Higher productivity is the ultimate goal of your preventive maintenance routine, and it’s also the outcome of properly applied preventive maintenance. The following list summarizes many, but not all, of the......

Check here regularly for diesel and gas engine troubleshooting and training tips, no matter if you are an experienced mechanic or a beginner......

New mechanics and technicians entering the trade must learn a huge body of information that includes the variety of fittings.  Before new mechanics can take off and “fly” in the......

I was sent to Kotzebue, Alaska for the construction season. My job was to keep all of their old surplus Army and Air Force equipment running, by whatever means......

The incredible invention of thread rolling... ...

The value of on the job apprenticeship training goes far beyond the technical content of the program....

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Our rule when starting engines in the cold, was to warm the engine enough that oil would drip off the dipstick before engaging the starter motor......

A year after moving to Kodiak my customer called asking for a rebuild of the main engine in his combination crabber/salmon tender....

The snow crunched under foot. Then suddenly, I was falling…...