Question for tool truck guys

[John Timmins]

Is there anyplace with a lift strong enough to lift up your truck for service or a big repair where you live....or do you have to unload all that stuff out of the truck to make it lighter?

Unloading the truck has to be a pain in the ***, IMHO.

 

[Diesel-Mech]

A lot of truck dealerships and shops don't have lifts as you really don't need them for medium duty and heavy duty trucks but they are nice to have. There are portable column lifts that can go up to 60 tons capacity (some might even go higher but that's the biggest I have seen for a set of 6) so a medium duty tool truck is not much of a challenge.

 

[tw33k2514]

Don't some places have pits? Not a big fan myself, but im pretty sure some places still do that.

 

[Diesel-Mech]

Don't some places have pits? Not a big fan myself, but im pretty sure some places still do that.

Yes but that's mostly for PM services, you can do other things in one but that's the primary use of a pit in a truck shop.

 

[chadster1]

I had to have the ****** replaced in my step-van and they lifted the truck up using a 4 post lift that was portable. I have seen the same type of lift used in bus shops.

 

[Merkava_4]

I saw a Snap-on truck getting worked on at the Chevy dealer and the guy was using MAC tools on it.

 

[chadster1]

I saw a Snap-on truck getting worked on at the Chevy dealer and the guy was using MAC tools on it.

I am surprised that the truck did not explode.

 

[Jared]

Don't some places have pits? Not a big fan myself, but im pretty sure some places still do that.

I have worked in two heavy duty shops, both had pits neither had lifts one was the dealership too.

 

[Joe69]

I miss the pit at the shop i used to work at. Where I'm at now, we have to do oil changes, u-joints, clutch adjustments, etc, on a creeper.

Joe

 

[timmytomas]

I am surprised that the truck did not explode.

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[flashpuppy]

Lifts! HA!!!!

I work on BIG stuff (ie: D10 dozers, Komatsu WA700 loaders, etc...) We just drive them onto big blocks of wood. I do love our pit though. Best feature of the shop. We have a waste oil drain in it as well. Makes it way easier for changing 150 gallons hydraulic fluid.

 

[35mastr]

Either 4 portable hydraulic posts or a drive on 4 post. Most of them are high enough that you dont really need a lift.

 

[TAftw]

No pits or lifts where I'm at now. We do major stuff, and everything is done with a creeper. Engine remans and ****** rebuilds are all done the old fashioned way .

 

[caper]

The majority of heavy truck work is done from a creeper.Some shops are lucky enough to have a pit,some will have the individual posts that grab the wheel but they are few and far between in my experience.Heavy trucks are high enough off the ground that lifts are usually not necessary.Besides who wants to lift a 120lb brake drum to chest height to slide it over the hub?

 

[CarterKraft]

The company I work for has the 4 post pedestal lifts for drivetrain work. They have all the air jacks and adapters for clutches, hubs, etc.
Here are some pics of me changing my CAT automatic transmission out.
There wasn't anything wrong with the old one this transmission was being field tested by CAT.

 

[CarterKraft]

Lifts! HA!!!!

I work on BIG stuff (ie: D10 dozers, Komatsu WA700 loaders, etc...) We just drive them onto big blocks of wood. I do love our pit though. Best feature of the shop. We have a waste oil drain in it as well. Makes it way easier for changing 150 gallons hydraulic fluid.

Boy that would be nice... I don't think I'd be tall enough to reach the machine if it was any higher.

 

[Shepoutside]

Lots of options.........

 

[DetroitDIESEL444]

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We have 2 of these. They lift everything from school bus to my little saturn and everything in between. Truly the most versatile lift. I will NEVER work at a truck shop without a lift. I value my back more than anything. Price tag is around 40 grand for one.

Matt

 

[LGMechanical]

There aren't any shops in this area with a lift like that for trucks. Wish I had one at my shop. Anything undeneath it is done on a creepers pretty much.

 

[Stick]

Grey lifts, they'll each lift 16 thousand pounds. We can pick up most anything in our fleet with the exception of front end loaders, and our two platform/ladder fire trucks. For the firetrucks, we would just need two more lifts.

 

[jteck75]

Lifts! HA!!!!

I work on BIG stuff (ie: D10 dozers, Komatsu WA700 loaders, etc...) We just drive them onto big blocks of wood. I do love our pit though. Best feature of the shop. We have a waste oil drain in it as well. Makes it way easier for changing 150 gallons hydraulic fluid.

Komatsu,arrrrrgh,I don't miss working on those backwards engineered turds a bit.

 

[jsaw]

I used to work at a Chevy Dealer & serviced My brothers truck on the truck lift
It was an accident waiting to happen. They replaced it with an 18,000 pound drive on type.

 

[mrshaun]

never had a reason to put my p30 in the air. everything is done at a diesel shop and they always take care of me. instantly I drive up and they get me out asap.

 

[speed bump]

Where I work most of the bigger trucks require a ladder to work on them not a lift.

 

[flashpuppy]

Boy that would be nice... I don't think I'd be tall enough to reach the machine if it was any higher.

I find myself taking stools under them when they're on blocks. Sure makes it nice for entry and exit though. Why are you so clean? If I even think about going to work, I'm covered in coal and grease....

Komatsu,arrrrrgh,I don't miss working on those backwards engineered turds a bit.

They're some leaky SOB's aren't they? Only thing worse is the new Dressta machines. Junk.

 

[Joe69]

We have a Komatsu 220 excavator, and it's been bulletproof. The only repairs I have made to it in the last 11 years are a couple of hoses, heater blower motor, fuel solenoid (Cummins), and a couple of minor electrical problems. It's the only excavator that we own that isn't a Cat.
What size loader is that, 992?

Joe

 

[CarterKraft]

no it's a older 990C, A 992 is allot bigger.

Flash, not sure why I was clean that day but we don't have allot of coal around here so don't have to worry to much about that, now limestone we got lots of and it's probaly the same but opposite (white).

 

[flashpuppy]

no it's a older 990C, A 992 is allot bigger.

Flash, not sure why I was clean that day but we don't have allot of coal around here so don't have to worry to much about that, now limestone we got lots of and it's probaly the same but opposite (white).

We don't have much coal either, just at the powerplant I work at. I don't think there is anything clean about any of these types of jobs.

We have a Tiger 590 (Wheel blade made by Cat. Came out of western Australia) that I think is based off of the 990 platform. Just had to yank the trans on it. Talk about a job! Pull the cab off and everything.

We have a Komatsu 220 excavator, and it's been bulletproof. The only repairs I have made to it in the last 11 years are a couple of hoses, heater blower motor, fuel solenoid (Cummins), and a couple of minor electrical problems. It's the only excavator that we own that isn't a Cat.
What size loader is that, 992?

Joe

We have a 275AX dozer. I think that thing spends more time in shop than in the dirt. If you are ever looking for it, just follow the trail of oil.