We think about repairing cars as hard or heavy work, but is worthwhile taking time out to think if the engineers and mechanics who work on heavy machinery or plant as they are sometine known. in some ways the technology is the same as our cars, in others simpler and in other harder to work on.
The technology does seem to enjoy replacement parts more than the domestic car. Take an excavator undercarriage for example (the whole rubber tracked assembly of an excavator), this can be repaired or even replaced if need be, but on a domestic car, often parts like this are just too expensive new to justify the replacement. Even small parts such as clip on rubber pads, that attach to rubber tracks. these parts are readily available and because it often costs the business more money in down time that the parts themselves, these are easily and quickly replaced , often on site.
So the relaity is that these machine are often heavier and dirtier, but can often be repaired easier than a car, because of the bolt on process of these vehicles. It would great is cars were more like this, but in reality, they could cost more and just not look as good as they do today.
There are some jobs that can be done by just about anyone, but with a little safety advice and a helping hand. Here we have a video explaining how to change the brake pads on a car, that would probably apply to 90% of the cars on the road.
Most brake pads will last 30,000 miles or so, depending on how you drive the car and few other factors. It should only tale a few hours and experienced guys will do it in an hour. get alook and decided whether it is something you would like to try on your car.
Each year in the UK it is estimated that 1 million people will learn to drive, or at least buy driving lessons with the intention of doing so. This should be no surprise because in reality there are few things that will change someone’s life so dramatically. We take driving for granted nowadays or at least those who have already passed their driving test, but if you could look back in time and consider what life would be like without the convenience of a motor car, many just would not have anything like the quality of life they have now.
Take your job for example, how many people would be able to have their current position if they could not drive to work. In fact many would not be able to attend the interview. If you take an average office and establish where each member of staff worked, no one should be surprised at the diversity of location people will travel from to gain employment, the days of everyone living in the same village as the factory has just about gone.
This is not a history lesson but a reminder of how important the car has become to us in everyday life and how many have forgotten what it was like without one, prior to passing their driving test. We can talk all day about repairing cars, or driving them or even leasing that new motor. But the truth is, if that initial period of buying driving lessons and then passing the driving test had not occurred, all the information about car will have little impact on you. Recession or no recession, learning to drive is and will remain to be one of the most important decisions anyone will make in their lives.