Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Tasks

Core Tasks Include:

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

Supplemental Tasks Include:

• Calculate bills according to record of repairs made, labor time, and parts used.
• Install and repair agricultural irrigation, plumbing, and sprinkler systems.

The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)