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The Trucking Industry Crisis: Think It Doesn’t Affect you?

Video:Do you know what would happen if the truck driving industry went away? You may think it doesn’t affect you but Glenn assures us that it does.

The Top 5 Mistakes That Mechanics Make In Their Career

Video: Steven Cox gives some excellent advice on how to avoid these common career mistakes so many mechanics make.

How to Refill Aerosol Spray Cans Like Carb Cleaner, WD40, etc

Video: Check out this video on how to refill a Aerosol Spray can that has lost it’s pressure.

More tool tricks (mechanic edition )

Video: A little look into some tricks and tips that have to do with mechanics.

DeWalt Knockoff Battery vs The Real Deal

This 3.0Ah knockoff battery has equivalent performance to name brand DeWALT 4.0Ah 20V lithium. But is is good value versus the genuine Dewalt?

Mechanics Answer Real Questions

We get two mechanics, Scott Turbowski and Toddd Parking Brake, to answer questions about what it’s like working on cars and what they think of certain brands. As usual be prepared for adult language and themes.

School Bus Service Calls Mechanic Advice

Service calls are unpredictable most times. You can win or lose depending on how much you know about the problem. Someone calls it in and tells you all about it so you base your strategy on that information. With all due respect drivers are not mechanics so there are times when the story does not… Continue reading School Bus Service Calls Mechanic Advice

Cummins ISC Diesel Engine Aftertreatment Code Repair

There’s quite a back story behind this Cummins diesel engine repair. The Thomas HDX pusher was in Surrey on a sports run and everything was going well until the driver phoned me days earlier about an issue concerning the interior heating. The engine temperature was running at a normal level but no interior heat indicating… Continue reading Cummins ISC Diesel Engine Aftertreatment Code Repair

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

Apprentice Mechanic Decisions

If you’re an apprentice mechanic I wouldn’t be surprised that you have a lot of decisions to make. Taking the plunge and getting into this trade has many options to think about. The mechanic label is stretched out to many other areas. Commercial transport, Heavy Duty and automotive mechanics are the big three and even… Continue reading Apprentice Mechanic Decisions

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