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Old Today | 11:12 AM
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CoAngus, you bring home a point to me which validates a decision I made this past weekend.

While scouring the garage shop, I'm collecting tool kits, tools, and supplies which I no longer need to hold onto, and I'm slowly selling them on FB Marketplace and using the cash to get other items to help me optimize my shop space and improve the safety of my vintage table saw. After getting rid of my F250 diesel last summer, I had still not gone through the various tool bags and parts boxes to purge those unneeded items, but that was the task for this past weekend. Upon seeing the still in brand new condition Smittybilt compressor I had always kept in the truck bed, I debated selling it because I could still get over $100 in a quick FB sale. I debated, thought, considered, talked to myself, and finally decided to keep it and carry it with us when we take road trips.

Thanks for confirming my decision!
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Originally Posted by F250
Agreed, and it is equally important to remember that "asking clarifying questions" is a key factor whenever there are not enough details provided by the OP. We all know about how assumptions can so often bite our backsides.

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Well in this case the solution to the problem was the same even if the details(who or when) of the cause of the issue was not. Locking lug nuts are more prone to breaking from over-tightening than "standard" lugnuts.

Therefore, do not over-tightening the lug nuts (locking or regular type) to prevent the problem from occurring.

Regardless of who messed up or when; the solution is the same.

Mic drop. I am out. Unless you bring me back in.

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Originally Posted by F250
CoAngus, you bring home a point to me which validates a decision I made this past weekend.

While scouring the garage shop, I'm collecting tool kits, tools, and supplies which I no longer need to hold onto, and I'm slowly selling them on FB Marketplace and using the cash to get other items to help me optimize my shop space and improve the safety of my vintage table saw. After getting rid of my F250 diesel last summer, I had still not gone through the various tool bags and parts boxes to purge those unneeded items, but that was the task for this past weekend. Upon seeing the still in brand new condition Smittybilt compressor I had always kept in the truck bed, I debated selling it because I could still get over $100 in a quick FB sale. I debated, thought, considered, talked to myself, and finally decided to keep it and carry it with us when we take road trips.

Thanks for confirming my decision!
True, but... Most little compressors work like garbage in extreme cold. This was in a Cayenne that has air suspension and an on-board tire compressor and it didn't have enough uumph to fill the flat. That useless tow truck driver would've had enough, but he was too busy briskly walking away to help.
I'm should mail him some roadkill...
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