About Me
I am originally from this area. I traveled a bit as a young man. I've been all over the Eastern U.S. and quite a bit of the Midwest. My work history includes several crane services, sign shops, gas stations,and finally my own business. I've been an equipment operator and mechanic all of my life.
I started working the summer that I was 13. My first job was at Broadway Crane service. I answered the phone and performed routine maintenance on forklifts, cranes, pickup trucks, etc. I worked there for two summers.
In 1981, my dad bought a crane and eventually started his own business. I worked for him for several years, learning to maintain and repair the equipment. I learned to operate forklifts and cranes, do general millwright work, and progressed as a mechanic. We did all of our own repairs; personal and business. But I wanted more; I wanted to travel and see places. I went to Georgia to get a job as a crane operator, but they had filled it already. Broke and alone, I turned to a trade that was short on help there; mechanic work. I took a job pumping gas and working on cars.
There was a lot that I had to learn. I spend many hours after work at the public library reading about fuel injection, computer controls, etc. Much of this was very new to me. After a while, I got the itch to move on. I went to Florida and worked at Performance Engines in Jacksonville for a while as a line mechanic rebuilding engines, then at Applebee Auto Parts pulling used parts, repairing radiators, and learned a lot about automotive glass replacement. But that old itch came back in a bit. And Florida was just too hot for my liking.
I left and drove a truck for a while. Then I went to Branson, Missouri on a delivery. There were a lot of want ads for mechanics, tow truck drivers, and people with lock out experience. After I left, I couldn't get the Ozark Mountains out of my mind. It was too much like the hills where I had grown up. About October of that year, I sold my household belongings and loaded my tools in my van and headed back to Branson. I didn't realize that with it being a tourist town that it was seasonal. For two or three weeks, I pounded the pavement looking for work. One day, I passed Branson Sign and Neon and saw a crane boom in the air.
I stopped in, filled out an application, and started pestering them for a job. After a week or so, they gave me a chance. I was a crane operator/mechanic. I worked there for several years, then at Native Signs, Fall Creek Tire and Auto, and Branson Muffler and Radiator. In October of '98, I started Geno's Wrenches on Wheels. I did mobile auto repair and lock outs until 2014 when my mother became ill. I returned to Tennessee to help take care of her. After she passed away, I stayed on to help my Dad. He passed away from a broken heart this past September. I plan on staying here and taking care of the old home place. I also plan to do auto repair and restoration. I'm a fair hand at diagnosing and fixing auto's, as well as electrical systems that are now very complex and dominating the market.
My arsenal includes Snap On scanner, Identifix DirectHit repair info website subscription, as well as a lifetime of being "in the trenches" studying and repairing these modern marvels. I may not be the cheapest in initial price, but I back my repairs with, I believe, the best mission statement around: "If I can't fix it, You DON'T PAY." I will also work on farm equipment, construction equipment, and most any other vehicle that I can get parts and information on. Let's solve your problems today!