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Tickets that raise your rate

• Manufacturer training

  Caterpillar, Komatsu, John Deere and Volvo run their own courses through dealers. Usually paid.

• Hydraulics and electronics

  Modern machines are run by computers. Techs who can read wiring and hydraulic schematics are the ones dealers fight over.

• Agricultural equipment technician (a second trade)

  Tractors and combines, big in the Prairies.

• Truck and coach ticket

  Adds highway trucks and buses to what you can fix.

• Field welding

  A useful add-on for repairs on site.