trajectory, ending up as an engineering supervisor at one of the worlds biggest airlines. I allways seemed to be in the right place at the right time and have great bosses and employers. Cheers. sounds like a cracking job mate i love out like that rebuilding engines etc still do but today everything is just about throw away it needs a a head gasket doing most just swap the engine you need an oil pump scrap yard won’t sell one only full engines etc mechanics on cars now just swap out parts like for like at most places once you know we’re bolts are plugs pipes need to come off it’s repetitive aint it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pewit 970 Posted July 23 Author Report Share Posted July 23 Feck the DPF I'm thinking of going electric, not cheap to insure though, £1400 for a Tesla. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,711 Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 1 hour ago, Pewit said: Feck the DPF I'm thinking of going electric, not cheap to insure though, £1400 for a Tesla. Mike Romeo (@twindragonmike) • Instagram reel WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM 1,246 likes, 60 comments - twindragonmike on June... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pewit 970 Posted July 23 Author Report Share Posted July 23 Just now, dogmandont said: Mike Romeo (@twindragonmike) • Instagram reel WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM 1,246 likes, 60 comments - twindragonmike on June... You stick with your smelly and slow tractor ya old fossil. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 11,970 Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 3 minutes ago, dogmandont said: Mike Romeo (@twindragonmike) • Instagram reel WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM 1,246 likes, 60 comments - twindragonmike on June... lol takes a certain kind of mincer to go electric i thought better of you pewit lol 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pewit 970 Posted July 23 Author Report Share Posted July 23 1 minute ago, mC HULL said: lol takes a certain kind of mincer to go electric i thought better of you pewit lol What a strange notion, especially considering that said electric cars would leave all diesels for dust, so tell me, what's so masculine about a slow diesel? Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,711 Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 Oizo on the road (@oizo_ontheroad) • Instagram reel WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM 12K likes, 317 comments - oizo_ontheroad on January 29, 2024: "#oldtimer #classiccars #classiccar... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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