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Who Said Beer is Just for Drinking?

“What…..you have a better way to check TDC?”

As Seen on TV……

“Watches video on YouTube, goes to mechanic expecting motor swap in 2 minutes like the video.”

This school bus looked pretty bad a few weeks ago. It got into a fender bender in one of the bus yards up north. Purely an accident that could have been avoided but it was humans at work and we weren’t born with eyes on the back of our heads. The lesson learned is always… Continue reading School Bus Makeover

Diesel Engine Diagnostic Software

Diagnostic software for a diesel engine or any engine for that matter is the best tool you can have in your hands. Mechanics need to use diagnostic software to hook up and see what is happening in real time. Viewing the inside information on an engine electronic control unit will give you a time stamp… Continue reading Diesel Engine Diagnostic Software

Don’t Pursue Your Passion. Chase Opportunity.

‘Dirty Jobs’ star, Mike Rowe, shares his thoughts on passion and how it sometimes gets in the way of success.

CAT C15 Engine Swap in a Peterbilt Truck

Tractor motor repair and replacement!

Did Somebody Say They Needed a Wrench?

Volvo Trucks vs 750 Tonnes: An Extreme Heavy Haulage Challenge

How much can a single, series-produced truck haul? A Volvo FH16 featuring I-Shift with crawler gears faces one of the toughest challenges in the history of Volvo Trucks. With the world’s strongest man, Magnus Samuelsson, and trucking journalist Brian Weatherley in the driver’s cab, a Volvo FH16 attempts to pull 750 tonnes.

Mechanic Life Hacks

According to the Oxford dictionary Life Hack means: “A strategy or technique adopted in order to manage one’s time and daily activities in a more efficient way” Life hacks in the mechanic world happens all of the time with shortcuts and special tools being developed all of the time to make mechanic life easier. Working… Continue reading Mechanic Life Hacks