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Re: Re: Re: More power yes,no?
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Posted by Mark on December 05, 2003 at 22:15:16 from (161.184.176.74):
In Reply to: Re: Re: More power yes,no? posted by dan on December 05, 2003 at 16:39:28:
I can't say I agree with not going to school. An old wise mechanic may know lots about your 460, but he won't teach you anything about the complex computer control systems being used in heavy equipment today. Do you know there are working earth moving machines today with no wiring harnesses? They use computer managment systems and radio transmitters which broadcast to recievers on each component. This is just the tip of the iceberg as to what is out there. Look at a 94 to present ford pickup with a 7.3 powerstroke, there is no fuel injection pump, there is a computer controled hydraulic pump which uses high pressure engine oil to ram a piston that injects the diesel fuel. How is a backyard trained mechanic with some snap on tools going to even know where to start to fix these things? These days a laptop computer is an important as an open end wrench. Mechanics is not just crowbars and sledgehammers anymore. Granted you could get by working on the old stuff for probably the next 5-10 years, but then what, found out later in life you better go back to school to keep yourself marketable. Pretty tough to do since you will probably have payments and a family by this time. Better to get the schooling done when your young and learn from the old wise mechanics on weekends. I am 29 years old and went to technical school for 2 years right out of high school. I was then hired on at caterpillar and have been there for the last 10 years. The stuff I work on is pretty unbeliveable and training on new products is steady. I don't knock the old mechanics, I get alot of my old school common sence approach from them. But I would not base my entire career on this. Knowledge is not the enemy and does not make you a cocky know it all. It all depends on the person. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.
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