You've got that right. When I was taking the course one of the requirements were four blocks of work experience at two weeks each. I was talking to a Deere dealer in Manitoba (I'm in Nova Scotia) about them flying me out there and back and covering my expenses for the trip if I'd consider going to work for them when I completed the course. It fell through when they found someone local but it was getting pretty close. A week or two back there were ads on the radio for a CAT dealer in Alberta who were in town and hiring.
The way I see it, there'll always be a demand for it. I would like to farm (eventually) and I see it as both an insurance policy and a useful sideline. Round here there's still a lot of old gear in use and most of the guy's fixing it are getting old. I'm starting to get a reputation for working on old farm gear and I do a fair bit of work for a guy who's an hour and half's drive away.
I love working with my hands and a good challenge and there's nothing like talking to someone who uses what you've fixed and says that it's never worked that well. Or like the gentleman I mentioned above who's Massey-Harris 35 combine I keep running said "I've never had a piece of gear ready for the field before I needed it before!"
Anyhow, I wouldn't be doing anything else right now.
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