painting an automobile

We paint our restoration project

Finally, we’re nearly finished with Project CJ3A. Now it’s time for a splash of colour 
as we move the Jeep’s body into the paint shop for its fifth new colour

No stage of a restoration project seems to provide more satisfaction than seeing it painted for the first time — other, maybe, than driving the finished machine out the workshop door. And our project Jeep’s body has at last hit the paint stage. All those hours of sheet metal work, filling and sanding should now […] Read more

Terex  introduced  two  redesigned  skid  steer  loaders  in  September. It claims there will be others introduced soon with  larger capacities.

Terex introduces Gen2 skid steers

Terex says its newest skid steers offer more than 100 improvements

In September, Terex introduced its re-engineered “Gen2” line of skid steer loaders. The brand claims the more than 100 improvements incorporated into the new design were the direct result of customer feedback. Some examples of those improvements include an improved quick-attach pin profile, a cylinder seal package that includes three additional sealing surfaces to eliminate potential leakage, […] Read more


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ADM cuts biodiesel output as industry hit by weak margins

Winnipeg/New York | Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland , one of the world’s top biofuels producers, has slowed North American biodiesel output, the latest sign the industry is battling uncertainty over U.S. renewable fuel policy while the oil rout curbs demand. The Chicago-based agri business has “temporarily” shifted production at its Velva, N.D. oilseeds processing […] Read more



(Photo courtesy CN)

Industry braces for impact as CN lockout deadline nears

Toronto | Reuters –– A looming lockout at Canada’s biggest railway threatens to delay imports from Asia and may compound a U.S. West Coast port logjam unless last-ditch contract talks succeed Monday. Canadian National Railway (CN) and Unifor, the union representing its 4,800 mechanical, clerical and trucking workers in Canada, resumed talks on Monday, hours […] Read more



(Photo courtesy CN)

CN set to lock out 4,800 mechanical, clerical staff Monday

Canadian National Railway (CN) plans to lock out about 4,800 unionized employees across Canada starting Monday night (Feb. 23) unless their union agrees to arbitration for a new contract. Montreal-based CN’s move follows Thursday’s announcement by Unifor — the union representing CN’s mechanical, intermodal and clerical workers — that it will hold a strike vote […] Read more

With the multimeter’s dial set to (Ohms), its internal battery sends a small amount of voltage through one lead. If the leads are neither connected to each other nor touching a closed wiring circuit current won’t flow, and the digital readout will indicate an open loop, a “1” on this meter.

How to test an electric switch

We demonstrate how to use a multimeter to determine if a switch is functioning properly

When an electrical problem pops up in a vehicle or machine, you need to know if the switch that activates the problem circuit is working properly. A multimeter will help you figure that out. Set the multimeter’s dial to the (Ohm) position. The meter’s internal battery will then send a tiny current out through one […] Read more