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You should write a book or rather a Guide on the transport industry.
Unaelewa!.. Kikikikkkk…
Kwanza the part about tissue paper ni ukweli.
A call from the driver is NEVER good News… NEFFAAA!!!
Somebody should really sue Tata Kenya and enjoin KEBS as second respondents. This concerning a product they force feed onto hardworking Kenyans through banks.
The Tata LPK2516 tipper.
You all know that ka yellow karai tipper with an ugly cabin. They are so many in Kenya. Inaitwa LPK 2516.
In 2007 or thereabout, Muhindi came and studied the Kenyan market. Noticed an glaring absence of zero mileage mguu kumi double diff tippers.
Only unreliable, uneconomic Mtumba Isuzu Gigas that consumed a liter for every kilometer.
Rushed back to their motherland, India. Sat up and whipped up the most worst of ideas in truck creation.
“Engine? Too complicated for us to build. So? We’ll just buy complete engines from Cummins. Americans will give us good discounts.” They figured.
Settled on the Cummins 6BT engine, iron cylinder head and block , 5883cc , diesel, delivering 157hp.
Body?Ah, we can fabricate. Chomelea chomelea karai, iko sawa. 12 cubic metres karai with hydraulically actuated rear door.
Cabin? Can we buy from China. Vijay, ask the Chinese how much they’ll charge us for the most rudimentary of truck cabins.
Vijay:-
“Hello, Chinese, cabin tatuuzia pesa ngapi?”
“Only six lakh, Singh. We give good good discount…” answers the Chinaman.
“Six lakh? Thats too expensive!” Decides management.
Into the boardroom comes Atul, master fabricator at Atul Tuktuks, Delhi.
“Ah Mr Atul, just the right man for the job” goes management. " How much for a very basic truck cabin?"
Mahesabu giza hapo ya Atul, and he quips, 2.5lakh.
“2.5 lakh! Wonderful!” Exclaims management. " Give that man the contract for the cabins. Bear in mind Atul ana sura mbovu kama tuktuk, and is the equivalent of Omosh panel beater wa Girogoni huko Delhi.
Thats how Tata tippers got their unbecoming appearances.
Rear suspension? Boggie suspension, hmm too expensive. Those semi elliptical springs will cost an arm and a leg. Aah, Vijay, what if we put each diff with its own set of leaf springs?
Ah, great idea! What about compensating? Oh, lets introduce hangers and bellcranks. Result? A complicated rear suspension, with the mood of a high school dorm matron with PMS.
Electrical?
“Kawaya Vinood!! Kuja hapaa!! Wewe naweza funga funga wire toka kwa alternator, iende kwa battery, mataa, wiper, etc?? Wewe si naweza??” Hollers management at Vinood.
“Yes boss!! " mimi tafanya iyo.
So basic is kawaya Vinood, the ignition switch is cojoined with the headlamps switch. Wipers have one speed, and theres no need for ignition key. A 3” nail will do.
Believe it or not, Tata tippers zote hugurumishwa na msumari ya inch tatu, hazinaga key.
Gearbox. Hapa, Tata Matata. Believe it or not, the gearbox bellhousing is cast iron. Six speed + 1 reverse.
Tyres , Jet King tube tyres. 295/80 R22.5. Its 2009, eeeh, tube tyres, errrm…hold that thought.
There, the tipper is ready. The tipper lands at KEMBA. Kamau from Kiambu learns of a mguu kumi Tata tipper being sold by Tata Kenya that consumes a fraction of the diesel consumed by his erratic, mtumba Isuzu Giga. Mahesabu haraka haraka, anaona this tipper can be raking in 15k a day after deducting expenses.
Huyoo Kamau, mbioo kwa Ekeza Sacco. Takes a loan and rushes to Co-Op Bank. Finance, chap chap, tipper imetoka. First month, tipper is a real work horse. Inatoka na mchanga tani 20 mtoni na gear 3. Inasawazisha milima ya Athi River ikipita FSR zote. Kamau even christens his newest acquisition “Mkali Wao”
Kamau is ecstatic. He can’t stop blathering to his drinking buddies how his truck is raking in millions, and how he will soon move from his 2 bedroom rental in Kinoo to his own home.
Two months into ownership, hanger zimevunjika. Zinarekebishwa. Bellcrank imevunjika. Inaekwa mpya from Pindoria. Center bolt katika, inarekebishwa. Kamau isn’t too happy.
Three months, gears haziingii. On closer observation, bellhousing ina crack. Doughnuts are loose. Miguu imeisha.
Rings zimeisha, inachoma oil liter 5 dAily. The turbo outlet is also full of oily deposits, seals are done for.
Before Kamau knows it, its already one year. Insurance inadai, inspection inadai. One month default, Coop has already sent its overzealous auctioneers. Tipper is repossessed and quick math, Kamau needs almost 300k to get it back on the road. Giri magana matatu? Ni gutee. Wacha ikae. Kaba Giga yakwa.
This tipper has alot of manufacturing defects. COFEK, where art thou?
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Whoa! Spot on boss. Only that zangu hazina loan, thank God :)
As someone stated, do you have a constant flow of jobs lined up ama unaanza biz juu ya hearsay? Kama uliangukia contract etc, then go for it. Otherwise, you will know that it is almost always a bad idea investing in a depreciating asset.
Kuna contact najua plus Im not taking on loan !
Do you have a guarantee, IN WRITING, that utapata hiyo job? Is the job “large” enough to make it worth the risk (6 months plus)?? kwa biz contacts mean nothing if not in writing unless ni brother yako anakupea hiyo kazi (blood ties).
niliona Mzee mwingine rafiki yangu alikuwa amepatiwa mawe ya 6*9 ya ndarugo na @48 per piece jinga ingine kama @Randy ikaingilia biashara ikabidi ateremuke mpaka 40 bob
Huyu jamaa anadhani kuambiliwa biz ni kupewa:D:D Hajui hiyo biz imejaa mafisi na watiaji wa kunyang’anya mtu nyama ikiwa kwa mdomo. Story yako na Randy nilisoma.