Backup kit aint overkill when a busted line costs you a whole day and $180. I run a small crew and we carry two spare hoses for the most common sizes plus a handful of fittings. That little box in the truck has saved us more times than I can count. Sure it takes up some space and costs a couple hundred upfront, but one lost Friday pays for it ten times over. You already learned that lesson the hard way, so dont let it happen twice. Spend the money, make the kit, move on.

I read a forum post last year about a guy who fit a used frame rack in a single bay, and he said the main thing is you gotta bolt it down right and leave room to walk around the damn car. Watching that demonstration at Copart sure makes you think, though. The laser gauges they use now are way more precise than the old string and tape methods, so you're not guessing half the time. If your ceiling is tall enough for the towers and you don't mind shuffling cars around, it's doable. Just don't expect to use the bay for anything else while the rack's sitting there.

wait, 250 is wild. i started counting deliveries to my corner store back in january and thought i was doing something at 90. turns out you're playing a whole different league. it does make the job feel like a game though, like you're leveling up without anyone knowing. i get weirdly proud when i hit a round number, 100 felt like a boss fight win. honestly, if it keeps you sane and engaged, that's all that matters. keep stacking those numbers, friend.

My buddy Kyle bought one of those fancy OTC pullers for his 7.3 after fighting a stuck injector for two days with a homemade rig. He used it once, then loaned it to me, then it sat in his toolbox for like three years. Finally sold it at a garage sale for $20 and the guy who bought it sent him a pic the next week of eight injectors sitting on a bench like it was nothing. Kyle still talks about that damn puller every time we're drinking.

My buddy swore by his grinder until a job site callout cost him a whole afternoon fixing it.