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Flying squirrels don't actually fly.

So you're only trying to extend the jalopy?

Here's a question. If the factory recommends 75k intervals...isn't that enough? They presumably do all kinds of testing to get to those numbers, including oil samples. Depending how much you run, that's only twice a year. I dunno if I'd bother pushing that.

Just like its owner!

Yep he can do whatever he wants. It's his money.

Keep in mind that a mega plans on disposing of its trucks before the warranty runs out and has 15/hr techs to swap parts at home base, with many home bases. They're not gonna care about excessive wear on the crankshaft as long as it lasts until they ditch it. Their business decisions make...

Yeah nothing is Cadillac smooth but doing everything you can to the tractor helps when you don't get to choose your trailer.

Don't ever stop anywhere and spend money on yourself then because every little bit adds up. I'm not going to buy LRR tires if they handle or ride like garbage just for MPGs. That savings would end up going to a chiropractor.

I wouldn't run a semi under a sole proprietorship. LLC or Inc. I get a salary out of company gross. Company gets sued, I keep my house.

But it doesn't come out of a regular person's salary. It comes out of the business gross. It's not like saving money by skipping oil changes in your sedan. I mean, you can save $1100/year by brewing your own coffee.

I was actually being serious because I've never had an oil analysis done on anything in my life. I always thought they only told you how much metal of each type your engine is wearing and putting into the oil. IOW basically just telling you how bad your rings, cylinder walls, crankshaft, etc...

I'm pissed right now because I have to go out for my shoulder AGAIN because I'm on clapped out truck #2 that they refuse to maintain, and it's destroyed me physically and emotionally. So excuse me for my f*ck megas attitude right now. The thought of them having the capacity to do anything the...

Megas don't replace shocks unless they see them actively leaking and it causes driver fatigue and injury. Yes, let's copy the megas.

Cleaned and new additives...err..added. It's useless in your truck until it gets rejuvenated. Just because it's clean doesn't mean it's lubricating. Unless the test tells you how much of its original chemistry is left.

Trucks are like bananas to a mega. They buy in bunches, lose in bunches, sell in bunches. They can play the odds because one down truck doesn't even phase them. Sometimes they don't even notice. I'm no expert but whatever truck I end up with is going to be my baby and my livelihood. I will...

Does the oil analysis tell you how much life the oil has remaining, or does it just tell you how contaminated it is? My understanding about oil is that it's the additives that get used up, not the oil itself. So if the additives are gone, it doesn't matter whether the motor or filtration isn't...

Well. Now that that's settled...

Oh I thought you were being spiteful.

You hate Fitzgerald that much?