Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

<ul><li>Maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems.</li><li>Dismantle defective machines for repair, using hand tools.</li><li>Record details of repairs made and parts used.</li><li>Reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments as necessary.</li><li>Clean and lubricate parts.</li><li>Test and replace electrical components and wiring, using test meters, soldering equipment, and hand tools.</li><li>Examine and listen to equipment, read inspection reports, and confer with customers to locate and diagnose malfunctions.</li><li>Repair or replace defective parts, using hand tools, milling and woodworking machines, lathes, welding equipment, grinders, or saws.</li><li>Tune or overhaul engines.</li><li>Drive trucks to haul tools and equipment for on-site repair of large machinery.</li><li>Fabricate new metal parts, using drill presses, engine lathes, and other machine tools.</li><li>Repair bent or torn sheet metal.</li></ul>