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Do techs have to be certified by canam
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[My edits of your post - I hope that's what you meant?! :dontknow: ]
They should, but are any/they all? No! :banghead:
Mikey
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Unless you have a 20 year old bike!!!:2thumbs:
BajaRon
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You're going to be hard pressed to come up with a 20 year old Spyder. And if they are not Spyder certified, it doesn't count.
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
The answer to the question, some are, some are not.
Backstory: When Spyder first came out (2008 or so), dealers were required to have "certified" mechanics to work on them. They were sent to a "school." I believe it was somewhere in Wisconsin.
Problems: Mechanics come and go. A dealer that sells a minimum of Spyders, usually does not have enough action to keep a full time certified mechanic on board. In bigger cities/states with more than one dealer, there may be other jobs available at higher pay.
As time passes, the "certified" mechanics thing was mostly overlooked. Those dealers that do have them usually post the certificates on the wall. The warning to look at the dates is right on.
My dealer proudly had the Platinum Dealer sign posted on their front door. However, it was from more than 5 years previous.
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Backstory: When Spyder first came out (2008 or so), dealers were required to have "certified" mechanics to work on them. They were sent to a "school." I believe it was somewhere in Wisconsin.
Problems: Mechanics come and go. A dealer that sells a minimum of Spyders, usually does not have enough action to keep a full time certified mechanic on board. In bigger cities/states with more than one dealer, there may be other jobs available at higher pay.
As time passes, the "certified" mechanics thing was mostly overlooked. Those dealers that do have them usually post the certificates on the wall. The warning to look at the dates is right on.
My dealer proudly had the Platinum Dealer sign posted on their front door. However, it was from more than 5 years previous.
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Bfromla
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:thumbup: Quite expensive class, so dealership may send one master tech to get certificate; then teach the rest of shop. :dontknow:
BajaRon
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I think we are always on the same page. Just not necessarily on the same side of the same page... :yikes:
Bfromla
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Different color highlighters:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:
K80Shooter
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I think they should be but at least 1 should be a mandatory requirement. Some of them are very questionable to say the least.
Rednaxs60
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Back in the '60s and early '70s working in my Father's garage during my teen years, I always thought my Father was being a micro-manager because he was constantly looking over my shoulder - my brother's as well. Had a chat with him many years later and asked how it was that an unlicensed young person could work on a car and it was alright. He mentioned that the looking over my shoulder aspect was really him inspecting everything we did, and as long as the work was to his satisfaction, he never said anything to us - we were doing the work under his license. When something was not quite right, he would mention it in a very diplomatic way, we would correct the issue and all was well. Dad had a very good clientele base because he was very particular.
Today's shops, depending on location and client base, having a person up to date and certified regarding a product is a cost/benefit ratio aspect that can be expensive, and without a return on investment, can be hard for a business to justify the expense. Not easy for a shop nowadays to strike a good balance on what is required.
Today's shops, depending on location and client base, having a person up to date and certified regarding a product is a cost/benefit ratio aspect that can be expensive, and without a return on investment, can be hard for a business to justify the expense. Not easy for a shop nowadays to strike a good balance on what is required.
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
And we are still hearing about salesman and service departments telling people to come in for the 600 mile servicing. That went the way of the dinosaurs with the advent of the 1330/3. If I heard that from a dealer, I would have second and third thoughts about what kind of service I would be getting. :bowdown:
pidjones
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Manual? What manual? Do they have to be able to read, too?
Mikey
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I took a truck one time to the dealer for a tranny problem, when the guy took it for a test drive came back then came out of the parts area with a fist full of bearings and a tec manual I got scared!!!:banghead: On my way out I bought my own book on that truck,, used it alot!!!
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PMK
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Likely a good thing most of you have no idea of what happens behind the scenes in aviation...
In general, most industries that require technicians to have technical expertise beyond reading a code and installing a new part, are struggling to find quality oriented and qualified techs. Aviation, from the manufacturers floor, to the techs accomplishing routine inspections and maintenance is struggling in the same way. Sadly, the current longtime experienced guys are retiring early or not wanting to work full time or prefer to work by themselves on longer term projects to lessen rework and arguments from these newer techs. Sad, very sad, but very real.
In general, most industries that require technicians to have technical expertise beyond reading a code and installing a new part, are struggling to find quality oriented and qualified techs. Aviation, from the manufacturers floor, to the techs accomplishing routine inspections and maintenance is struggling in the same way. Sadly, the current longtime experienced guys are retiring early or not wanting to work full time or prefer to work by themselves on longer term projects to lessen rework and arguments from these newer techs. Sad, very sad, but very real.
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