The Kenworth Goes To The Shop For BOLTS

[@joedirt5463]

I have to admire your patience and calm demeanor. After spending $18K and this was a result,I'd be sorely pressed NOT to have someone's testicles swingin' from my rear view mirror. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

[@DriveTFY]

We love the positivity! It would have been so defeating to see that after paying for the service!

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Safe travels trucking Kurt

[@LindaHollister]

That's is ridiculous 😡😡. I'm glad you were at a place to fix your problem.🎉🎉🎉🎉.

[@the.porter.productions]

O-H-I-O Porters🇺🇸I love a big drink & even with ice, but then the ice waters the soda down too much. I prefer a can or bottled soda, but certain fountain drinks do taste better, depending on where you get them. I like a separate cup of ice….so I can add it to my drink as needed. You would also feel that “GIVE or PLAY” when you’re braking. Either way, they didn’t check their work & that could cause big problems. Hope that you inform them of the situation anyway. They should make it right. I’m thankful that you found the issue & could do the repairs rather easily. Lesson learned…Put the tools back into the truck. Or better yet, go to Harbor Freight & get some new tools for the truck! I’ve slept in the lower bunk & I rather enjoy it. I love a standup sleeper with a double bunk. It’s humbling when you can’t do the work yourself, but you found the problem. Blessings my friend! 🥰😎✌️

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great video Kurt

[@EdmondBouchard-sy3ml]

Hey Kurt I tell everyone to always re-tighting your U bolts after getting new ones put on at lease nothing went wrong. Even Pickup trucks it happen to me.

[@robertcameron5364]

hey num nuts a grade 8 bolt with a stop nut will not back off,, it's plain to what happened , they either over tighten the wrong bolts & they broke or they forgot to tighten them

[@dalebraun5497]

I learned to mark bolts/screws after I've tightened them on multiple patterns like what you had done. Good catch on the problem.

[@jimbates955]

Keep your chin up, and remember problems don’t exist, only solutions. Happy Thanksgiving to you, Sarah, Paige and Trent! 💛

[@theguyinmaine]

You have a Webasto bunk heater? Easy to install, thermostat controlled, burns 2 quarts a night. I had that and a Webasto block heater that was on a timer. Set it for 45 minutes before you plan to leave, truck fires right up nice and toasty. Saves wear and fuel idling all night or on lay overs.

[@RickKoppelman]

I appreciate your calm demeanor regarding the missing bolts. It's frustrating yes, especially when you spend big money at a "professional" shop. But thngs happen, even at "pro" shops. Glad to see you're back on the road as well. I retired over 2yrs ago after nearly 30yrs of driving. I'm done driving a semi, but I really enjoy your shots of you behind the wheel heading down the road. Oh the memories! I miss it sometimes but retirement is better! Stay safe and Happy Holidays to you, your family and your viewers.

[@keepupwithspeedy]

I got me ear fixed. I can finally hear you and Friday I should be able to hear you even better. I have hearing aids coming in the mail. lol I went 4 days completely deaf. Ears were plugged. Crazy

[@robertcameron5364]

I'm glad your demeanor is better than mine , what the hell is the matter with the mechanic that did the alignment,,, trying to get some one killed!!!!! one of two things he or they used the wrong grade bolts or they forgot to torque the bolts & nuts on them period !!! i'd grab that repair order take it back to the place where i had the work done first & be strongly in someone ear,, good thing you caught it i'd hate to think that it would have caused some one to be hurt

[@Stump55]

So glad you found the issue with the rears!! That could have been catastrophic. Your right, that W900 was a beautiful truck. Just enough on it to make it very nice, (not really into the "pimped out" ones.) Stay safe and have a great Thanksgiving.

[@pedromatos8862]

My friend sorry about your bolts coming lose under the suspension,glad to see back in the truck happy Thanksgiving to you and your family 🙏

[@terrysmith7229]

Glad you were able to remedy your situation.

[@UpsideDown-u8t]

Thanks!

[@heatherkohlwey8379]

Wow, that could have been bad. I'm just glad that's all that happened. Thanks for the nice ride. Have a blessed Thanksgiving. Safe travels, and God bless.

[@truckingwithschmidt7120]

It could of been really really bad.

[@gumbymeyer946]

I watch ALL the vids, "Like" them, but rarely if ever "Comment", Kurt. First, HAPPY Thanksgiving to you and the entire Schmidt entourage. Second (and the reason for the comment), ❤ you rocking the stocking cap, GO JACKS !! 👍🤗

[@theloythomas]

Hey Kurt if I remember when you picked first class up you yourself said I better check the bolts after so many miles but I guess you forgot to because of the farming job . I was going to remind you to check but I forgot. See when you leave tools etc behind something always happens

[@nancywebb4389]

Hope you and family have a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving Day

[@TonyFinn-w1i]

Drill the nuts and safety wire. Just like aircraft. Or tack weld.

[@timmcdermottgetgf2250]

Hi Kurt and Opie

[@MattBerg-t3w]

Happy thanksgiving to you and your family

[@Garbagelifeus]

respect on your knowledge on how to fix your trucks. Working for a huge company every time the truck I drive breaks down somebody else fixes it. I don’t have to worry about it. Enjoyed the video. Have a great Thanksgiving.

[@MattBerg-t3w]

I hope you take it back to that shop that put the rear end in and demand at least a alien ment

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Happy Thanksgiving

[@EmptyHandshake]

Love the sound of the turbo spooling up!

[@brucecarrell4919]

Happy Thanksgiving. Need to touch base with the shop that did all that work and have then do right by you. That would of been catastrophic.

[@stevencaka]

I agree ☝️ Kurt, that could’ve been way worse. Have a Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍁 as well my friend. Same to your mom & dad, wife & kids.

[@michaelcousins2526]

Yeah Kurt, your exhaust is just getting to that point of sounding really good in a 16+ minute KZbin video but I imagine that its getting a touch loud on your left ear hour after hour! New mufflers are definitely in your future! Great video as always!

[@brettdaniels3606]

So glad hear first class alive and going she such a beautiful truck

[@truckingwithschmidt7120]

Thank you Brett

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

Good thing you fixed that axle. Would have worn tires very quickly. Good drivers can feel something quickly. You and yours have a blessed Thanksgiving.

[@gregmoore2386]

I'm sorry but bolts shouldn't be falling off after work done by a "professional" shop, appreciate that you are being diplomatic but I hope that guy sees this and calls you up to apologise. Happy Thanksgiving from New Zealand :)

[@Mike-y3q]

+ Especially when that work is done on a 18 wheeler !! 😢

[@Mike-y3q]

+ Mafrienn , ppl are mostly slobs nowadays ، no dignity anymore..

[@TedHill-97]

Happy Thanksgiving. God bless you and your family.

[@dalemiller4457]

Happy Thanksgiving from Pa

[@KevinHarvey-qw5mj]

Thanks Kurt a very scary video but got it handled glad now you can entertain us in first class you noticed something not right and took care of it thanks for posting and you and family members have a happy and safe Thanksgiving be waiting for next video

[@bigunone]

Paint the bolts after the nuts are tight that way you can tell if the nut is backing off

[@kennethives2517]

Are you planning on taking your truck back to Caterpillar to have them fix their shoddy work?

[@Hyrev1]

Glad things didn't get any worse. I work on those things, and if the other side had decided to let go, it could've been a real mess. Good thing you're a smooth operator Kurt! Great video! 💯👍🇺🇸

[@davevaughn7399]

Now you got to go get another alignment

[@thomaspetroff9117]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your Families, Mr. Schimdt. Nice to find a old school shop that got you in and taken care of. Just think those two bolts are laying in wait somewhere for the next tire TGP

[@GHarris218]

Glad you got it fixed quickly. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

[@northcountry9240]

Mr Kurt Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

[@57dottie]

I was up in Onalaska, Wisconsin, saw a big Kenwood dealership. Thought of your videos right away!

[@DJPLAST2]

We had an entire frame rail replaced on the White FREIGHTLINER and lost the shift linkage on the highway. FREIGHTLINER came out and ran up and down the highway until they found it. Went back to the shop that replaced the rail and talked to the kid that worked on the truck and found out he had a whole can of “left over cotter pins” on his tool box that did not get reinstalled. They were from various clevis pins, like on the shift linkage, the pin that attaches the clevis to the cab tilting cylinder, causing the ram to go through the front of the truck after punching a hole in the aluminum skin. Very frustrating!

[@thomasaccuntius9946]

Kurt, with the wind pushing you, did that help your mpg?

[@CrampedGrampy]

Those missing bolts that were missing on any truck I drove long time back would have scared the bejabbers out of me. Glad bad going to worse wasn't in your life's experience. Thankee for the clear explanation. Have a care and be well, safe travels. WIsh you and the family a fine Thanksgiving.

[@Rocmg348]

I really enjoy watching you trucking 🇵🇹 sorry you were inconvenienced having to stop it got fixed right. Be safe out there 🚛

[@PattyBC-Illinois]

Thank you for using the term "POP". That's what it is!

[@chrishelms1967]

Uber Dad is 100% right about Fountain Drinks

[@matthewselman8397]

Thanks for the video trucking with Schmidt

[@davecramer9725]

Kurt you and your familys have a happy thanks giving and god bless and be safe

[@adambennett2176]

I enjoyed this video!! Sure glad 😊 frist class is back!! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

[@myronbedner989]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

[@wittemanadrian]

That was from going thru Indiana!

[@Lost_AtSea_]

Yes indeed. Currently sitting in Watertown SD and the temp is 18 degrees and it is definitely snowing!

[@maxihaugh1267]

Happy Thanksgiving Schmidt family. Those axles look no bueno. Glad you caught it and are getting it fixed. Ordered one of the 2025 wall calendars woohoo!

[@seaotter1975]

I do the same with fountain drinks. More ice than Doctor Pepper. Lol I use the Styrofoam cups tho because the ice doesn't melt so fast, and I don't have condensation from the cup getting all over. When you left home with First Class, was everything OK with the pretrip and just kinda wiggle loose as you were driving along? I'm not looking forward to the cold or snow either. Happy Thanksgiving, and stay safe!

[@RubenRene2]

Kurt safe travels I enjoy your video thanks Happy Thanksgiving To all and your families

[@JillMcCormick-dg6gu]

Oh dear! But,,,,a silver lining! Hi Rowlands:)

[@LourdesReynoso-x7p]

I bin watching you for ever, and what happened to you dog, the German?

[@tyew9092]

Looked like rush hour in Omaha. Glad you got First Class fixed quickly. Happy Thanksgiving!

[@erichetherington9899]

thats messed up! missing bushings and bolts from the shop that made repairs?

[@pablogallegos-wf1fn]

Happy thanksgiving Kurt and family stay safe keep on trucking amigo from San Antonio Texas

[@areenakju]

Thanks nice video😊

[@thewatchmen4920]

Happy 🦃🦃 SCHIMDT and family

[@ralphcrisanto5315]

Yessir after work is done by someone else other then your self, i always double check there work no disrespect to the technician but just needs reviewing safe travels

[@spaceghostohio7989]

Happy Thanksgiving ! Recommend Loctite next time...

[@charlesbutler8057]

Took a truck into a shop to get the APU serviced many years ago. The young "mechanic" tore the whole truck apart including the removal of the generator. He had to remove the quarter fender on the passenger side(slide tube) on a Freightliner. APU was under warranty and he took the entire day to diagnose a loose connection. He then lost the shop ticket that I had to sign before starting work on the truck. He just barely finished before closing time. Stopped at the Pilot in Amarillo and while I was fueling I noticed something different on the passenger side of the truck. The quarter fender had fallen off on US287 in the dark unknown to me. The ace mechanic forgot to tighten the tube bolts. Anymore you have to go behind anyone working on your vehicle and make sure the job was done properly.🤷‍♂️

[@kimdalin6191]

Ya..I go and check it. Never fails.

[@harleyhawk7959]

I had a local harley shop do some work on my bike. My wife and I were on a road trip, and my heel shifter fell off. I went to the harley shop, and they said Harley riders should know that the heel shifter on harleys fall off all the, you should always carry a spare in your saddle bag. I said, "Maybe if your technicians did quality work, we harley riders wouldn't have pack spare parts around with us. It's funny. All the times I've taken one off, they didn't fall off.

[@jaymepaxton797]

Happy THANKSGIVING to the Schmidt Families!!!

[@charlesgouch8777]

Happy thanksgiving to you & family

[@jackiemontgomery113]

Good luck and Happy Thanksgiving

[@hawkeyetec]

Ps your fuel mileage drop? Whem missaligned. Looks like you cought it before but definitely check bolts with a socket. I had a suspension bokt loosen up on a cascadia . Not fun.

[@BroJerHWG]

Its nice to see the countryside again.🎉

[@robertstory7971]

that was easy n quick

[@barthoward1433]

Hey schmitt how's your sister doing ?where's Opie been?

[@keeshahdarkfurr8328]

Bluetooth connections!

[@jmiller3v]

The Warden will ask… Kurt, how many of these enhancements will keep the truck running and make money?

[@RodneyScott-b4c]

Hey Kurt make sure you do a good pre trip next time lol happy thanksgiving to you and your family

[@AnitaGrinnell-x1f]

Missed that sound!!!

[@truckingwithschmidt7120]

It definitely has a pure

[@harleyhawk7959]

I hope the shop that did the work paid for the fix.

[@angeleyes6861]

Happy Thanksgiving Schmidt

[@floydsimpson7526]

I broke the sway bar and it turn my sway bar alose I had 24 tons of hot asphalt oil in the trailer

[@TheRGSfan]

Uber Dad is right. Pop tastes better out of the fountain and you usually get more for your money.

[@Ivansgarage]

That's what you get when you are driving like a teenager in heat, hot-roding your truck....

[@allencupsie6560]

Happy Thanksgiving I hope you and your family have a wonderful day

[@dashhoundlover2837]

HELLO KURT HOLY WOW THATS PLUM SCARY !!!! WOW !!! THANK GOD YOU CAUGHT IT 🙏🙏🙏BE BLESSED BE SAFE !! HAPPY THANKSGIVING 🦃🍁🍽 TO YOU & YOUR FAMILY 🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🐾🐾🐾❤️🐾🐾🐾

[@davemachoukas6175]

That could have been Really bad!

[@sunnyray2048]

🍭SWEET🍭God Bless🙏🏼💖👍🏻🇺🇸🌞

[@jeffhazelwood8810]

Lease on with mercer

[@pitbull4029]

What you want Kurt for 18k maybe a little loctite and double check make sure they're torqued down right.

[@stevencaka]

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍁 to you & your family, Kurt!! Can’t believe that shop that worked on FirstClass forgot to tighten those bolts?! 🤦‍♂️ if you wouldn’t have noticed that axle twisted slightly, it could’ve been a lot worse. Hopefully 🤞 you’ll get those bushings back in & get it realigned before something else goes awry. Looks like you & I have the same kind of luck sometimes. Motor safe & we will see you next time

[@erichetherington9899]

likes here TY

[@erichetherington9899]

albeit they are helpful

[@kodythexton4034]

Dang fella, trying to crab walk on you.

[@caliboyz8314]

18k 😮

[@Retread2006]

Guess my eyes are playing tricks on me. For a minute I thought I saw corn dust on your dash !

[@SamuelManaole]

That's funny

[@elizabethbrassfield6418]

Happy Thanksgiving to all

[@tabithasalb9903]

Yikes! It's not good someone has to be held accountable for the job they didn’t do correctly. That sucks.....can't trust nobody.

[@robertstory7971]

woops/i spoke 2 soon