Months Two, Three and Four-What's the plan?

After truck was delivered it went untouched for several weeks while I recuperated from an accident. On this truck as well as another truck I have,'68 Ford N70 front mounted pumper, there is a very unique problem. In order to do any work on the engine you either have to be 7 foot tall or have a some type of walk way. I first started with a step stool, bad choice. I then borrowed a friends wheel step which fits over the wheel and gives you a small ledge to work on. Again not a good idea for anyone over 60. After visiting several big trucks garages to see what they use I settled on aluminum paint stool from Lowe's that folded out and provided a long and wide surface on which to stand. This solved the up and in problem to the engine compartment but did little to ease the strain on the back. If you have any type of back trouble, you may want to stay away from fire trucks. Fire trucks are heavy and it seems that everything is bolted, re bolted and bolted again. If you do not have a good sized two stage air compressor you may again want to find another hobby. You can hand jack a fire truck up and then come back a couple of days later after you have rested and finish what you started. As of date you have the fire truck in a garage, you have a way to get into the engine compartment and you have a compressor, air jack and other air driven tools. Now time to start looking and poking around to see what works and where to go.