I love you brother. You and the family are going to make through this I believe in you. Man I have not seen a be live in for ever. Give my love to the family.
Kurt, it’s chunk to bite off, but you won’t ever regret buying new parts. I really do think Troy and Tater Tot need to come up with the money! You’ve been carrying them too long!😂😂
More than a half century as a big rig mechanic. Never replaced a whole axle housing. They can be straightened, welded and machined, and even the spindle replaced for a hell of a lot less money. The way he was talking and seeing the mechanic standing there doesn't inspire confidence in me. I'm sorry but I've rebuilt rear ends where the differential carrier exploded inside it. The through shaft runs through a separate bearing housing that requires shims to set axial play. I've seen trucks break that shaft to pieces. Pull the power divider and diff. Check the gears for damage and put it back together. Wow. Wish I lived near you.
First Class is a great truck. Investing in it with your high expenses is lot cheaper than replacement and having to do ELogs with something decent. I just love your VLogs❤ and the gentle way you shift your beloved First Class.
Sorry to hear about the $$ setback, Kurt! I don’t truck (yet - I’m looking at a CDL thanks to you) but I’ve encountered similar weighty expenses before in my past. My typical response: “well, it’s a good thing I like working!”. It’ll work out, keep the faith! 👍🙂
I'm following your channel here in Brazil and I really like it. I'm hoping that everything goes well and soon your truck is rolling along the beautiful American roads. 🤝🏻🇧🇷
Hi there Kurt. Just discovered your videos and love them. You do a great job putting them together. I am already a subscriber. I have been retired from hauling gasoline and diesel here in San Antonio, Tx. Worked for 4 different companies for a little over 42yrs. Have to replace the entire engine on my 2007 Ford Explorer which will cost right under $10,000 with parts and labor. Hurts but is better than buying a new vehicle. You will rebound and get back on top where you were. Just keep your head up and keep going. You seem to be a very good OO and I love the KW you have. Will be watching to see how it goes. See ya!
Forgot to mention the Explorer has the V8 4.6 3V engine. Those seem to be expensive to buy. Getting a remanufactured one from Jasper engines in Jasper, Indiana. Can Opie help?
thats trucking year&half ago on a 3406 E 2ws we lost oil seal in the trubo and it ran away 52 grand later its back up running ya i now its old 1998 but it will still out last a new throw away trucks HAPPY TRAILS
HEY KURT MAN IM PRAYING FOR YA MAN A BIG TRUCK IS BIG $$$$ ! BEAUTIFUL VIDEO THO HARLY IS SO ADORABLE ! BE BLESSED BE SAFE !! MUCH RESPECT ! 🚂🇺🇸🚂🇺🇸🚂🇺🇸👍✊👊🙏🙏🙏
Sorry for your troubles, you can't go back and do over. Just keep stepping forward. The old girl has over 2 million miles on her. It has done well to get this far. Good luck
Payment or repairs, it usually comes out about the same, the difference is the time spent not working while repairing. The struggle of trucking never ends.
I’ve always heard and lived by that too. But, now, with the cost of repairs, I just buy new and trade when the warranty runs out. Is that right? Who knows? I guess it’s whatever someone, as an o/o, can stomach.
Good job that truck driver isn’t in the U.K. trucks limited to 56mph, if your caught speeding like that, say tata to your license. Another great video Kurt, hope you get the truck up and running quickly. Kind regards from Scotland 🏴 Johnny
Hey Kurt I remember when you could buy a new car for $ 20,000. 25 years ago. lol I went automotive school in the 90,s it cost 10,000 now its about 30,000 learnings the same thing. First class will be all new from behind. Things will get better warmer weather coming and I would buy more Merch, but I think I own more (Trucking with Schmidt) shirt then you do. lol Thanks for sharing.
I feel your pain Kurt, I just put 21k into replacing the entire emissions system. It HURT. (It’s nearly impossible to delete in my state seeing as they plug into everything now) Still recovering slowly but it’s the way it seems to go. It hurts slightly less when your back on the road and rolling knowing your recouping some of that.
First class needs some love. First Class has been taking care of you now you take care of First Class. Ouch on the money aspect but you have a good shop working on your truck, that has a cost. I get Ouch 💰💰just stay the course. You got this.
I think I would have but a rear clip for 9k & then jst had 3ft added wb with big 4 bag system. I seen rear clips from 2019/2020 with 3.55,3.42,3.36, 3.25,3.08 an labor for around 4-5k for total of 14k with 6k savings
So first class will more or less have a new arse it's expensive but she will be back love the home videos troy you could sell all that hair for for 20 grand 😂
I have a 03 pete with 1.4k. Put remans in both rears including all new brakes, wheel bearings, rebuild the whole driveline and new yokes. 5 years ago that was 15.000 dollars. Two years ago rebuild the 18 speed trans new 2250 clutch, flywheel, rearmain seal, trans cooler and all new linkages on the clutch. 22.000 dollars. Big trucks, big bucks. I am the third owner and you don't know how the others kept up their maintenance. It's a crap shoot that why I dont gamble. Good luck.
Praying your back out there soon brother.. hope opies doing better.. i ran 61 north of platte KS last night... stopped in at the Caseys round 2am it was kinda shady people in there and i thought hwy 50 was a twin hwy , ooops. Sure wished i could of talked to you !!
It seems like a domino effect, where one thing happens ( cars, trucks) and it all happens at once. Here are the positives, and just my thoughts 💭, you get to see your family every day. Be with your pups, spend quality time with your kids, mom and dad, sister, ect. I just think that sometimes a different view can change most situations.. 😊 hello to the family 👋🦮🐕🦺🐕🦺
Opie looks like he is moving better, but Jax had the limp today. Rose was moving great. Big trucks/big bucks when something goes wrong. We deal with that st our local vol fire dept. Like First Class, out engines, tanker and mini pumper aren't new. The mini pumper was when she came there. Like my father in law used to say, "If it has tires, a roof or boobs, it's gonna cost you. I think my Explorer is having sympathy pains with your vehicles. I have a rear signal/brake light acting up and a leaking hose. Hose is ordered. Adding water before going to work and before coming home. Fun times. You might need to put Troy playing the lottery. He could win. Stay safe.
Oh my goodness the construction of I80 by Council Bluffs has the speed limit at 55. Most of the trucks still go 70-80mph through there. Occasionally one of those big rigs will clip a cement wall and there’s been a few wrecks.
Kurt pay the 20k and say thankyou devide that by how long you have the truck and the miles you have on it. no emisions to put up with. The company I retired from after 46 years of service was looking at a new W900 the price was over $250k most of there trucks are pre emision the few they have with emisions are in the shop the most !!!
Yeah sir you may have the perfect life. Incredible immediate family. Moms and Dad are out of Ozzie and Harriet. Just to be stuck with that gigantic orb. Dude the Extra medium hat taint hiding anything.😂😂
Rose has a nice collar. lol I also love the clock your parents have above that doorway. I have always had a clock above my door with exception of here. no place for one lol
Sorry to hear about your possible large axle bill,but look on the bright side,when it’s done you probably have an axle setup that can do another 1 million miles with regular maintenance so it is an investment, and don’t worry so much about the content of the videos it’s a trucking family so it’s all relative 👍
Its disappointing, but i was able to catch my head self-destruction from oil analysis. Got it before it was noticeable. I do oil analysis from horizion. Their doing air, land, and sea analysis. With tracking hostory to see changing trends. Engine oil, transmission and axels. Saved me before catastrophic failures. Ps im looking for a pre emmision truck so i can do more repairs myself...my current emmission era truck is harsh , the manufacturer isnt releasing the data for spares or diagnostics. Your saving in the long run. But more so if you can find quality minded shop staff.
Totally get the situation but at the end of the day First Class is already bought and paid for - $20k to give you another million miles is way less than leasing a new truck - over the long term owning and maintaining a vehicle is always cheaper than lease/buy
It's the same storey, pay for a new truck or keep the old one going. All the new and automatics in UK seem to be forever having "gliches", nothing serious but downtime costs regardless and the customer is pi...d off.
Your lucky you got the garage built last year. I have a feeling you would've dipped into that account. I enjoy your Dad. , he's such a a liar about his diet😅.
Sorry about your poor truck. Hope you get back on the road soon . In 1963 we bought our first truck for $ 13000. It was a 1961 Pete with a 220 Cummngs. It had a brownie 5 and 3 and eton 9-13. It was a cabover truck and trailer. 24 and 24. Was a great runner on the flat but you could walk faster than the truck going over the Grapevine. Did the job tho. . 4 miles per gal. 16:44
As with everything else, looks like REPAIRS costing way more than expected. Trucker Josh planning on having to REPAINT the FRAME due to Canadian ROAD SALT has pretty much affected the PAINT behind the cab of Ole' Blue his W900L 😳🤠
Wow big bucks to fix those trucks--I went thru similar situations 30 years ago while in the refuse hauling business--anyways just suck it up, maybe get an extra run per week if you can do it Good Luck
Phew.... Thats a lot of money. At least the replacement parts are not JD green, it would be twice as much. 😂 I hope you get out on top of this in the end though.
No it's what the Biden regime has done to our one normal society and security that we no longer enjoy on the illegal criminal invasion on our open southern border
how it going Kurt That is a major expense for sure , I do not use my power divider In kind of that problem , Even back in the day you really had to be careful using a power Divider , They will lock in but the sum bitc will not unlock back out and you do not know it , Definitely destroys the pumpkin and everything else , You can look at it this way it happened just perfect for tax time 😂😁🕶 You will be like cut me a check tax man
I love you brother. You and the family are going to make through this I believe in you. Man I have not seen a be live in for ever. Give my love to the family.
The joy's of owning your own truck!! It's great when things are going good, but then there's the bad times!!
Kurt, it’s chunk to bite off, but you won’t ever regret buying new parts. I really do think Troy and Tater Tot need to come up with the money! You’ve been carrying them too long!😂😂
More than a half century as a big rig mechanic. Never replaced a whole axle housing. They can be straightened, welded and machined, and even the spindle replaced for a hell of a lot less money. The way he was talking and seeing the mechanic standing there doesn't inspire confidence in me. I'm sorry but I've rebuilt rear ends where the differential carrier exploded inside it. The through shaft runs through a separate bearing housing that requires shims to set axial play. I've seen trucks break that shaft to pieces. Pull the power divider and diff. Check the gears for damage and put it back together. Wow. Wish I lived near you.
First Class is a great truck. Investing in it with your high expenses is lot cheaper than replacement and having to do ELogs with something decent.
I just love your VLogs❤ and the gentle way you shift your beloved First Class.
Sorry to hear about the $$ setback, Kurt! I don’t truck (yet - I’m looking at a CDL thanks to you) but I’ve encountered similar weighty expenses before in my past. My typical response: “well, it’s a good thing I like working!”.
It’ll work out, keep the faith! 👍🙂
I'm following your channel here in Brazil and I really like it. I'm hoping that everything goes well and soon your truck is rolling along the beautiful American roads. 🤝🏻🇧🇷
I feel your pain Kurt, I've got a overhaul creeping up soon on my c15, not looking forward to biting that bullet
Hi there Kurt. Just discovered your videos and love them. You do a great job putting them together. I am already a subscriber. I have been retired from hauling gasoline and diesel here in San Antonio, Tx. Worked for 4 different companies for a little over 42yrs. Have to replace the entire engine on my 2007 Ford Explorer which will cost right under $10,000 with parts and labor. Hurts but is better than buying a new vehicle. You will rebound and get back on top where you were. Just keep your head up and keep going. You seem to be a very good OO and I love the KW you have. Will be watching to see how it goes. See ya!
Forgot to mention the Explorer has the V8 4.6 3V engine. Those seem to be expensive to buy. Getting a remanufactured one from Jasper engines in Jasper, Indiana. Can Opie help?
Kurt, sorry to hear about the additional expenses. I was impressed how clean the Cat shop was inside.
Nice Family Talking Beautiful Homestead A Cross The Street Nice Video & Laughter Take Care ❤❤❤
Thanks so much
Kurt, as the philosopher once said, “it’s always something.” I pray that you get all this figured out and are able to get back to trucking soon.
Thanks for the update. Looks like Opie is doing better. Rose is silly 😂 ❤🙏✌️ to the family. Ogden IA Pam
thats trucking year&half ago on a 3406 E 2ws we lost oil seal in the trubo and it ran away 52 grand later its back up running ya i now its old 1998 but it will still out last a new throw away trucks HAPPY TRAILS
Greetings 2 All the Schmidt Fam!!!!! Definitely an big OUCH on the cost of the complete rear section rebuild!!!!! 🇺🇸💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰😬😵😲
Keep your spirits up! You will get First Class back before you know it.
HEY KURT MAN IM PRAYING FOR YA MAN A BIG TRUCK IS BIG $$$$ ! BEAUTIFUL VIDEO THO HARLY IS SO ADORABLE ! BE BLESSED BE SAFE !! MUCH RESPECT ! 🚂🇺🇸🚂🇺🇸🚂🇺🇸👍✊👊🙏🙏🙏
Harley
Sorry for your troubles, you can't go back and do over. Just keep stepping forward. The old girl has over 2 million miles on her. It has done well to get this far. Good luck
Payment or repairs, it usually comes out about the same, the difference is the time spent not working while repairing. The struggle of trucking never ends.
I’ve always heard and lived by that too. But, now, with the cost of repairs, I just buy new and trade when the warranty runs out. Is that right? Who knows? I guess it’s whatever someone, as an o/o, can stomach.
Hope you get first class fixed soon and sending you prayers for a speedy recovery for your truck🙏🙏🙏🙏
Good job that truck driver isn’t in the U.K. trucks limited to 56mph, if your caught speeding like that, say tata to your license.
Another great video Kurt, hope you get the truck up and running quickly.
Kind regards from Scotland 🏴
Johnny
$20 grand thats about 6% of a new truck its getting stupid expensive for everything at them stealer ships.
Hey Kurt I remember when you could buy a new car for $ 20,000. 25 years ago. lol
I went automotive school in the 90,s it cost 10,000 now its about 30,000 learnings the same thing.
First class will be all new from behind. Things will get better warmer weather coming and I would buy more Merch, but I think I own more (Trucking with Schmidt) shirt then you do. lol Thanks for sharing.
I feel your pain Kurt, I just put 21k into replacing the entire emissions system. It HURT. (It’s nearly impossible to delete in my state seeing as they plug into everything now)
Still recovering slowly but it’s the way it seems to go. It hurts slightly less when your back on the road and rolling knowing your recouping some of that.
First class needs some love.
First Class has been taking care of you now you take care of First Class.
Ouch on the money aspect but you have a good shop working on your truck, that has a cost.
I get Ouch 💰💰just stay the course.
You got this.
I think I would have but a rear clip for 9k & then jst had 3ft added wb with big 4 bag system. I seen rear clips from 2019/2020 with 3.55,3.42,3.36, 3.25,3.08 an labor for around 4-5k for total of 14k with 6k savings
Enjoy hanging out with you and your family .
& she's a beautiful German Shepard as well🎉😮
So first class will more or less have a new arse it's expensive but she will be back love the home videos troy you could sell all that hair for for 20 grand 😂
I'd buy it from him to have that hair again lol
@@truckingwithschmidt7120😂
I have a 03 pete with 1.4k. Put remans in both rears including all new brakes, wheel bearings, rebuild the whole driveline and new yokes. 5 years ago that was 15.000 dollars. Two years ago rebuild the 18 speed trans new 2250 clutch, flywheel, rearmain seal, trans cooler and all new linkages on the clutch. 22.000 dollars.
Big trucks, big bucks. I am the third owner and you don't know how the others kept up their maintenance. It's a crap shoot that why I dont gamble.
Good luck.
Praying your back out there soon brother.. hope opies doing better.. i ran 61 north of platte KS last night... stopped in at the Caseys round 2am it was kinda shady people in there and i thought hwy 50 was a twin hwy , ooops. Sure wished i could of talked to you !!
It seems like a domino effect, where one thing happens ( cars, trucks) and it all happens at once. Here are the positives, and just my thoughts 💭, you get to see your family every day. Be with your pups, spend quality time with your kids, mom and dad, sister, ect. I just think that sometimes a different view can change most situations.. 😊 hello to the family 👋🦮🐕🦺🐕🦺
Thanks for the video. These are great.
soon you're going to get a call from the garage saying: "excuse me sir, it seems your battery needs a new truck."
As Super Trucker Dan said “it cost big bucks to play with big trucks”
Opie looks like he is moving better, but Jax had the limp today. Rose was moving great. Big trucks/big bucks when something goes wrong. We deal with that st our local vol fire dept. Like First Class, out engines, tanker and mini pumper aren't new. The mini pumper was when she came there. Like my father in law used to say, "If it has tires, a roof or boobs, it's gonna cost you.
I think my Explorer is having sympathy pains with your vehicles. I have a rear signal/brake light acting up and a leaking hose. Hose is ordered. Adding water before going to work and before coming home. Fun times.
You might need to put Troy playing the lottery. He could win. Stay safe.
Oh my goodness the construction of I80 by Council Bluffs has the speed limit at 55. Most of the trucks still go 70-80mph through there. Occasionally one of those big rigs will clip a cement wall and there’s been a few wrecks.
All part of the game $$$ !
Kurt pay the 20k and say thankyou devide that by how long you have the truck and the miles you have on it. no emisions to put up with. The company I retired from after 46 years of service was looking at a new W900 the price was over $250k most of there trucks are pre emision the few they have with emisions are in the shop the most !!!
Happy Easter Schmidt Family.
Interesting video. Stay safe my friend. God bless you all. 🙏🙏🙏🇺🇲🇺🇲
Thank u for the update on the KW
Yeah sir you may have the perfect life. Incredible immediate family. Moms and Dad are out of Ozzie and Harriet. Just to be stuck with that gigantic orb. Dude the Extra medium hat taint hiding anything.😂😂
That was one big man in the Cat shop.
I'm in the same boat,new clutch, plane the flywheel, re-man tranny, new yolk and a thousand dollars for a hotel room, total: $13,000.00
I spent 54k in repairs last year. I’ll trade you
Great video Kurt
Great info: Shave/Trim your beard. (short full beard would make you appear better! ) Thanks for the video. C J
Rose looks like a great lap dog!
Rose has a nice collar. lol I also love the clock your parents have above that doorway. I have always had a clock above my door with exception of here. no place for one lol
everyone send 1 dollars to the Schmidt man
Is the dully still broken is that why your not driving it
Bahahaha... I almost called you today! Tell me when you're coming so you can bring the boys and I can make sure to have some doggy goodness for them.
🍭SWEET🍭$OUCH$!!!!God Bless🙏🏼💖👍🏻🌞
Sorry to hear about your possible large axle bill,but look on the bright side,when it’s done you probably have an axle setup that can do another 1 million miles with regular maintenance so it is an investment, and don’t worry so much about the content of the videos it’s a trucking family so it’s all relative 👍
I really would have liked to see you repair stuff on vehicles! That is great content these days too! Nice video. Hope it gets better soon!
See if you can get some straw put down on your new grass. Keeps the seed there, holds moisture as well.
hey kurt im from nh.we didnt get hardly any snow all winter.now that its spring it snowed over 2 ft sat. into sun.crazy huh?
I feeling the spending blues too, I just dropped $2k on a Beretta 1301 tactical. You treat first class well, she’ll treat you well for years to come
Nice family
Good job boss
LKQ is a good salvage yard and they have a lot of recon parts
Its disappointing, but i was able to catch my head self-destruction from oil analysis.
Got it before it was noticeable.
I do oil analysis from horizion.
Their doing air, land, and sea analysis. With tracking hostory to see changing trends.
Engine oil, transmission and axels.
Saved me before catastrophic failures.
Ps im looking for a pre emmision truck so i can do more repairs myself...my current emmission era truck is harsh , the manufacturer isnt releasing the data for spares or diagnostics.
Your saving in the long run. But more so if you can find quality minded shop staff.
Just call the Cat Dealer and tell them to send your paperwork to you FedEx Next Day Air. 🤣
Thank the Lord that your beautiful bride has a great job. Our trucking buisness has shown 0 profit for 4 years straight and is now an expensive.hobby.
My Husband is just starting out. He hopes to meet you. Will be running Midwest Ill,Wi,In,iowa.
At this point I suggest pulling the magnetic plug on the rear differential. I have many years of experience saying this.
Sorry to hear more stuff was bad. Sometimes the cost of doing business really sucks
Totally get the situation but at the end of the day First Class is already bought and paid for - $20k to give you another million miles is way less than leasing a new truck - over the long term owning and maintaining a vehicle is always cheaper than lease/buy
Kurt, what's up with the dually and Troy's truck?
New parts are nice and needed at times but sure does hurt a guys feelers when its time to pay the bill.
Yes it definitely does
Independent owner operating isn’t for the faint hearted. Better days ahead Kurt. Keep on trucking!
That's only one axle how bout the rear axle?
It's the same storey, pay for a new truck or keep the old one going. All the new and automatics in UK seem to be forever having "gliches", nothing serious but downtime costs regardless and the customer is pi...d off.
Hi Kurt it was nice to see first class even for just a little bit. She'll be up and running soon. What's wrong with your Dually? Please explain.
Trucks are big, repairs are big aswel, sadly dont worry good times will come back.
Your lucky you got the garage built last year. I have a feeling you would've dipped into that account. I enjoy your Dad. , he's such a a liar about his diet😅.
Beats buying a new truck...🎉
Sorry about your poor truck. Hope you get back on the road soon . In 1963 we bought our first truck for $ 13000. It was a 1961 Pete with a 220 Cummngs. It had a brownie 5 and 3 and eton 9-13. It was a cabover truck and trailer. 24 and 24. Was a great runner on the flat but you could walk faster than the truck going over the Grapevine. Did the job tho. . 4 miles per gal. 16:44
God will provide Kurt.
As with everything else, looks like REPAIRS costing way more than expected. Trucker Josh planning on having to REPAINT the FRAME due to Canadian ROAD SALT has pretty much affected the PAINT behind the cab of Ole' Blue his W900L 😳🤠
How are you Kurt
Oh my. Prices have gone crazy since I was trucking. I could have almost bought a new truck for that. Hang in Kurt and how’s Opie? Havagudun.
damn i think i would of found decent low mileage rear at the boneyard on that one
Wow big bucks to fix those trucks--I went thru similar situations 30 years ago while in the refuse hauling business--anyways just suck it up, maybe get an extra run per week if you can do it Good Luck
Hi Kurt and Opie
But at least you can trust the work to be done correctly
Phew.... Thats a lot of money. At least the replacement parts are not JD green, it would be twice as much. 😂
I hope you get out on top of this in the end though.
Those are tough bills to get . On the bright side , at least you're not farming.
Can’t buy a new truck for$20,000.00. You know what you have……. Wishing you success.
What’s wrong with the rear end
Hope the liver situatuon holds out to pay for the repairs
That's trucking life I guess Kurt but having said that first class should be good for a while afterwards
Here's hoping that Rabbit hole isn't too deep on that truck Kurt.
California and Texas trucks... maybe all their cruise controls only work at 80? 😅
Texas just to keep up California drivers just tired of 55 and happy to be leaving 😅
Opie must pay bill 4 Truck Repairs.Opie is Hiding all the money.
wow 20,000. that a lot of pork livers
No it's what the Biden regime has done to our one normal society and security that we no longer enjoy on the illegal criminal invasion on our open southern border
You can always sale a kid or better yet the movie star 🌟!! (Opie) 😅😅
Look at it this way, better than buying a brand new truck.
how it going Kurt
That is a major expense for sure , I do not use my power divider In kind of that problem , Even back in the day you really had to be careful using a power Divider , They will lock in but the sum bitc will not unlock back out and you do not know it , Definitely destroys the pumpkin and everything else , You can look at it this way it happened just perfect for tax time 😂😁🕶 You will be like cut me a check tax man