 DougG wrote:
May ask the Professional why they ran it slipping! That's very UNprofessional |
I am coming to the conclusion that these days "professional operator" usually means that you know how to climb into an air conditioned cab, turn on the satellite radio and work a joystick as if you were playing Nintendo.
Gauges are a novelty to these new guys. They have never seen one before because they were taken out years ago after exasperated manufactures gave up on the idea that a human could pay attention to anything in that cab. This is why modern machines just shut themselves down and then give the operator a warning (in a sexy British accent no less) to please exit the cab before the maximum OSHA limit of 71°F is reached in the cab. Before he even moves toward the door she (the computer) has already informed her factory of what the problem is and which parts she is going to need so that the sales department can schedule an outrageously expensive onsight service call.
Perhaps I am just a bit jaded after this guy charged me $50/hr to come damage my machine. His boss gave him a good reference, and I verified that we was CAT trained and certified as a Dozer operator. That don't mean nothing I guess. He didn't tip it over is about all I can say for the guy.
I am afraid that the days of real "Dozer Men" are long gone. The visceral connections that those men had with thier machines allowed them to feel and hear the slighest vibration and what it meant before anything blew up.
Today the only connection between man and machine, if any, is the operator's butt against the vinyl seat.
Well I guess its time to take several days off to fix her, and then several more to do the work I was hopping to pay a pro to do.
Oh Well, live and learn I guess.
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Now the clutch does not engage at all when the lever is pulled back.
