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Career change to Agri mechanics

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  • 17-03-2020 4:02pm
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    Gilroy
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭


    Currently worked in electronics and electrical, come from farming background but have the passion from tractors mainly. Strong electronic repairs skills as I work with major companies that fix all items.

    How do you become a tractor mechanic but without to qualified bit? Even work side by side with local mechanic to learn more. Not on for goin back to study in college. Hands on is my preferred route.

    Degrees in Engineering so covered, but need to change as don't have interest in it anymore.


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    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    ....something like this as an add-on to what you have, learnt in your own time, might be useful: electronics are electronics: whether tractor/bus/truck/car it's all relative.

    https://www.woodford-automotive-training.com/

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    Jim from Cork
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭Jim from Cork


    I'd say you should call in to a local dealer that has a machinery profile that suits you. There is a shortage of good mechanics out there at the moment (Parts people too!). There's a lot of electronics to choose from a "working on the machine" to "making the machine work" point of view. There still is a huge amount of brute force mechanics going on too!

    If tractors are your thing try locate a dealer that is more tractor orientated than say, grass machinery. However one should consider the grass and grain gear too. The average Big-M or Big-X are electronics rich as are the modern combines and balers.


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