Hey guys. Not sure if anyone will remember me or not. I have been gone for a while. Life has been crazy like most. Had a baby girl last April and then quit my job. I wanted to make a go at owning my own business.
I started out as a mobile repair service working out of the back of my F250 with a home base of a 1000 sqft pole barn with one lift and a leaky roof. But the price was right (free) and it was close to town. Worked like that from May '18 until September '18.
Thanks to some great customers, an awesome land owner letting me use his pole barn, an understanding wife putting up with me working 14hr days 6 days a week and some creative financing I was able to buy a very nice 3500 sq ft 5 bay shop with office space. Fast forward to this year and I have 2 great guys working for me who kick ass and take pride in what they do. We are now a full service light duty diesel repair shop for Ford GM and Dodge trucks.
It's crazy to think about but in just 6 short years I went from doing oil changes and sweeping floors for a local light duty diesel shop to quickly becoming one of their biggest competitors. Long days and late nights do pay off.
I owe it all to one truck. The 2002 Ext Cab Lb7/Zf6 truck a broke college kid never should have bought. No way I could have paid a shop to replace the piston that melted a few months into owning that truck. That lb7 was the first engine I had ever rebuilt by myself. I didn't know it at the time but that truck sparked something. I probably never would have pursued a career in the diesel field had I not gained the experiences I did with that truck
Which brings me to the reason for this post. Today I got that truck back. 7 years later my very understanding wife and I tracked it down. Shes a little worse for wear and has a bad clutch again. The current owner needed a running driving truck and I happened to have one I didnt have much money in so we traded. Now as long as business stays good I have some disposable income She will be getting a "restoration" to bring it back to its former glory.
Sorry for the long read. I attached some photos. How she looks today vs how she looked 7 yrs ago. And a pic of our shop.
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I started out as a mobile repair service working out of the back of my F250 with a home base of a 1000 sqft pole barn with one lift and a leaky roof. But the price was right (free) and it was close to town. Worked like that from May '18 until September '18.
Thanks to some great customers, an awesome land owner letting me use his pole barn, an understanding wife putting up with me working 14hr days 6 days a week and some creative financing I was able to buy a very nice 3500 sq ft 5 bay shop with office space. Fast forward to this year and I have 2 great guys working for me who kick ass and take pride in what they do. We are now a full service light duty diesel repair shop for Ford GM and Dodge trucks.
It's crazy to think about but in just 6 short years I went from doing oil changes and sweeping floors for a local light duty diesel shop to quickly becoming one of their biggest competitors. Long days and late nights do pay off.
I owe it all to one truck. The 2002 Ext Cab Lb7/Zf6 truck a broke college kid never should have bought. No way I could have paid a shop to replace the piston that melted a few months into owning that truck. That lb7 was the first engine I had ever rebuilt by myself. I didn't know it at the time but that truck sparked something. I probably never would have pursued a career in the diesel field had I not gained the experiences I did with that truck
Which brings me to the reason for this post. Today I got that truck back. 7 years later my very understanding wife and I tracked it down. Shes a little worse for wear and has a bad clutch again. The current owner needed a running driving truck and I happened to have one I didnt have much money in so we traded. Now as long as business stays good I have some disposable income She will be getting a "restoration" to bring it back to its former glory.
Sorry for the long read. I attached some photos. How she looks today vs how she looked 7 yrs ago. And a pic of our shop.
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