I didn’t know he was back, lol.

@@kantisdel1 i don't think he was

Sometimes u mentally check out

I think he kind of handled it like a chick. They have a tendency to just hide stuff like that, then BOOM! Respect though that he didn't back door the shop and leave too.

I've been self employed and had business partner for 10 years. When the economy failed us, it was tough. I'm sure it hurt but damn! Recognize your talent and keep pushing. I hope he will.

How's he under paid?

3 to 4k per episode......plus wages ... the man is skint

@Robert O brutal , but true .... i only watched because of Rawlins... fuck arron he was easily replaced

Facts

I understand I'm on the same shoe of AK!

Funny, but I think RR deserves a bit more respect..

@@jcyohanofficial1443 LOL that man can eat shit after the crap he pulled on street outlaws.

FEhyo Jenkins it’s a reality tv show dumbfuck😂

@@jcyohanofficial1443 Richard doesn't deserve any respect. Richard is a selfish man that only thinks about himself.

@@nathanchose4044 yeah and guess what? Street outlaws wasnt. All of them guys are still out there racing, hitting up tracks, hitting up events like texas2k and shit like that. Richard made a promise to chief he'd bring his own car and drive it. And he didnt. And when he was called out on it, he backpedaled, came up with every feasible excuse he could, and ultimately ruined his ratings.

He said that directed at the show which forced them to make faster and faster not Richards fault besides making a show

Indeed, Richard is all torn up but Aaron is a new free man. After 14 mutha fu@%# years with that fool , its time for a new chapter in Aaron life .

@@lesant7659 that fool whom you speak of made him a millionaire perhaps . In other words , that fool whom you speak of made Aaron . Without Richard , Aaron would walk halls as a phantom .

For sure..

@@Trashcankicker. Great mechanics, who own their shops or work for higher-end dealerships make as much as engineers. Aaron doesn’t have anyone else to thank except for himself. Richard could have never gotten the show if it wasn’t for talented craftsmen like Aaron. Each hand washes the other. I know the show was Richards idea , but didn’t bring anything to the show but pompous attitude and talk.

That old man was right. I live by this rule...

Wish I had this advice. An old man once told me: never become too good at your job else you will never be promoted. So I never really made myself irreplaceable. Time to change!

Bad advise, train everyone below to do your job, so you can be promoted. You can not be promoted if there's no one to take your place.

@@robertmccully2792 in my line of work there is no real training. Building one off thing a prototypes isnt something you train one to do. When I started they gave me a work area, access to every piece of equipment I needed, a pile of material, and a blueprint and said build it. No help. No coaching. Nothing.

@@swing2gether Just like construction which i did for 35 years. here are the plans. Go build it, and when your done call me and i will give you your next job.

What's the Name of that store

@@derhenry6577 The shop moved to Gran Prairie, Texas. It's called Arclight Fab

When he left he said he wanted to do a lot of stuff for old f-150. Since there was so much for old c-10s.

Without Aaron gonna need to figure it out for himself

@@christianalvarado2278 he needs to get his website fixed

dudes on that cheddar ...........best day was when discovery picked them up

Always a good feeling.

@@jasonren666 That's not true, Aaron was already a VERY WELL KNOWN and VERY RESPECTED Car Builder and fabricator. He didn't need that show nor Richard to be famous, if it wasn't for Aaron Richard would still be a used car salesman in the outskirts of Dallas.

I am a Machinist fabricator welder etc... He only bolted parts together 98 percent of the time, just like Orange County Choppers. I wouldn't pay Him much.

@@preeganjaygovender3108 I was not impressed with His skills at that time. If He was top notch He would not be working for Gas Monkey.

@@preeganjaygovender3108 look at the reviews for shifting gears 1.10 stars average review on imdb. On Gasmonkey He made fake prototype firebirds. He overdid everything throwing tons of parts at projects. He gave the go ahead on cars that were piles of rust so may times it makes you wonder if he has a brain. When Roadkill challenged them to a drag they couldn't even get their car started. Go look at the Cut Dawg Lowrider and tell me who would buy that.

He is a loser, he will be working from his house garage forever !!!

Preegan Jay Govender Good luck with that

I stopped for a moment at this point... exactly what you say

Sorry but he who pays the bills is the BOSS. Just because you work somewhere for many years. Doesn't entitle you to automatically be part owner.

JLHunt You took away the suggestion that I was implying he deserved a stake in the company, which is wrong. A good boss/leader would realize that it is his team that helped make him successful. Simply saying that they worked with you gives acknowledgement to their years of sweat by your side. Not saying just shows ones own narcissism and inability to appreciate your own employees. No money. No shares. Just a show of appreciation.

@@huntjl88 JB's right though. Their official titles may be boss and employee but they were also partners. Aaron did so much for the business.

Aaron is so talented. He SHOULD be working for himself. He could make some real money

Exactly and that he left after telling the other 5 guys about Aaron and saying he gonna go get drunk but they gotta make the racecar Such a lazy boss, they need to all walk out too

Its called running a business

It is Richards business, he's in it to make money not friend's. Friends don't pay the bills

@@dominickjustave3558 exactly

@@dominickjustave3558 People forget that aaron was just the next mechanic in the next garage on the block, and richard asked to come work for him and now he has a net worth of 8 million dollars, so richard made him stinking rich and that's why i think that aaron is an ungreatfull fucking bastard to take a vacation first and then come back and tell that he won't come back, so imo he deserved a punch in the mouth when he sat there in that office with richard. And what's up with all those dudes with that ugly doormat on their chin? Since when became that hobo look a fashion?

He’s a coward he left we no warning after 14 years

I’m sure there was plenty of warning in Aaron’s mental state and physical health of being over worked for so many years because of Richards greed. No job is worth that kind of stress in life. A lot of people would be a lot happier and more free if they took a little lesson from Aaron and his decision making. He’s doing what he loves and he’s doing it on his own terms. Richard has plenty of money he could just find another master mechanic to over work to meet his impossible deadlines lol. No boss cares about you. They only care about the money you make them. Period. I respect him for making a choice like that.

@@edwinasas5075 You're a bum, stop defending a known asshole and maybe use more than 4 iq before you shit on an overworked and underpaid mechanic like Aaron. Richard deserved nothing more, im surprised he didn't just email him.

Old saying familiarity breeds contempt .......

U would be angry to image working with someone for 14 years making them a huge amount of money then they quit with no warning just out

@@edwinasas5075 Yeah man that’s crazy, you’d think after all that time there would be some camaraderie, but it clearly seems that Aaron just didn’t give a single shit about him. Wonder what the story is behind the scenes, rumors circulate that RR is a shady dude.

Yeah dude did him grimey too quitting after his vacation to twist the knife. I like it! 👍🏿

@@edwinasas5075 he didn't make money off Richard, Richard made money off him, his shop is open bc of his help. He got paid for what he did, he deserved and earned that money. The owner makes money off his work

shiruka porras where do you draw the line? Richard had a vision and he wants to make GMG bigger and badder but where do you stop?! Burning people out? Having all the riches but still feeling unfulfilled. GMG is starting to sound like Facebook who always want to try and be the next Facebook. It’s all about profit and flipping cars but within that they seem to be becoming victims of their own success. A shame really it is.

Aaron was the brain behind the projects. Dude has a lot of experience , skill & has made many connections. The only thing stopping him from achieving his own success is working for someone else. Now he has nobody pressuring him to get things done instantly and the money he gets for his work goes to him not another man

Pitufo Chiludo agreed on that! But why work for somebody when u can b ur own boss he already was doing it all pretty much my point its richard only cocern was the money he was gonna loose not his long time friend

General Gen my point exacly!!

G B yeah he was more concern about letting go of money than his long time friend! He may find more ppl yo push around but never another aaron he never show any feeling about letring aaron go more than the mecanic who made money for him

Yep

Thats what happens if you misuse your main mechanic, you dont realise what youve got untill its gone.

Bad boss. And what does he actually do in the shop? Exploiting others and get rich. Aaron does all the work!

Mike N

Not sure why this is so current when it happened years ago? Summed up really quick with Richards comments, “he worked for me for 14 years”, when it should have been they worked together for 14 years. Richard was the Sales guy, Aaron was the Shop guy, but it came down to one owner and not two. I’m sure that stung. But who knows, a lot scripted, a lot we the public don’t know. But I will say, bad business model; every leader has a strong right hand man, and Richard didn’t see it that way (apparently).

Happens way to much. Boss guy always over uses and the worker feels unappreciated

So true,so true.Anyway show must go on

Aaron made millions as a fucking mechanic. He is fine

Kaufman could not take the pressure because he's a lousy mechanic and clueless. Anyone who does not know enough to use break in oil on a new engine can not call himself a mechanic. It's that simple.

more likely suffers from, i build it, you get rich

i don’t think it’s his own burnout from cars, especially since he built his own shop and still makes his own projects. i just think he got tired of doing cars only richard liked and wanted to build.

@@robbysosa1651 Could be. I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case.

I couldn't have said it better, perfect comment.👍

I can't stand Rawlings, but he's right, he worked for him. Arron could have said something before but didn't so he left.

@@caspere.8461 shouldn't have to. That's why he left. People don't quit jobs, they quit bosses.

That hit hard. He seems like he is just tired from over working.

A regular man's 80k work truck 🤣

Pmpbreeze Ogah Damn right!

Yup , all these teams that make to mainstream tv most always fail.. business wise or relationship wise

Oh Pu-Lee-Ze. This is what happens when a production company offers to let you make your own similar show and offers you a percentage that sounds better than your salary. Which then falls on it's face btw.

I’d like to have Aaron build me a car. How do I contact him?

Nordburg I was thinking of sending a messenger pigeon. No shit, email or phone...you you have email or phone number that you can pass along?

I’m a expert on them because I saw the show sometimes

@ronnie doorzon lol you got a big crush in him or something rofl the show sucks after the bearded guy left maybe if you go kiss his ass some more he will hire you LOOOOOL

@ronnie doorzon aaron didn owe richard shit

@ronnie doorzon aaron and richard went into GMG together, he has been with Richard 14 years do the math he was only on tv witb richard for 5 years, he doesnt owe richard anything he made richard alot of money over a 14 year span, it consumed his life to the point it wasnt worth it

@ronnie doorzon yea he hired aaron as a mechanic when he opened amd aaron worked for him for 14 years, 5 years were on tv

True

He thought they were walking out together. Richard stopped for the five.

Say what? I live in Grand Prairie TX and I would like to know where he is

Google is friend

Yes, thank god he is gone!!

That a new show with Aaron

Nice he’s in my home town and I just moved back nice to know I like the show but I saw this coming got to learn burn out is not fun

it happened three years ago, he's doing right he got his own shop opened

@@alexandreberthiaume9794 Fair enough. I stopped watching the show several years ago because RR is such a Dick. I stumbled upon this video today and wasn't surprised at all to see him lose his most talented man. Good for Aaron

Rawlings is nothing but a self absorbed douche bag.

@@shootthechit saw him at central market in dallas. Dude is 100% a dick

@@alexandreberthiaume9794 and his own show

@@beegee495 should be a partnership, especially when Richard FINDS the work and Aaron DOES the work.

Richard being Richard and not thinking of the importance of others

Richard was too greedy, and by then full of himself. Shortly after he made the statement that no one person is not replaceable. The original idea may have been Richard's ( Wooohooo's), but Aaron was a key part of making it a success, but each year the show went on, " Wooooo-Hooooo" treated Aaron more and more just like any other hourly wage employee. Besides, I've heard enough Woooo-Hooooo to last me awhile.

Same happened at Orange Country Choppers

Huge fan of the show, I agree, and in fairness, people need to evolve in their professional lives. Don't blame Kaufman for quitting, he did 14 years working in the same job. People need to move when they get itchy feet. Hindsight says that some of the deadlines for finishing those cars would have aggravated the purist in him. Perhaps if he had been offered a big chunk of business ownership then it might have swayed his opinion, but that's a moot point. In a small group there's always a potential banana skin if you're too reliant on one person and their presence is pretty much taken for granted.

Bad idea because then everybody will be doing the same thing

Very well said

He will soon realize there are no workers cause everyone wants to be an owner haha

Making shows and having to build cars within weeks would take their toll on anyone.

Yeah Detroit....notice how he didn't even have to think that answer? If it came that quick and natural, its probably been right at the forefront of his mind for a long lonnnng time.

Yeah I stopped watching after this.

Me too

Preach!! Also it barely comes on. Just cancel it already!

Me too

Same. I used to watch every episode. After Aaron left just wasn't the same and the builds weren't the same quality. Aaron is a master mechanic at a level that not many people can reach. Good for him for doing his own thing. He deserves it.

Why would you want to bore the audience that way?

Aaron had his own show it was good Haven’t seen it come back thou

@@se7encureton not good enough to get a contract. That was just a spin off

Amen

yeah but towards the end aaron would act depressed and the show sucked...its all staged misfits garage was kinda better

it was never that good

They both build amazing cars but they both had different ways of doing things.

Yea that was hilarious

I believe he was a firefighter

Victor Franco, I thought he was a partner.

@@cmikesmith664 no he has his own shop now

Victor Franco, I’m glad he moved on. Aaron should have been made a partner in the business.

Did it really rank? The show is online on KZfaq and its not bad.

to be honest, he's right. He was working for him. He was the one building all this. Sure, Aaron was a great mechanic, maybe the best one out there for gas monkey at the time, but he didn't risk his money on this project, he didn't risk anything, he was just getting paid to build cars. It's easy to talk bullshit about richard, but in the end of the day, he's the one that has to think on how to keep moving foward, how to pay the bills, how to get promotions, magazine covers, how to keep moving foward. Guess that this doesn't even matter, Richard proved that Aaron is replacable (company wise, not show, he was great in the show and I do miss him) and kept making money, building new crazy cars and making a name on the car world.

@@megarafjogos the only thing Richard proved is that he lost an employee, not a friend of 14+ years who's helped build the company to anything recognizable beyond a big city customs startup.

@@spacecadet0 sure, but we can't talk about what's going on in the backstage. We don't really know why and how he left. The one that acted like it didn't mean anything to him was aaron, he just showed up and left without a warning.

@@megarafjogos I would to if I felt like it's a waste going towards production rather than craftsmanship. The craft stands alone, even nameless.

He is replaceable, it's sad, but it's the truth.

@@Happy_2_Wheels They have continued building cars, but Aaron has not been replaced with anyone with half of the capabilities he brought to that shop.

Actually yes,everyone replaceable

As a long time tech I always thought it was funny when some new manager would fire some old knowledgeable tech for having a beer while at a restaurant having lunch but proceed to call them a month later begging them to come back only to find out they scored a way better gig. Yeah everyone replaceable but are you ready to deal with the headaches of your replacements. Aaron doesn't impress me much. Neither does Richard but they got way more$$$ than I'll ever have.

Mr. That’s what a good employer should have done.

When I managed a Radio Shack long ago, I was forced to fire a guy due to low sales. It came from the higher ups as he wasn't costing us but he wasn't productive as much as they wanted. I told him and then took him out to lunch. I am not a pushy sales type person and I appreciated his style and so did the customers. My store closed down 1.5 years after they moved me out ( I got downgraded to assistant manage of a huge store so my income actually went up slightly ) as customers just stopped wanting to go to a pressure sales place to shop.( the sales people were all replaced by new pressure sales people ) I saw RS's demise coming years before it happened. Management stopped caring at all about the experience and just wanted sales. I can understand getting burned out. Many times the money doesn't matter if you are miserable. I left Radio Shack < a year after that, never to return. I have been self Employed since, I get to do it my way now.

Richard doesnt think that way... Thats the problem

That's he lost his restaurant didn't even last that long

Ngl counting cars sucks I hate count

@mistaeric Exactly.You have to give the audience a little theater. (to a point) Too much will kill it like O.C.C.

It's a fucking TV show man, it's scripted for fuck sake

Iron Resurrection. Those guys don't build cars, they engineer them.

Amen: good for him - that’s what happened when’s it all becomes about the money

Aaron became a multi-millionaire also lmao.

Well you see thays usually how a business works. The boss pay you for your service to keep their place operational. That's literally the definition of any job

That's what happens when you have money and own a company .. You pay people to work for you

Just like any other boss ever ?

@@Jake_Hynds exactly, and there is nothing wrong with that.

4200time Dang what? I had no idea. I haven’t watch the DDE’s channel in a bit. I’ll definitely be checking it out