Good ole dodge. I recently sold a 2007 F350 diesel. And bought a 1999 Ram 1500. At the time I told myself it was a good idea. What I’ve learned…I’m not a dodge guy. I knew it was a little bit of a project when I bought it. And it’s not super difficult to work on, but it has so many little problems. Steering, interior….and dodge couldn’t decide what size bolts to use. The sizes are all over the place. I’m convinced now more than ever, that a dodge pickup is just a shipping crate for a Cummins engine.
I agree with you 100% warren, no sense in having them pups jumping in and out of that truck. It makes my body hurt just thinking about it, or maybe that’s just the arthritis lol
Your care and compassion for your dogs. It should be a lesson for all dog owners. Helping them in and out of the truck is essential for their long-term health.
My hats off to you I would have gone off the deep end with it dripping on me. I can work in the hot or cold but cant take being wet. I also have to say I used an air chisel on a hydraulic line that i learned from you. I t made it so easy Thanks for sharing what you do.
I miss your road call videos they are more interesting because that's what I do for a living. Years ago you and your wife pulled an engine on a road grader ❤ your videos keep them coming
@@randyvoss Looks like its a lot of miles away and folks are sometimes cheap. Warren could snap up Casey's rollback, but that's another tool that needs taking care of. Truck in a customers shop, it'll be dry later
I'm amazed by how little rust is on the trucks that you work on. Here in the rust belt, they rot away pretty fast. Vehicles 10-15 yrs old in the northeast are getting crusty. I like seeing the variety of things that you work on. Thank you!
I hate doing that kind of work under those conditions!!! You, sir are a real mechanic no doubt about it.. It really really really hurts doing that like you did when you get old like me.. Thanks for the video
Honestly Warren, is there anything you won't work on? Is there anything you can't fix? My gosh watching you work makes me regret ever admitting I ever had a job! You could put me under the table bury me hard as you work. Keep up the good work old buddy!
Well at least you managed to get the truck into a workshop. And when you go back it will be dryer .. Nice work warren .👍👍👍 Can't fault you with having a glass of whisky when you get home .👍
Man, it is great to get to ride along with you on these calls. I drove miles and miles in that country doing just what you are doing, of course for me that was 50 years ago!! Very nostalgic to "drive" those roadways and see all the scenery that I fondly remember. No snow here in the greater New Orleans area however.
Another Great Video, Warren. It got cold in Michigan, from 30’s down to-2. The older I get, the less I enjoy the cold weather. That would not be my ideal plow truck, but work is work. Stay warm and safe.
Your exactly right about the special tool quadrium. I have a shelf full. I turn down jobs now that would require me to buy a probably one time use tool, especially if the price is stupid compared to the job. If I can't borrow or rent it, I don't work on it. Time for me to look out for me because looking out for others usually just leaves me broke.
Don’t berate yourself my friend. You shared a REAL vibe with your experience their. I could almost feel the cold and wet . The cold took me back to going to work on my Gilera 50cc moped at 5.30 on dark winter mornings. The wet was lying in a puddle in a Cardiff scrap yard, to get a gearbox for a Chrysler Sunbeam out with two cars on it .
Hey Boss. You need to get ahold of a milwaukee head lamp with a couple spare batteries. Best light I ever had. If you keep it on low setting it will run all day, or bright as hell on high. Anyway, thanks for the videos.
I had to laugh a little myself at the fact that they put a snowplow on a Dakota. How long can anyone expect a clutch to last on an undersized truck pushing a snow plow? You make a really good point of the futility of buying specialty tools. It's partially why I bough a lathe and an old milling machine. I end up using them mostly for making tools to do machine work, and also to make my own special tools. I know, it takes up some of your time but making tools for putting in and taking out bushings goes pretty fast. The great thing is not having to wait or to chase some over priced tool around the country.
You're the man Warren! Those guys better appreciate what you provide them because there ain't many of your kind left! Thank you for another great video as always!
Great video Warren that Dakotas definitely going to need a upgrade on the clutch for sure. Hopefully one is available. Thanks for sharing stay safe Warren.
I grew up in Wyoming and often think I miss it until I see videos of that weather. I spent the day working on a new to me service truck/welding rig in a long sleeve shirt and blue jeans here in Georgia. I’m moving up from the 85 to a 94 and it’s got me feeling kind of fancy.
I like your thinking with the bottle of whiskey and I always use to help up my late Labrador into my truck when she was alive, thank you for the video Warren. 👍
Can't say I'm envious of you crawling about on a wet floor with water constantly dripping on one. I do have the tee shirt for that. Nice to see the pup make an appearance. Hope your now sitting in front of that fire, dry and warm, with said bottle of fire water.
That hay squeeze looks good painted after all that work you did on it. I was glad to see you pull the truck in the garage, because messing around in cold crappy weather is no fun. G-d bles.
These videos give me the motivation to go out there in the driveway and wallow around in the mud and the yuck around and under my own machines. Also a leaf blower would help in situations like this where you could blow the water off the underside of the equipment and off the floor. Won’t help a bit in the mud though, Ha.
The life of a mechanic is never easy repairing a road grader when its 2 below zero in the middle of the road, in a blizzard In Nebraska ,man it's fun .
I remember those days buddy. We had older dump trucks we plowed with, the snow and cold weather exposed all of there weaknesses. The plow pistons were air, if the driver didn’t drain his tanks or forgot to put alcohol in the air compressor reservoir everything would freeze! I still get calls where the machines are out under a carport and the snow and rain destroys the machine. This why I have arthritis, everywhere!
I started wearing that fairly lightweight Watershed rain gear over my covies for small shallow ponds like that. Helps keep me a bit dry when the inevitable field service call comes.
I saw all that water on the floor and though " Shit this is going to suck for him trying to work around all that freaking water". And hell you didn't try to work around all that water, you worked in, under, through it and any other it there is ... Gees you are just a little hard core!
Nice little Dakota, been nice if they'd pulled it in the shop for you. Gotta say you are one tough cat, enjoy your drink preferably good ol' Kentucky bourbon lol.👍
I just finished up an overhaul on a 6r140 a couple of days ago for a 2011 powerjoke. My customer initially purchased a reman from Ford and had it installed and it lasted exactly 3 days. When they picked the transmission up from the dealer and looked at it they started having concerns with it since whoever is handling the reman process for ford is just painting over dirt and grease and it had mismatched pan bolts. They were glad they hadn't returned their original transmission core. I rebuilt their original transmission and they installed it and now they are fighting with ford for a refund. Most likely they will be disputing the charge with their credit card provider and get a charge back.
If you jump start off your truck often, you might want to put empty ring terminals on under your battery cables. It makes it a lot easier to hook your cables up.
I am with you on putting a plow on a DAKOTA, i have had 2 of them, nice little truck for chasing parts, cruising around and parking in a city, plowing snow, no, not in my book, not made for that as far as I’m concerned. Like the way you take care of the puppies, they are family as far I am concerned, hope that hot shower felt good after rolling around on wet, cold floor, been there done that, all one can say is, you do what you have to do, doesn’t mean you like it. Thanks for the video sir, enjoyed it.
Hi Warren hey there is a new thing out there called Magic Creeper, its looks like piece of polyethylene that you throw down and lay on it and you just push yourself under the vehicle and it rolls under you check it out, at the least it would not soak up water and keep you somewhat dry......thanks for the video.
Hey Warren, what a mess it is working in the water dripping all over you. At least you weren’t in a snowbank and it should be dryer when you put it back together. Hope you get dried up and warmed up. Thanks much for the video.
Hey Warren, you get a lot of snow like we do here in Ohio but I noticed the vehicles you work on don’t hardly ever have any rust on them, do they use road salt in your area? LOL that Dakota you’re working on would be turned to dust here in Ohio because of the stuff they put on the roads 🫤
There nothing more miserable than working under a pickup that is dripping on you. I know a masture fabricator that could build a doggy ramp for your truck. That fabricator is you and I know the dogs would love it. Thank you for another nice video.
Warren, you always seem to have a hassle with lights...SNAFU, I guess. Have you ever tried one of those "halo" lights? They fit on your head and the LED light projects about a 200 degree light field. The one I have has multiple light levels, A spot light function, A "wave on wave off" capability as well as a flashing function to GRT attention for help. It's rechargeable with a USB cord.
Bill your tool to the job. Thats what I did, however I would normally give a quote. Sometimes I would discuss this with them and they would keep it when I was done. Most of the time they gave it to me.
Hey Warren, how about loading up your shop heater when you go back and warm up that shop you were in. Hell, I'd do that and bring along a coffee maker just to have a little comfort in those chitty conditions.
How about good evening, hey, could you help me? I'm trying to calibrate the Un 49 55. The problem is that it stops working when you lower the arms to the bottom stop, and when I try to calibrate by moving the limit knob. From lifting the display goes to zero
One of the many things I don't miss being an retired auto tech is working under a wet drippy snow cover vehicle and having the cold water running down your neck and arms or laying in it
Damn I know how you feel. I got a 3000.00 Prolink with DDec, updated cat and cummins cartages . Been sitting in my other box not for 11 years. Now I'm retired that where they will stay.
It’s been cold in Weston super Mare for a few days now and I’m tearing down an old shed to make something better. This week a whole lot of snow is being dumped on the UK so check out the news over here late next week . keep warm Warren. I have some electric socks coming to protect my damaged foot nerves. I’ve been real unhappy for a long time and layer down in a field to die. Along came freezing rain And I took it , figuring hyperthermia would more things along even better. Left my feet soaked for days just like WW 1 trench foot. Those guys suffered . Big time.
My friend had one of those Durand it was real weird. You had to roll backwards, are something and hold the 4 wheel drive. Switch something real weird and I think they're all that way. You may want to google that one
A couple times over the years my dogs have caught their nails in the running boards on their way down from my trucks and it's not a nice experience... You still couldn't keep them from truckin with dad, though..
Warren, even after watching you for all these years your motivation is astounding. A lesson to us all.
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Thanks for the video Warren, enjoy that warm fire with your 4 legged buddies and your family.🤗
Good ole dodge. I recently sold a 2007 F350 diesel. And bought a 1999 Ram 1500. At the time I told myself it was a good idea. What I’ve learned…I’m not a dodge guy. I knew it was a little bit of a project when I bought it. And it’s not super difficult to work on, but it has so many little problems. Steering, interior….and dodge couldn’t decide what size bolts to use. The sizes are all over the place. I’m convinced now more than ever, that a dodge pickup is just a shipping crate for a Cummins engine.
You say that this wasn't much of a video but as usual I loved it! No matter how trivial or small the job it's always educational. Thanks Warren.
I agree with you 100% warren, no sense in having them pups jumping in and out of that truck. It makes my body hurt just thinking about it, or maybe that’s just the arthritis lol
Your care and compassion for your dogs. It should be a lesson for all dog owners. Helping them in and out of the truck is essential for their long-term health.
My hats off to you I would have gone off the deep end with it dripping on me. I can work in the hot or cold but cant take being wet. I also have to say I used an air chisel on a hydraulic line that i learned from you. I t made it so easy Thanks for sharing what you do.
I miss your road call videos they are more interesting because that's what I do for a living. Years ago you and your wife pulled an engine on a road grader ❤ your videos keep them coming
That was a good one!
I'm still enjoying your video's after years of watching you work on everything Warren, hope you have a great new year.
Great job man. Would be nice if some customers would've brought the pickup inside the shop beforehand and let it thaw out for you
I was thinking the same, or towed it to his shop!
I was wondering why the owner couldn't get a tow truck and have it towed to Warren's shop instead of Warren driving all the way up there
@@randyvoss Looks like its a lot of miles away and folks are sometimes cheap. Warren could snap up Casey's rollback, but that's another tool that needs taking care of. Truck in a customers shop, it'll be dry later
Always enjoy your comments during the repair process, hang in, there guys like you keep the equipment rolling!
I'm amazed by how little rust is on the trucks that you work on. Here in the rust belt, they rot away pretty fast. Vehicles 10-15 yrs old in the northeast are getting crusty. I like seeing the variety of things that you work on. Thank you!
And dealerships ask 30k for that rust garbage
I hate doing that kind of work under those conditions!!! You, sir are a real mechanic no doubt about it.. It really really really hurts doing that like you did when you get old like me.. Thanks for the video
Honestly Warren, is there anything you won't work on? Is there anything you can't fix? My gosh watching you work makes me regret ever admitting I ever had a job! You could put me under the table bury me hard as you work. Keep up the good work old buddy!
Warren I feel your pain on the braces, hope you have better luck with parts store clutches than I have recently
Well at least you managed to get the truck into a workshop.
And when you go back it will be dryer ..
Nice work warren .👍👍👍
Can't fault you with having a glass of whisky when you get home .👍
Never is fun lying in water with crap dropping in your face, but that is the life of a mechanic. Thanks for the video. Enjoy the time with family
Hey Warren, we appreciate the big iron videos too😊
Man, it is great to get to ride along with you on these calls. I drove miles and miles in that country doing just what you are doing, of course for me that was 50 years ago!! Very nostalgic to "drive" those roadways and see all the scenery that I fondly remember. No snow here in the greater New Orleans area however.
Another Great Video, Warren. It got cold in Michigan, from 30’s down to-2. The older I get, the less I enjoy the cold weather. That would not be my ideal plow truck, but work is work. Stay warm and safe.
Thanks for letting us hang out buddy 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Your exactly right about the special tool quadrium. I have a shelf full. I turn down jobs now that would require me to buy a probably one time use tool, especially if the price is stupid compared to the job. If I can't borrow or rent it, I don't work on it. Time for me to look out for me because looking out for others usually just leaves me broke.
Don’t berate yourself my friend. You shared a REAL vibe with your experience their. I could almost feel the cold and wet . The cold took me back to going to work on my Gilera 50cc moped at 5.30 on dark winter mornings. The wet was lying in a puddle in a Cardiff scrap yard, to get a gearbox for a Chrysler Sunbeam out with two cars on it .
Warren, you have true work ethic. Amazing. 😎👍
Hey Boss. You need to get ahold of a milwaukee head lamp with a couple spare batteries. Best light I ever had. If you keep it on low setting it will run all day, or bright as hell on high. Anyway, thanks for the videos.
I had to laugh a little myself at the fact that they put a snowplow on a Dakota.
How long can anyone expect a clutch to last on an undersized truck pushing a snow plow?
You make a really good point of the futility of buying specialty tools. It's partially why I bough a lathe and an old milling machine. I end up using them mostly for making tools to do machine work, and also to make my own special tools. I know, it takes up some of your time but making tools for putting in and taking out bushings goes pretty fast. The great thing is not having to wait or to chase some over priced tool around the country.
Someone thought because it had a 5.2 V8, that it could do the same work as a 1500...
V8 with a manual. Fun to drive little truck. Those were the days.
You're the man Warren! Those guys better appreciate what you provide them because there ain't many of your kind left! Thank you for another great video as always!
Great video Warren that Dakotas definitely going to need a upgrade on the clutch for sure. Hopefully one is available. Thanks for sharing stay safe Warren.
I grew up in Wyoming and often think I miss it until I see videos of that weather. I spent the day working on a new to me service truck/welding rig in a long sleeve shirt and blue jeans here in Georgia. I’m moving up from the 85 to a 94 and it’s got me feeling kind of fancy.
you're a tougher dude then me, I couldn't do this work in that weather..
I like your thinking with the bottle of whiskey and I always use to help up my late Labrador into my truck when she was alive, thank you for the video Warren. 👍
As soon as I saw the thumbnail of the snow and then you in the truck I wanted to be sharing that days work with you. You got a big great heart man !
I think I got dirt in my eyes while you were underneath that damn thing 🤣
Warren. I am positive that any expensive tool that went obsolete you could find a way to adapt and overcome with that tool.🤘🏼‼️
Warren,enjoyed p/u vid,glad to hear your winter work is secured,next time.
Love special tools, bought one years ago for a Ford and I’ve used it twice. Good times!
Can't say I'm envious of you crawling about on a wet floor with water constantly dripping on one. I do have the tee shirt for that. Nice to see the pup make an appearance. Hope your now sitting in front of that fire, dry and warm, with said bottle of fire water.
Great vid Warren hope you enjoyed ya shower after that one, hope the snow melt has dried up for when you go back.
That hay squeeze looks good painted after all that work you did on it. I was glad to see you pull the truck in the garage, because messing around in cold crappy weather is no fun. G-d bles.
Much enjoyed thanks for sharing.
Warren that's dedication lying in that water all day sure don't envy you hope you got warmed through and enjoyed a shot or two of whiskey
The spare engine you had for your service truck sounds great. I remember when your truck was down.
These videos give me the motivation to go out there in the driveway and wallow around in the mud and the yuck around and under my own machines. Also a leaf blower would help in situations like this where you could blow the water off the underside of the equipment and off the floor. Won’t help a bit in the mud though, Ha.
The life of a mechanic is never easy repairing a road grader when its 2 below zero in the middle of the road, in a blizzard In Nebraska ,man it's fun .
D50 in the mini truck Dodge made in the late 80's early 90's. Thanks for your time and the new video. I look forward to them.
Thank you for sharing , always a pleasure watch your project 👍👍👍👍
I remember those days buddy. We had older dump trucks we plowed with, the snow and cold weather exposed all of there weaknesses. The plow pistons were air, if the driver didn’t drain his tanks or forgot to put alcohol in the air compressor reservoir everything would freeze! I still get calls where the machines are out under a carport and the snow and rain destroys the machine. This why I have arthritis, everywhere!
I started wearing that fairly lightweight Watershed rain gear over my covies for small shallow ponds like that. Helps keep me a bit dry when the inevitable field service call comes.
Shower, whiskey and warm stove and puppies... good times !
I saw all that water on the floor and though " Shit this is going to suck for him trying to work around all that freaking water". And hell you didn't try to work around all that water, you worked in, under, through it and any other it there is ... Gees you are just a little hard core!
Man of steel.
Your the Man Warren. Great work. Pat the Dogs. PS Springs Coming.
Same weather we’re having in Ontario Canada , heavy snow then rain and now it’s turned bitter cold and 40mph winds , out in the country anyway
Love this work outdoors warren it separates the men from the boys love you all xx
love all your videos
Thanks Warren for video!
Nice little Dakota, been nice if they'd pulled it in the shop for you. Gotta say you are one tough cat, enjoy your drink preferably good ol' Kentucky bourbon lol.👍
Stay warm Warren. Thanks for sharing 🦘
Charlie Daniels says drinking whiskey makes him feel frisky watch out you !!!!might be chasing mama around the house thx for the video Warren!
I just finished up an overhaul on a 6r140 a couple of days ago for a 2011 powerjoke. My customer initially purchased a reman from Ford and had it installed and it lasted exactly 3 days. When they picked the transmission up from the dealer and looked at it they started having concerns with it since whoever is handling the reman process for ford is just painting over dirt and grease and it had mismatched pan bolts. They were glad they hadn't returned their original transmission core. I rebuilt their original transmission and they installed it and now they are fighting with ford for a refund. Most likely they will be disputing the charge with their credit card provider and get a charge back.
Sounds like the Chinese and the communist have deep connections in every company in the United States!
Love the different projects😊
If you jump start off your truck often, you might want to put empty ring terminals on under your battery cables. It makes it a lot easier to hook your cables up.
I hate the flimsy Cummins dipstick and dipstick tube.
Nasty weather here and was hoping for a video. Thanks Warren
I guess that it pays the same as working on anything else so.....?
Thanks Warren. Best Wishes to You and Your Family.
your truck reminds me of being on a school bus years ago
Excellent video!
Have a shot for me
Lol
Great video .
Thanks for sharing
Safe travels bud
I am with you on putting a plow on a DAKOTA, i have had 2 of them, nice little truck for chasing parts, cruising around and parking in a city, plowing snow, no, not in my book, not made for that as far as I’m concerned. Like the way you take care of the puppies, they are family as far I am concerned, hope that hot shower felt good after rolling around on wet, cold floor, been there done that, all one can say is, you do what you have to do, doesn’t mean you like it. Thanks for the video sir, enjoyed it.
Awesome video thanks Warren every video is a education stay safe buddy
Damn you don’t mess around nice work
Hi Warren hey there is a new thing out there called Magic Creeper, its looks like piece of polyethylene that you throw down and lay on it and you just push yourself under the vehicle and it rolls under you check it out, at the least it would not soak up water and keep you somewhat dry......thanks for the video.
its allways interesting to watch and follow you! keap it up!!
that guy got every penny out of that clutch ! Nice to see you have work all year , you just have to start picking your poison when so much is coming.
Hey Warren, what a mess it is working in the water dripping all over you. At least you weren’t in a snowbank and it should be dryer when you put it back together. Hope you get dried up and warmed up. Thanks much for the video.
Hey Warren, you get a lot of snow like we do here in Ohio but I noticed the vehicles you work on don’t hardly ever have any rust on them, do they use road salt in your area? LOL that Dakota you’re working on would be turned to dust here in Ohio because of the stuff they put on the roads 🫤
No salt here. That's a good thing.
Thank you for the Video Warren 🚘👍
There nothing more miserable than working under a pickup that is dripping on you. I know a masture fabricator that could build a doggy ramp for your truck. That fabricator is you and I know the dogs would love it. Thank you for another nice video.
Warren, you always seem to have a hassle with lights...SNAFU, I guess. Have you ever tried one of those "halo" lights? They fit on your head and the LED light projects about a 200 degree light field. The one I have has multiple light levels, A spot light function, A "wave on wave off" capability as well as a flashing function to GRT attention for help. It's rechargeable with a USB cord.
Love you're Chanel, and bushing tool doesn't last long it's about 20 pulls or bushings and it's done.
Awesome video!
Bill your tool to the job. Thats what I did, however I would normally give a quote. Sometimes I would discuss this with them and they would keep it when I was done. Most of the time they gave it to me.
Hey Warren, how about loading up your shop heater when you go back and warm up that shop you were in. Hell, I'd do that and bring along a coffee maker just to have a little comfort in those chitty conditions.
Good video warren keep um coming. A hot shower and the most precious time is spent with your wife I lost mine four months ago cherish that time
How about good evening, hey, could you help me? I'm trying to calibrate the Un 49 55. The problem is that it stops working when you lower the arms to the bottom stop, and when I try to calibrate by moving the limit knob. From lifting the display goes to zero
One of the many things I don't miss being an retired auto tech is working under a wet drippy snow cover vehicle and having the cold water running down your neck and arms or laying in it
That Dodge got a big V8.
Damn I know how you feel. I got a 3000.00 Prolink with DDec, updated cat and cummins cartages . Been sitting in my other box not for 11 years. Now I'm retired that where they will stay.
It’s been cold in Weston super Mare for a few days now and I’m tearing down an old shed to make something better. This week a whole lot of snow is being dumped on the UK so check out the news over here late next week . keep warm Warren. I have some electric socks coming to protect my damaged foot nerves. I’ve been real unhappy for a long time and layer down in a field to die. Along came freezing rain And I took it , figuring hyperthermia would more things along even better. Left my feet soaked for days just like WW 1 trench foot. Those guys suffered . Big time.
Peppermint extract keeps the mice and rats out of the cars. It works!
My friend had one of those Durand it was real weird. You had to roll backwards, are something and hold the 4 wheel drive. Switch something real weird and I think they're all that way. You may want to google that one
Wow did they slip the hell out of that clutch must have smelled awful
Warren , you dont use millwauke tools any more?
Ky Sam still watching your videos Warren this is the old coal mine mechanic. [ retired ]
Thank you Sam for watching.
Why they did not have the truck in the building when you got their?
keep up the good work warren
A couple times over the years my dogs have caught their nails in the running boards on their way down from my trucks and it's not a nice experience... You still couldn't keep them from truckin with dad, though..
I owned a Dakota at one time. If I remember right the owners manual says dont put a snow plow or a camper on it.
👍👍glad you're gonna get some rest man...see ya later 👍👊✌️
good vid warren