june 30th " hours and electrical"

    The last few days i worked on alot but most notable was an electical problem. they thought they had it figured out and the problem was fixed or at least gone... i went out to give a check over before it was sold. and i got the problem to come back up. it was an intermitent problem where you turn on the flashers and turn them off but they stay on. and some times with the key off they would work. after some trouble shooting here and there. i thought it was a relay  becuase i had tested the switch.  but i looked in the books and asked the boss and could not find anything about relays. i got help from a more experienced employee. and he found the relays and they were green with corrosion! replaced them problem solved. think basic basics basics.


Hours as of 6/30 86 hrs

6/10 " Learning Need To Report"

I have done so much and not even realized what im learning being so into my work. The other day i used the highlighting method on an electrical diagram for finding a problem in the circuit for an over the phone fix. We couldnt even see it. I also got to take apart and put back together a cvt clutch pack. I have seen them an helped with them but never really done it all with my own hands. I feel like i have much more confidence in tearing into things. I just wired up a new cb an antenna to our new truck. Learning how and where to wear add ons was challenging especially for how new the truck was. Another new thing was getting to see the planetary gear set i always just said oh ya that thing but seeing gear set work was great and helped with understanding the allison transmission for sure. Earlier i got to do a clutch replacement on our boom truck. and we ended up putting the clutch on the transmissioon first and then bolting to the flywheel so i hae learne ho to get past that challenge. But it is another beast all together working under a truck i enjoy tractors a bit more these days. In conclusion i need to notice the little stuff that really isnt all that little.

Hours to date 264!