- Joined
- Apr 26, 2009
- Messages
- 7,738
- Reaction score
- 54
- Points
- 0
- Location
- Lafayette, IN
- Vehicle Year
- 1983
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 5.0 HO carbed with an np435 and np208
- Transmission
- Manual
Nope, haven't touched the broken axle at all, although I started it yesterday and she fired right up. My other hobbies have really taken over but also the past couple of months it has rained so much its made it to humid to want to do anything outside. But now this week the humidity has gone down enough I am starting to get things done outside. If anything at least get the axle fixed and efi swap next year. Last few years I haven't driven it on the winter, last year because I needed to fix my track bar and I did that already. Right now work is working is 6 days a week because they bit off more then they can chew and yes they will have to eat it all, but as the plant manager said today, this week be their most productive year building trailers and the best year they will ever have...he was told that by somebody and doesn't deny that either, they wanted to much and the amount of workers we have isn't enough, they signed to have drained the population of contact help because they can't compete with other factories wages they offer. To break down what I said, last year we made 25 thousand semi trailers, year before that 20 thousand. This year so far we have made 32 thousand semi trailers and still have 5 months left in the year. They realize that they are working everybody to death and those that can leave to get better jobs while they can (temp/contract help) they have done just that. Hard to want to start at $10 an hour when other places are starting at over $13 and give more to the contract workers.