Youtube hearted comments of deezel_fairy (@deezelfairy).

  1. As a forklift mechanic 60-70% of brakes I deal with are drum brakes. A lot of problems are due to mismatching after market parts - such as shoe linings of the incorrect thickness so they don't match the radii of the drum correctly or things like sef adjusting mechanisms not being assembled correctly. They have their advantages, a duo-servo type set up will have more braking power than equivalent diameter disk brake and can achieve greater performance without servo assistance than a disk due to the self servo action of the drum brake assembly. Shoes also last a lot longer than disk pads - I can can count on one hand how many sets of brake shoes I've changed because they've worn out, nearly always because of brake fluid or gear oil contamination. Disadvantages are obviously weight, complexity, poor wet weather performance and the big one, heat dissapation - a big deal on a road vehicle not a big deal on a forklift.
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  2. Shit happens man. A mistake every now then doesn't do you any harm, found it humbles me a bit and makes me take more care.
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  3.  @dalestpirerre2756  Correct, most hydraulic places refuse to reuse a fitting. People don't realise that the fittings and the crimped ferrule are matched. So a manufacturers hose fitting range has matching ferrules, their designed to work together. Very poor practice to mix and match
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  4. As a forklift tech don't worry about that watery oil too much yet. Most lpg forklifts if only used sparingly - especially when the engine never gets up to operating temperature are notorious for creaming the oil up simply due to crank case condensation, lpg being a cleaner fuel makes a lot of water vapour when it combusts. Also many forklift have a run for 5 minutes, stop for an hour, run for 5 minutes again ect... life which compounds the problem even more.
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  5. The 'struggle bus' is a new one for me, I love it 😂
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  6. Merry Xmas Wes and to all! 🎄
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  7. Just run the old girl, the hours your gonna do you've got years left in her. On an old lady like that I really wouldn't grumble/worry about transmission clutch pressures that are too high. Too low and start worrying 👍
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  8. Who else noticed the ship on the traffic map called "Big Slippery Johnson" 😂
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  9. Oh Oh, arm chair engine rebuild expert "You should have done X" comments incoming! 😂
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  10. When you consider the radiation halving thickness of lead is 0.4", 2" of lead behind your back isnt exactly great protection for 10Sv/hr. 2" is 5 halving thicknesses that'd reduce this to ~0.3Sv/hrs - that's a lot!
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  11. As a forklift/heavy equipment mechanic what can I say other than we ALL make mistakes, I've made a few doozy's in my time and anyone who says they haven't is either 1) Lying or 2) Not doing anything new or particularly challenging. I've learnt far more from my mistakes than my successes. The important thing is we put those mistakes right! Kudos for doing that rather than trying to bull the customer - many dont! Shows the highest level of personal integrity and respect for your customers 👍. I'd be lieing if I said I didn't think of trying to bullshit my way out of it a few times, but the old conscience always gets in the way 😉.
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  12. The sad thing with most people today is they'd realise how capable they are of they actually tried.
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  13. What really doesnt help is OEM's not knowing what base values should be for sensors/actuators ect. I refuse to believe Renault doesn't know what the base reading should be from that turbo actuator position sensor - they just want i dependants having that information in an attempt to corner the market for themselves.
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  14.  @wgowshipping  As we all should good sir 😊
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  15. Don't you just love intermittent faults? Being a mobile tech I normally give myself a couple of hours and if I've made no progress or haven't seen the fault it's time to call it a day and yes the customer has to pay. Most are OK with it, they just don't understand the complexity of the situation. My advice to younger/inexperienced techs is learn how to communicate honestly and clearly with your customer - makes these painful situations so much more pleasent. Customer communication skills are nearly as damn important as being able to do the job itself.
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  16. 'Klopp' is such an appropriate name for a shaper! 😂
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  17. Milky engine oil really common on lpg forklifts. I'm a forklift mechanic. Had rocker covers full of emulsion and oil literally milk shake white and a a good couple of pints of clean water drain out. Propane produces a huge amount of water vapour when it burns so condensation comes through the blowby, couple that with never getting up to full temp and constant hot/cold cycling of the block - stop/start typical for a forklift. And it's a perfect storm. When I service these lifts I don't change the oil anymore, I run the thing flat out for 40mins and like magic all the emulsion disappears and spotlessly clean oil. The problem with just changing oil regularly is you get the water out the oil but not the condensation inside the engine.
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  18. People are quicker to complain then they are to praise Wes - it's why you probably shouldnt pay too much attention to negative comments. Make a short you may have 50 people complain but for every person who didn't like it and left a negative comment there's probably 500 to a 1000 who liked it who just didnt comment at all.
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  19. They were ran in a lot of industrial equipment too!
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  20. Scotchlocks, the work of the devil 👿... and most car entertainment system installers 😂
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