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Diesel Mechanics of the OT. Is working on garbage trucks as bad as it sounds?
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:24 pm
I got an offer for a job as a diesel mechanic for one of the big garbage companies in BR. Is it as bad as it sounds? Or should I take the job? Money is going to be nice
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Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:27 pm to lsunatchamp
If the job is for Republic Services I hope you take the job, sabotage their trucks, and make them have to file for bankruptcy.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:29 pm to lsunatchamp
Is it a shift work type of deal? The one's around my place work days and nights. The pay seems awesome, but not enough for me. Something about chasing down a hydraulic leak on a garbage truck just doesn't sound that great.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:31 pm to blucollarskolar
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Is it a shift work type of deal
yea. hourly pay with lots of overtime. working second shift 4pm-till
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:31 pm to lsunatchamp
Trashy
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:36 pm to lsunatchamp
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I got an offer for a job as a diesel mechanic for one of the big garbage companies in BR. Is it as bad as it sounds? Or should I take the job? Money is going to be nice
I figure you just spray the crap out of them with a big hose before you start. Other than that I can't imagine it's any better or worse than other diesel mechanic work.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:36 pm to lsunatchamp
Yea, sounds like the deals up here. Seems like good money at first glance, but a lot of downsides. When the trucks don't run on due to a holiday... that's a prime time to get maintenance caught up.
Years ago they were offerin somewhere around 22-25 per hour. But it said "must be able to work in confined spaces". I didn't want to even imagine what that situation would be like.
Years ago they were offerin somewhere around 22-25 per hour. But it said "must be able to work in confined spaces". I didn't want to even imagine what that situation would be like.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:38 pm to lsunatchamp
I used to inspect fire extinguishers on garbage trucks. If you can get past the smell then it’s like every other job.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:40 pm to jimbeam
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Trashy
Hope this is a bad pun because a man trying to get a job is admirable nowadays. I wish the OP luck and I hope he is able to provide for his family.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:41 pm to USMEagles
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I figure you just spray the crap out of them with a big hose before you start
They wash the trucks at the landfill before they come to the shop
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:45 pm to lsunatchamp
Man, it’s nothing that won’t wash off, at least in respects to other diesel mechanic work. If the bump in pay is worthwhile along with dealing with the 2nd shift, go for it.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:46 pm to blucollarskolar
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must be able to work in confined spaces
If you've ever worked on anything underneath a class 8 truck, this is usually the case
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:47 pm to lsunatchamp
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They wash the trucks at the landfill before they come to the shop
There you go.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:50 pm to lsunatchamp
I wouldn’t say it would be bad working on the engines....the hydraulic system would be another story...
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:53 pm to lsunatchamp
Working on the "front" engine, transmixer wouldn't be too bad i'd guess. Working on them hydraulics in the rear would be nightmarish baw. And that shite leaks hyd oil all the time, at least on my street it does. The upside is you'd likely be impervious to COVID one niner after a few months though.
This post was edited on 7/29/20 at 4:54 pm
Posted on 7/29/20 at 4:59 pm to Spankum
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I wouldn’t say it would be bad working on the engines....the hydraulic system would be another story...
I wouldn't be working on the hydraulics, at least for now. Oil changes and tire changes for the most part.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 5:00 pm to lsunatchamp
Jump in, get your experience, pad the resume, then start making some real big bucks.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 5:02 pm to lsunatchamp
Might be a great place to cut your teeth. Good luck with it. One thing for sure is that you'll always have a job as a tech. 
Posted on 7/29/20 at 5:03 pm to lsunatchamp
Whomever the company is, I would check to see when they have to rebid their contract. If they don't win, you may be out of a job (at least temporarily).
Posted on 7/29/20 at 5:06 pm to USMEagles
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They wash the trucks at the landfill before they come to the shop
There you go.
what if they break down mid-route? I see them break down and being towed, do they tow them to wash them? I honestly have no clue but am interested
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