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re: I couldn’t imagine being a mechanic nowadays.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 8:57 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 8/10/25 at 8:57 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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A good field service mechanic can clear $200k these days and be home more weekends than not.
Just because .01% of a profession can do that doesn’t make me an idiot.
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Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:00 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
I’m not saying you should kill yourself. But I will say your mom would have been doing the world a favor if she’d have just given your dad a BJ the night you were conceived.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:01 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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A good field service mechanic can clear $200k these days and be home more weekends than not.
shite road forklift techs can get $45 an hour but the glory days are on their way out as more place go to electric
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:02 pm to Dire Wolf
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shite road forklift techs can get $45 an hour but the glory days are on their way out as more place go to electric
So the top of the profession doesn’t make $100k? Thanks for confirming
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:03 pm to Darth_Vader
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I’m not saying you should kill yourself. But I will say your mom would have been doing the world a favor if she’d have just given your dad a BJ the night you were conceived.
You are 50 years old and make $70k. Had to send your wife to work because you can’t provide for your family. Pathetic
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:05 pm to Darth_Vader
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But if they work for a dealership
dealerships are typically starter jobs for mechanics. Shitty booktime work for mediocre pay. The better money comes with 10yrs experience and being a lead mechanic at an independent shop. Dealerships are meat grinders.
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a field service mechanic can expect to make well over 100K a year
very very few are pulling that. And only with a shitload of overtime can they hit 140k+ Not a very sustainable way to live an upper middleclass life.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:06 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
"Bimmer"
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:06 pm to Turnblad85
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very very few are pulling that. And only with a shitload of overtime can they hit 140k+ Not a very sustainable way to live an upper middleclass life.
Yeah if you work yourself to death, you can make an upper middle class income. While working every waking minute in a labor intensive job. Sounds awesome
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:09 pm to Darth_Vader
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They’ve so over-engineered engines now, largely to meet government requirements
Bingo. frick all the regulations. They're half the reason everything costs so much. And then they outlaw shite that works (like R-12 and DDT) in order to sell us more expensive and less efficient and effective shite.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:09 pm to SlowFlowPro
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For reference, the 89 Ford Ranger had 140 hp and 170 lb-ft of torque
For comparison, the 2025 Ranger has base 270hp (up to 405), and 310 lb-ft of torque (up to 430)
Well to be fair, they also weighed about 1,500 pound less so they did not need as much power. They also ran forever.
This post was edited on 8/10/25 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:10 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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So the top of the profession doesn’t make $100k? Thanks for confirming
That’s just what I know is listed on postings but they are pretty in demand so good ones are probably squeezing a dollar or two more an hour.
Very few are working straight 40 hours
It’s not bad money for people with no degree
Construction equipment is a different ball game and those techs can make a ton of money. Good crane techs can name their number but they are hard to find
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:20 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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A good field service mechanic can clear $200k these days and be home more weekends than not.
Where those guys can really make the big bucks is to first build up a relationship with customers while working for a dealership, then go out on their own. Basically all they have to do is save up enough to buy their own field service truck. I’ve seen a few of them do this, mostly the ones who work on coal mining machines, and they’re very successful.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:21 pm to Darth_Vader
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Basically all they have to do is save up enough to buy their own field service truck
Damn, that’s it?
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:22 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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You are 50 years old and make $70k.
I’m well over 50 and make almost twice that much. But thanks for trying.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:22 pm to MMauler
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Hell, even Toyota and Honda have some questionable engineering. I saw a video the other day where they had to take something simple (a heater core or something like that) out of Tacoma. They wound up having to take the whole damn dashboard out. It took several hours just to get to the part.
I know dash removal has been necessary for a heater core or evaporator replacement on F150s (and Tundras since 2nd gen) for at least 25 years.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:23 pm to Darth_Vader
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Well, it’s SFP. So that’s a given. He’s so high on the smell of his own farts he’s lost all self awareness.
So you'd drive a truck with 140 hp today, Darth?
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:24 pm to Iron Lion
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My first car was a 1966 Ford Fairlane
Me too, my dad’s red one in 1985.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:24 pm to Turnblad85
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dealerships are typically starter jobs for mechanics. Shitty booktime work for mediocre pay. The better money comes with 10yrs experience and being a lead mechanic at an independent shop. Dealerships are meat grinders.
That may be true in the automotive industry, it’s not true in the earth moving equipment world though.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:24 pm to SlowFlowPro
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So you'd drive a truck with 140 hp today, Darth?
His wife drives him around
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:25 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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His wife drives him around
Your mom drives you around.
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