I could always ask ya in class tommorow but i thought you may take a look at blogs tonight so here was a question that crossed my mind.
I know alot of parts on vehicles as well as commercial are flat out replaced if gone bad. It was rare as an auto mechanic to ever rebuild a part, it was always replaced. In fact i dont think i have ever "rebuilt" a part or an engine for someone who was paying for service at a shop. Is there anything on these commercial tractor or trailers that are rebuilt or is it like auto shops and everything is just replaced?
Well Jared, the quick answer is; "It depends". (;
ReplyDeleteOn over-the-road applications very little is rebuilt in the mainstream fleet...now in a smaller fleet, maybe. For instance, I know that Cowdens still rebuilds major components on most everything, but since they are the only Mack fleet around Whatcom county they pretty much have to.
Construction equipment, power generation and agricultural tractors are often completely disassembled for re-build. I don't see this changing much...there is too much iron there to ship back and forth to a rebuild center.
Hope that helps...
Jeff