I’m a fleet mechanic for my local town, and a lot of my time is spent on (and under) garbage trucks, dump bodies, and heavy equipment. I’ve got long hair, so I always keep it back in a braid and have always worn a ball cap to try and keep off the majority of the gunk. Previously when I was working on more automotive and small engine that was sufficient, but not so much now. Especially working underneath, I’m constantly either loosing the hat, having the brim catch on things or block my view, or dragging the braid through grease. I’ve thought about trying a welding cap. Any other suggestions for good headwear solutions?

I have recieved a great deal for a snap on 73" box that was 11,840 and down to a purchase price to 5,670. I'm not kidding whatsoever! This offer is until October 22nd, 2026. I work at a fleet diesel company, work a 4 day work week and I make above 25 an hour. I work for a great company too. I'll be paying 80 per week but they offered a weekly payment of $50 per week but pay it off higher to better my interest.

Take it or leave it?

I have a 2003 ford excursion 7.3 that im troubleshooting a P0122 throttle position voltage low code. Does Alldata show the schematic at a "rest state"? Pin 6 is 12v supply from fuse #45 (good fuse/12.4v at pin 6) and pin 7 is idle verification back to the pcm. Schematic shows that the idle verification side of the tps is a NC switch. I pulled the pedal off and founds pins 6 and 7 are OL at rest and jump to 8 ohms through the entire throw of the pedal.

Alldata color schematic is the only diagram that shows the internal pedal breakdown so I wouldn't be surprised if it was wrong.

Apparently i'm not going to get a real answer from r/tools. ill chat with MAC tomorrow when i see him but i'm curious what you guys prefer. I run this thing on low low in the summer for heat shrink butts but i literally can not see the fire burning and i'm willing to try another brand

if you dont know, it has a button at the rear to unlock and get fire but that same button/ trigger combo can sometimes lock in place leaving fire burning without my knowing it. i've lubed it up with graphite lube recently and it helped some

Have seen a few postings for this job role. Description is vague. Just wondering if anyone knows more or works for peter built

Thanks

Pulled a DD15 in tonight with fault spn 520349 fmi 14 dpf filtration low. Ive done quite a few of these cracked single filter style but this first I can remember like this.

Unit has 380k don't have much history on unit as its from outside my location.

hello everyone, im am still in high school and going to be graduating soon and interested in the diesel field. I am interested in the RDO access your future program, or the IUOE Local 428 apprenticeship. My gf’s dad is a service manager at rdo and don’t think it would be terribly hard to land an apprenticeship there, but what about union? Thank you

For context I'm currently working on a 2015 freightliner M2 bus with a cummins 6.7 ISB. My boss started the initial troubleshoot and handed it off to me. As far as I'm aware the initial issue was that it was nearly stalling at idle (stumbling i think its called). It had a CEL and a regen light. My boss started a regen on it before handing it off. The diag computer that was forcing the regen died at some point during the process.

When I took over there were no longer codes and it ran ok other than constantly purging and an abs light. I removed the diag laptop to go charge it. Later I started trying to trouble shoot the constant purge. During that troubleshoot I hooked the laptop back up to see if there were any abs specific codes. There were none and the codes that were present were inactive. I cleared them and refreshed JPRO. I then started the engine and it started stumbling again. After the refresh there were no codes present. I called my boss and he advised to start the regen again.

It just finished the regen and it was regening for about 1hr 15mins and then a pop-up said that there was an issue and it couldnt complete the regen. It also says that it is inhibited while being regen zone 0/1. After the regen it was stumbling again and it lasted for approximately 10-20minutes but now it sounds ok.

Im working on a w900 with a x15, issue im having is has scr operator inducement codes and derate,found plugged def doser. Replaced and ran a regen, nox conversion is at around 70%, in trying to run scr test but not allowed due to derate, try clearing codes and derate still comes up. Truck has no software updates available, any other way to remove the active derate and 3712 code

I'm in Toronto and I just applied to Heavy Duty Equipment Technician 2 year program at Centennial with an optional co-op and I'm just seeking some opinions on if it's worth it.

I'm currently 33 years old making 31$ CAD an hour doing construction work, but I'm not getting benefits nor do I see myself ever breaking 40$ especially with the trades over here getting more and more saturated every day. I'm considering it quite a gamble since I'll be losing two years of wages and spending capital for tuition.

Do y'all think I'm making a calculated bet doing a two year program. I'm looking to work on municipal machinery, mine equipment, field work or work on CAT equipment or of the sort. I'll willing to do FIFO work as well.

I have no automotive experience, terrible with cars but I'm heavily interested in electronics, how things work and energy. So it's quite different from my usual.

I’m curious for anyone who works as a garbage tech whether it’s municipality or normal business what’s it like? I always hear that the pay great and if youre working for a municipality they usually offer great benefits but what is it really like? I’m at a dealership and not often have I worked on a garbage trucks but the few times that I have I noticed that everything usually is pretty damn stuck on there? Any insight?

In about 2 weeks I’m going to take a Volvo electrical diagnostics class, and I was wondering how valuable Volvo certs were in the long run. I’ve had more time with Volvos at my dealership, so it’s my preferred truck, but I’ve been told the KW and Cummins certs are more valuable in the long run. I’m looking to move to AZ in a couple of years and just wanted to make sure it was the right call with Volvo lol.

Hey all, I just got a new job that I am starting next week and I am extremely excited for. Tuesday I found out I am having a kid with my fiance. I am more curious on what you guys if/ when we're in similar situations in the trade what did you guys put in place or prioritize to get ready for your first kid while in the trade (we all know how crazy it gets). Also whats some advice for a new dad in the trade.

Fun reminder to new guys and those who haven't learned yet...

please, don't fucking do this.

Don't back probe the conduit. Don't jump 24v systems to each other....

that's all.

I’m working on a 2012 NPR HD with a 5.4 L turbo diesel in it. I’m removing the oil cooler due to contamination in the coolant, but I’m having trouble getting the last bottom bolt out of the oil cooler due to the vacuum pump that’s gear driven, in the manual it says pull the transmission. Does anybody have a hack to take this out without removing the transmission?

Taking a survey. Would you think replace the spindle or try to repair once the hubs off. Also the bearings do not slide over the spindle at all.

Working on a old generator. I'm trying to locate a replacement water pump for this engine. Cummins 3166497 looks extremely similar, but I haven't been able to verify interchangeability. Does anyone have an old Cummins parts book, supersede information, or know a supplier who deals with these older H series industrial engines?

I apologize in advance. I thought I had taken a better photo of the pump head on but I can run back out to the generator if thats needed. Thank you!

We have this Scania V8 in an ARFF truck that had the entire fuel system replaced and now it won’t start. Doesn’t even puff and act like it wants to start. I have zero experience with these engines, I was not the one to replace the fuel system, we are limited to a Texa laptop, and I’ve been asked to give a hand getting this thing running. Tach shows RPM when cranking. Trying to get Texa to communicate to see if we can see anything else going on. Any help would be appreciated because this is already a shit show.

Never seen it this bad before

This was just from normal operation. Reman allison 4000 out of a gillig transit bus. I did an engine rebuild on a cummins and 3 weeks later it got towed back to base for a transmission issue and leak. This massive crack was found and even our most senior guys said theyd never seen anything like this happen before. We work on a fleet also, so certain issues we just rarely run into, if ever. This was just so crazy to me! Jokes have been that i tuned the engine with too much power and cracked the trans in half 😂

What's your favorite kit and brand?

I mostly want to use it to change def pumps and not lose coolant while changing them.