* I use a 15-kilowatt PTO Onan generator to run the house during extended power outages. I bought it used last year for $1,100. I also have a 4.5-kilowatt engine-driven generator with welder capabilities.* I bought a Generac 45/60-kilowatt PTO generator for my hog farm because I got tired of my electric company not wanting to replace a fuse in a timely manner.* We use two Onan 45-kilowatt generators with Ford engines. They have been very reliable. They cost $15,000 each, plus $1,000-$2,000 for switches, and even more for installation and hookup. It is expensive, but we need the large kilowatt output to power 2 acres of greenhouse production.

Whether you purchase a scan tool, lab scope, power graphing multi-meter, or a console-type analyzer, you deserve a reasonable return on that investment. You can''t rely solely on increases in technician productivity to pay for this expenditure. Many car owners like to competitively shop prices for repairs. If a customer brings in a vehicle with a driveability problem and asks. "What''s wrong?" and "How much will it cost to fix?" there''s no guarantee you''ll get the job. If he or she thinks your price is too high, he or she may call another shop. Since the second shop doesn''t have to diagnose the problem because you already did, its price might be lower and you''ll be out the diagnostic time you put in.Diagnostic equipment should be its own profit center. That means charging separately for diagnostic time. More than 80% of repair shops now charge separately for diagnostic services. Use to following formula to figure your ROI:

EMD MD 16 EB-645, one EMD MD 8EB 645;Rotary table: Nat''l. 37 1/2"; Top Drive--Varco TDS 3.BOP SYSTEM: 13 5/8" x 5,000-psi; Shaffer specialannular; 13 5/8" x 10,000-psi; CIW Type U doubleram; 13 5/8" x 10,000-psi; CIW Type U single ram;Hughes KDFJ 27 1/2" diverter.CRANES: Two Nat''l. OS-105 Pedestal w/100'' booms.DERRICK: 160'' Derrick Int''l.; 1,000,000 lb hookcapacity. Support rails to full height for Varco TopDrive drilling system.TOWING REQUIREMENTS: 12,000 hp.REMARKS: Formerly Cliff''s Marlin 17.

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