Farm Fence Solutions
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No inflation here.....Just keep moving along. Lots of fat cats to keep fed, but don't forget about how much the unions improved the quality of life of all the auto industry workers. There are plenty of them that have been retired a whole lot longer than they worked, and draw a better check for it. Where do you suppose that $ comes from? Don't get me wrong, I think that there was a time that unions were necessary to improve work environments to a relatively safe level, but those days have passed. Now they just insure that you don't have to do much to get paid, and no matter how bad you are at your job, you can't be fired. Now that I've ruffled the feathers of all the union dogs on here......I have right at $70k in my newest truck. (Ram 5500 with max tow package) I was 13 years in on the old one, and needed a KW T600 and an International 4700 to keep up. KW was an 88 model, Int was an 01 with the dreaded 466E. I sold the KW and the Int, and took the best old Cummins pick up out of the fencing fleet. We used to need 4 trucks, now just 2. I haven't taken the time to break down the numbers, but I'd just about bet that the new truck has already paid for it's self by not laying down on the job once(lol....it was always twice) a week. There are a whole lot of "I'd never"s in this thread, and I get that because you don't see yourselves ever having the need......But what if you could spend $100K once every 5 years and it guaranteed you a $50k per year raise? Yes, $100k is ridiculous, but sometimes warranted. My wrenching skills are out of practice, and I like it.