Yep...Aint these machine roomless elevators a great idea..

thats why I learned electronics. That looks like "REAL" work. Hey vic, I think the biggest wrench i own is a 9/16 :}

Hah hah! I just bought a 2" wrench today! And some more hoists and rigging.

I studied electronics in the Marine Corps, to work on avionics, on F4 jets. We troubleshot down to the component level. Then I was a civilian electronics technician, took some more college classes in electronics. I design circuits, build electronic devices for various purposes. I'm telling you all this to let you know that I don't do heavy repair just because I "can't use a meter"! It's all part of being self-employed, par for the course, comes with the territory. One day I'm using the oxy-acetylene torch, next I'm troubleshooting with my oscilloscope.

I like heavy repair! It's stimulating, rewarding. Being my own boss, I set my own pace, so that helps make it fun, but I still have timeframes to deal with. I also like construction and mod. I like ALMOST everything in this trade. I don't think of myself as as this specialty, or that specialty, I just think of myself as an elevator man.

Broke Sheave,

Yeah, MRLs are great, uh-huh! 8^) I'm really "lovin 'em" about now!

The only good thing about Kone's stuff, is this motor uses less current to make it's power.

The rest of their stuff is absolute crap, the worst I've ever seen, worse than Otis' MRVF. Should be outlawed. Especially their Chinese built escalators. Made like a cheap toy.

I know guys that love the MRVF..
Not because it's good..
They've made a but load of money having to repair them...LOL..

Hah! Now there's a thought!

I like your comments on heavy repairs. Sometimes it is just rewarding to mentally go into cruise control and let your body work. Time goes by faster as well. I used to pride myself as a mechanic who took the job from dropping lines all the way to setting up dispatching. Then I went off to school years ago and got an electrical engineering degree and became a field engineer. But I still like doing repair work every now and then. It takes me back to the roots of this trade. I often tell helpers that years ago in construction when we unloaded everything by hand , "after unloading 40,000 lbs of steel rails in 98 degree weather.. nothing is hard anymore".

One of the toughest SOB's I ever had the pleasure to work with was a gentleman by the name of Buddy Bolt. Retired at 65 years of age. 47 years of Otis Construction. And when he retired could still work circles around most 18 year olds..

Heavy stuff keeps us in shape...The guy who takes care of our fleet is 78 years old, he retired from the local military base when he was 65. Did not want to stop working. So he started his oil change and tire business. He changes tractor tires, fork lift tires, in the cold and HEAT!!! Smokes the cigs that do not have filters, and last summer he repaired his own roof. He would whup all of our ......combined. Its amazing what PHYSICAL labor will do for you.

I am new on this site and agree with you guys...I love the physical work it is a slight time out of thinking too hard at times.....but you definetly need to be well rounded in this trade....their is that thing that the company's can't take away from you.....and that is knowledge ....