Mike Melton walks through a heavily modified truck with a full FTS suspension kit and 37-inch Atturo tires, calling it done right. He then criticizes shops that underpay technicians and says his own tire techs earn $15 to $40 an hour, with fast advancement possible based on effort.
So a lot of you shops don't pay your guys enough. Now this truck right here, a little 17, 18-year-old kid drives this truck, and no, his daddy didn't pay for it. Under this thing he's got an FTS suspension kit. Now he's running some 37x13.50x26s. Now these are the Atturo Trail Blade MTS. Now these right here balance a lot better than just the regular MTS do. Now see, this guy did it right. He don't have different suspension parts here, different suspension parts there. He want— he went full FTS. He did it the right way. And of course he's got a damn Denali. So if you're working at a shop and you can't afford a truck like this, I suggest you leave that damn shop right now and find you a damn another job that's gonna pay you like we pay our guys. Now, my tire techs can make anywhere starting about $15, and they can make all the way up to $40 an hour. That's any guy. You can start here working 2 weeks, and you can go ahead and start making $40 an hour. It all depends on you and your leadership.
