wlhequipment
Senior Member
Hey guys,
Been awhile since I posted. I have a question for you - I'm going mobile. What should I put in the truck?
Here's a little about what I'm doing. I've been a technician in one way or another for 30 years. 4 years ago, I opened my own shop, and I've been doing ok, but just ok. I want to draw in more customers, and I believe the best way to do that is to offer to bring the shop to them. I wish I had a Freightliner with an IMT maintainer and a 10 T crane, but all I have to start with is a 3/4T Dodge and a Harbor body. It's almost ready to go; I'm fabricating the bumper today. I do it all, from regular fluid and filter changes to engine rebuilds. I do welding and fabricating, machining and milling. I'm kind of a jack of all trades kinda guy, which works well, because I'm a one man operation (although I hope to change that). For instance right now in my shop is a ditch witch with a lugging motor, a concrete pump with worn wear parts, and a track steer that I'm replacing the injectors on (damn Perkins 854).
So, I'm thinking about starting small. Offering something simple like lube and maybe hydraulic hoses (I make those too). I'd need to carry a couple barrels, some simple tools, and of course lots of hose and hose ends. The truck is going to have a generator and a compressor on it, so I'm good there.
I want to work on machines, not cars. I hate cars, they're too damn small, and the owners are too damn crazy. My goal is to foster relationships with more local contractors, and bring more machines to the shop.
Anyway, that's kind of what I was thinking. What do you guys think? I can't go full service, I can't put a crane on it. I have helper springs, but with just the body, I'm already coming close to GVWR, so I have to keep it simple. What would you do?
Thanks!
Been awhile since I posted. I have a question for you - I'm going mobile. What should I put in the truck?
Here's a little about what I'm doing. I've been a technician in one way or another for 30 years. 4 years ago, I opened my own shop, and I've been doing ok, but just ok. I want to draw in more customers, and I believe the best way to do that is to offer to bring the shop to them. I wish I had a Freightliner with an IMT maintainer and a 10 T crane, but all I have to start with is a 3/4T Dodge and a Harbor body. It's almost ready to go; I'm fabricating the bumper today. I do it all, from regular fluid and filter changes to engine rebuilds. I do welding and fabricating, machining and milling. I'm kind of a jack of all trades kinda guy, which works well, because I'm a one man operation (although I hope to change that). For instance right now in my shop is a ditch witch with a lugging motor, a concrete pump with worn wear parts, and a track steer that I'm replacing the injectors on (damn Perkins 854).
So, I'm thinking about starting small. Offering something simple like lube and maybe hydraulic hoses (I make those too). I'd need to carry a couple barrels, some simple tools, and of course lots of hose and hose ends. The truck is going to have a generator and a compressor on it, so I'm good there.
I want to work on machines, not cars. I hate cars, they're too damn small, and the owners are too damn crazy. My goal is to foster relationships with more local contractors, and bring more machines to the shop.
Anyway, that's kind of what I was thinking. What do you guys think? I can't go full service, I can't put a crane on it. I have helper springs, but with just the body, I'm already coming close to GVWR, so I have to keep it simple. What would you do?
Thanks!