ISO Yard Space, Space on a Lot, Outdoor Work Area
Description
ISO Yard Space, Space on a Lot, Outdoor Work Area
Unique situation I find myself in. I require a Yard, Storage Lot or Outdoor Work Area to do some mechanical work on my truck. Please read this ISO request in its entirety to fully understand the scope of the situation.
I am a single Sole Proprietor of a Construction Health and Safety Company. Due to an event that occurred, I need to remove the 16’ Cube Van Box from the chassis section of an E350 1997 Ford Cutaway. This is due to an engine fire that took out my cab as well. Please read the Detailer Background Narrative below for a complete understanding of the pressure and extreme need of what I am requesting.
Requested Space Needed and Work to be done.
What I need is a place to perform this work on my own that won’t financially break me. An area measuring approx. 16’ wide by 30’ long. A small piece of a yard, commercial or industrial work area, space on a lot whatever you might have. Just no mud pits, as I have to crawl under my truck. My unit is entirely self-contained I don’t require power, heat, water, internet, nothing. I supply all of that myself. Either I’ll be transferring the box section from the cab and chassis and
installing it onto a flat deck trailer. Or I’ll be scaping the complete interior of the cab leaving it bare to the medal, ripping out the motor / transmission, front clip as well as removing all unwanted parts. Leaving just the front frame showing where I can then mount a hitch assembly.
Compensation
For your compensation for this, I am not even sure what a space like that is worth on a rental basis. I’m not quite sure how long it will take. Diffidently weather is a huge consideration. Beyond any financial amounts agreed to, I can also offer these 3 things which could be life saving and investment protection. Apart from any company related work activities, when at my truck do the tasks needed for the project, I can offer my Occupational Health and Safety expertise to help you if any related issues occur. As well as being an Occupational First Aid Attendant level 3 with full gear, if somebody was injured on location Ill be there to render assistance. In addition, how about security at night, watching over the area so if any opportunist attempt to do anything wrong, well not on my watch.
Detailer Background Narrative
Wed. Dec. 21st, 2022, 3 days before Christmas. My 97 Ford E350 16’Box Truck needed towing to Canadian Tire Abbotsford. -30 with the windchill caused the diesel in the lines and assuming tank to get that Gel effect. Won’t Start – Wont Run. Suggested to me from everybody I spoke with was to use Howes diesel treatment which I did. Triple dose was recommended and since the tank had $200 of diesel in it, I decided to wait overnight for results. Meanwhile after it was towed in, I noticed the shifter on the column was extremely loose.
Removed the trim and saw the tub that joins the shifter to the transmission linkage connecter had snapped. Pulling an all-nighter, by 6:00am it was complete and tool were packed away. Time to see if I could start the 7.3 Power Stroke. After a little splash of Kleen Flo, I started rolling over the starter and engine.
Almost started, but only a backfire and it just wouldn’t catch. Killed 2 new batteries. Fired up the generator, plugged in the little charger, but at only 8amps I knew it would take hours. After 2 more cycles like that, once again I was consulted online by friends. Suggested now was a Magnetic Oil Pan Heating Element. 15-40 was probably way too thick at neg. 30.
I was in Canadian Tire for 20 minutes waiting for them to dig out this heating element for my oil pan, when I received a call from a cop that my truck was on fire. I bolted so fast out that front door, I bet I freaked out the other customers when they saw a 54-year-old 6’4” 265lb fat man run that quick. Getting outside I saw my truck cab smoldering. I couldn’t stop the tears or overwhelming emotions of complete lose and devastation. You see, it’s not just a cub van. It’s a mobile first aid facility with an office space in the front. In addition, it’s also my home. Ya, that’s right I live in it.
Due the unscrupulous owners of a rental I had, they failed to inform me it was for sale till 1 month AFTER I moved in. When it sold the new owner lied his was through my RTB challenge of a 2-month eviction for “Owners Right to Use”, I’ve been forced to live in my work truck since summer of 2020.
The fire destroyed the cab, motor and complete front end. However, the 16’ box on the back survived fully in tacked with only some slight smoke damage. Nothing a deep clean of everything and some fresh paint couldn’t reverse. Which brings me to this point in time.
I need to salvage items from the front that are still un damaged, as well as remove the box off the back frame. The 16’ box will be fasted to a trailer unit. I can not just right off the whole thing and replace it all. Insurance won’t cover that entire adventure; they won’t even come close to a 1/3 of the expenses required. As a sole proprietor I have to keep the box and mount it on a trailer. I can tow that trailer with a truck I was forced to buy because this one is gone. The real kicker is, I’m still forced to live in the cube van section.
After completely sealing it off from the cab, and a deep clean, some paint, and elbow grease, it’s habitable once again. I have no other options, just need a space to do the remainder of what needs to be done. Not being able to complete what needs doing will most likely force my little company to fold. I wouldn’t be able to recover from that. Sad but 100% true.
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2023-02-10