Congratulations to Mr. Fabio Ramos of Odessa, TX. He is the new, proud owner of the CMC SRT-10. This was a very sentimental moment for me. Click on Caleb’s Customers to find out more and to see more pics of Fabio and his new baby. 
-king dude
Click here to see new customers from Freedom GMC. We are dedicated to TOTAL satisfaction. If you are not totally satisfied with your experience at Freedom, then I have not done my job. If I was independently wealthy I would sell these vehicles, commission free. I’m having more damn fun than a human being should be aloud to have. I cannot believe I get payed to do this. There’s an old saying: “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life”. I’m there. I get to meet people from all walks of life. I’ve heard the saddest of stories as well as the happiest, from customers. -king dude
Have we hit rock bottom yet? Everyone in the West Texas Oilfield hopes so. 85%+ of the drilling rigs are stacked in the field. The price of a barrel of crude keeps making a thud noise way down there at $50-60/barrel. It has proven to be more than many could stand and I am no exception.
Cat Crankers and PHB Equipment no longer exist and I am now selling cars and trucks at Freedom GMC in Odessa, TX. The website, www.CrankMyCat.com is still obviously up and running, but the content may change. This could be fun though. I’m still the same dude, just doing different stuff.
Freedom GMC is a single, locally owed dealership. Mrs. Jo Hooker is the owner. She and her family run the place. Freedom is not one of those dealerships that make those ignorant-ass commercials with outrageous claims. Everything about Freedom is done with class.
I’ve always hated the car buying process. I always felt like I was getting screwed. Not at Freedom, though. I am having the time of my life. I’ve met ambitios young-punk kids to well established retirees and everything in between. My job is to find just the right vehicle for each individual and to make that experience as pleasant as possible. I invite you to come experience just that. Keep in mind, Freedom is in business to make money, but at the same time, we don’t high-five each other when you leave because we’ve just clubbed you in the head. You will be congratulated for your purchase and we are glad to make another fair sale so we can feed our own families as well.
One more thing. The CMC SRT-10 Viper truck is now on our pre-owned lot. The wrap has been removed, but it’s still a rockin’ truck. It is one of 777 black, ‘05, quad cabs ever made and they only made these bad boys for two years (’05 and ‘06). You can put it in the “Collector’s Item” category. I’d love the opportunity to tell you all about it and ultimately sell it to you. I’ll even put your mug on this site if you are the lucky buyer. Holler at me and we’ll take ‘er for a spin… all 500 horse power. 432-413-3133. (Click here to find Freedom in the CMC Links).
Caleb Leverett
Sales Dude for Freedom
In this clip, the kids show off their deer. They then give a plug for CrankMyCat in this hillarious deer hunting video.
This guy has got balls of solid steel.
This is from Rush’s show on 3/4/09. Rush talks about how President Obama ambushed Caterpillar CEO Jim Owens. He also discusses how the US Representative Aaron Schock from IL learned of this and discussed it at a Heritage Foundation bloggers meeting. To read the entire transcript, click here.
Find out all about Lori Darlin’ here. She is the most wanted hardhat sticker in the oilfield. Everybody loves Lori Darlin’. 
Check out our “forums” section. We cranked on it a little bit, making it easier to navigate through. Our goal is to create a place where Caterpillar enthusiasts can ask others question, post Caterpillar equipment related items you need or may have for sale, tell your stories, etc. Whether you are into oilfield diesel engines, natural gas engines, tractors or trucks, feel free join and tell others! Caleb and Samantha want to hear from you and it costs absolutely nothing to join. Also, feel free to email us any time at crankmycat@gmail.com
That’s a quote from Caddyshack 2 by Peter Blunt (played by Randy Quaid). It’s 2009 and Barack Obama has just been given the controls of the most powerful, most sought after diesel engine ever created. She’s beautiful for her age. She was commissioned in 1776 and has been running for almost 233 years (that’s over 2 Million hours) and has never failed in the long run.
In the beginning, she was a low compression, slow speed engine. She was constructed from the finest recourses of her land. A naturally aspirated, simple engine, she was able to provide for most. She has had some 44 different styles of governor controls in her lifetime, some better than others.
She started out as a 13 cylinder chugger and has grown to a 50 cylinder powerhouse. In the 1920’s, turbochargers were added to her combustion system. Her power output was doubled in just a few years and she became much more efficient. However, in the 1930’s she was faced with awful problems. The rings around her pistons could not stand the intense heat from the high boost pressure produced by the turbos. They began to crack. The gasket material was not capable of withstanding the intense heat from the high combustion pressure. She began to smoke and had an enormous amount of blow-by, which resulted in a severe loss in horse power. She was sick and tired of being abused, but did not know what to do about it.
Then, on December 7, 1941, an outsider kicked her radiator fins in. This made her really angry. She realized that she could not depend on anyone but herself, so she did something about it. She put herself to work. She troubleshot her weaknesses and began to make herself stronger adding innovation and technology to her structure. This overhaul would last almost 20 years.
As with any diesel engine, she has had her fair share of problems. This cycle has been in motion for a long time now. Every economic high is a result of a fresh overhaul and every downturn is due to either normal wear and tear or lack of maintenance (usually both). She just happens to be in another downturn and it’s time for another overhaul. She is going to be down for a while, but don’t worry, she’ll be back.
Day after day, year after year she has been running on her fuel of choice called the American people. As with all fuel, there is always the possibility of contaminants. These contaminants have wreaked havoc on her unit injectors, due to their extremely close tolerances.
It’s going to be a very rough ride. We’ve all screwed off at least a little bit over the last few years and our engine is worn out. We are all going to have to cut back in order to make it through this. Case in point. We would usually be making a cool video about this, but instead are having to type it out. Everyone is going to have to learn to take personal responsibility for their own actions and stop blaming everyone else their problems. It is YOUR responsibility to take care of YOU and YOURS, no one else’s. If you have got yourself into a mess, get YOURSELF out and don’t expect someone else to do it for you. Fairness is keeping what you’ve earned and using it at your own disposal, not spreading misery equally, dragging down the producers (that was borrowed from Rush Limbaugh).
The bottom line is, the economy has taken a severe dump, but don’t get discouraged. It will come back just as it always has, even though it may take a while. Look on the bright side. Humiliation is a wonderful character-building tool. Maybe we all needed this reality check so as not to forget where we came from.
January 17, 2009 - 10 A.M.
Preview January 16, 10 A.M. ’til 5 P.M.
12309 County Road 129 W., Odessa, TX 79765 (Midland County for Mapquest.com directions)
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