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Uses and Benefits of BLDC Motors

The BLDC motor goes by many names: Brushless DC motor, BL motor, EC motor and ECM. The brushless DC motor is a type of synchronous motor in which the magnetic fields of the rotor and stator change at the same frequency. An inverter powered by a DC electric source produces AC electric signals that drive… Continue reading Uses and Benefits of BLDC Motors

Want a Day Off Work?

So you want a day off. Let’s take a look at what you are asking for: There are 365 days per year available for work. There are 52 weeks per year in which you already have 2 days off per week, leaving 261 days available for work. Since you spend 16 hours each day away… Continue reading Want a Day Off Work?

If Microsoft Were GM

Microsoft should make cars, GM should make software: At a recent computer expo, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated: “If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that got 1000 miles to the gallon.” In response… Continue reading If Microsoft Were GM

Buying Surplus Gear Reducers

Guest Article provided by Mar-Dustrial Sales, Inc. a provider of power transmission products and repair since 1947. When buying industrial parts, it can be quite helpful to start off with some pre-shopping research. Here are acquisition tips to aid you in finding the best surplus gear reducers for your plant. Buying Surplus Gear Reducers: Key… Continue reading Buying Surplus Gear Reducers

Heavy Equipment Cleaning for Agricultural Machinery

Gone are the days of using horse-drawn carts or cattle in yokes to farm the land. Most modern farming involves the use of mechanized technologies to reap, sow, fertilize, thresh, irrigate, harvest and churn. To help extend the life of heavy equipment, its important to properly clean and maintain it with the help of professional… Continue reading Heavy Equipment Cleaning for Agricultural Machinery

How to Hire and Keep Mechanics

How to Hire and Keep Mechanics We are a AAA approved automotive service center and an ASE Blue Seal Shop, independently owned by a husband and wife that live in the community. Hiring, promoting, firing, and enforcing protocol with employees is by far the biggest problem our stores ever had and every other owner we… Continue reading How to Hire and Keep Mechanics

10 Reasons you May Need a Mechanic

10. Your friends always volunteer to drive. 9. Your spouse has pet names for your truck, like Beast or The Thing. 8. Your engine makes so much noise that they can’t hear you at the teller window. 7. You’ve been pulled over 6 times for weaving down the road and you don’t drink. 6. You… Continue reading 10 Reasons you May Need a Mechanic

The Truckers Diner

One morning a young man at his first job as a waiter in a diner has a large trucker sit down at the counter and order. “Gimme three flat tires and a couple of headlights,” said the truck driver. Bewildered the waiter goes to the kitchen and tells the cook, “I think this guy’s in… Continue reading The Truckers Diner

Truck Pep Pill

A truck driver was pulled over by a State Trooper. The patrolman told him to get out of the truck, and noticed that the driver appeared to be putting something in his mouth as he stepped out of the cab. Figuring that the driver was putting away his pep pills, the patrolman asked, “Did I… Continue reading Truck Pep Pill

Ten Commandments for Diesel Maintenance

1. Thou shalt keep thine engine clean and in adjustment that thy life in its compay shall be long and that thy owner shall increase thy pay. 2. Know thine engine and all its parts and functions else thou shall be in some unholy spot. 3. Be not wise in thine own conceit. Remember the… Continue reading Ten Commandments for Diesel Maintenance