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Basic Hydraulics

• Complete hydraulic system overview uses on today’s heavy equipment.
• Technician will be taught the basics of oils used, Pascal’s Law, safety, and common components on a basic hydraulic system.
• Perform disassembly and assembly of reservoirs, hoses, gear, vane and piston pumps, control valves and cylinders.
• Technician will gain a basic knowledge of all these components.
• The last day technician will perform some basic hydraulic testing and adjusting. 5 day class*
• Must pass final test with an 85% or higher.
• Repair 40 clock hours. Cost : $975.00

PM Tune- Up (Formerly Advanced Hydraulics)

• This is for the technician that has had Dash 6, Dash 5 and Dash 7 Komatsu excavator training.
• Technician will be taught in more detail the load sensing system used on Komatsu excavators.
• Technician will perform Komatsu excavator PM Tune-ups.
• This is for the advanced technicians who have taken Basic Hydraulics or equivalent.
• Good refresher course for tech who took Dash 6 and Dash 7 classes before.
• Repair 40 clock hours. Cost: $975.00

Basic Electrical

• Complete basic knowledge of electrical systems used in the heavy equipment industry.
• Technician will be taught Ohm’s law and how to perform calculations.
• Be introduced to relays, fuses, batteries, diodes, capacitors, and resistors and know how to properly test them.
• Technician will perform basic testing on starting and charging systems.
• Learn how to properly use a multi-meter to perform testing. 5 day class
• Must pass final test with 85% or higher to continue on.
• Repair 40 clock hours. Cost: $975.00

Applied Electrical

• Technician will spend time troubleshooting with a multi-meter.
• Learn and understand complete starting and charging circuits.
• Great emphasis will be taught on troubleshooting accurately and efficiently starting and charging circuits.
• Technician will troubleshoot electrical systems that use relays and sending units using the Komatsu breakout box.
• Repair 40 clock hours.Cost:$975.00

Basic Diesel Engine Rebuild

• This is for technician will very little experience on diesel engines.
• Technician will go through complete structure and function of a diesel engine.
• Will disassemble a diesel engine and become familiar with all components.
• Will learn how to measure all components and determine if they can be reused. Assemble complete engine, go through complete assembly instructions, the “do’s and don'ts of assembly”.
• 5 day class.
• Repair 40 clock hours. Cost: $ 975.00

Diesel Fuel Systems

• Learn basic overview of the diesel engine that pertains to AIS.
• Perkins, Komatsu and Cummins engine will be the main topics.
• Go through structure and function of these diesel engines.
• Will be taught about the different types of fuel systems used on these three different manufacturer engines.
• Last day will be troubleshooting.
• Class designed around and mid level technician familiar with diesel engines.
• 5 day class.
• Repair 40 clock hours. Cost: $975.00

Power Trains (Formerly Torque Converter and Transmissions)

• Technician will be taught the basics of torque converters and their structure and function.
• Will learn structure and function of the JCB syncro-shuttle and powershift transmissions, Komatsu countershaft loader transmissions, Komatsu planetary and countershaft bulldozer transmissions.
• Technician will disassemble and assemble a syncro-shuttle, powershift, and bulldozer countershaft and wheel loader countershaft.
• Perform basic testing on all of the discussed transmissions.
• This is not a rebuilding class, this is a great class for an experienced technician that has knowledge that AIS may have just hired. It will give them a fast update of what type of transmissions AIS uses.
• 5 day class.
• Repair 40 clock hours. Cost: $975.00

Troubleshooting Strategies.

• This class is for a technician who needs to brush up on his troubleshooting.
• Technicians will be given problems to diagnose on all types of models, manufacturers and systems.
• Student will be taught how to properly diagnose and troubleshoot systems when not much knowledge is known about them.
• Great concentration will be on common troubleshooting steps, how to properly write down information and how to find information.
• 5-day class.
• Repair 40 clock hours. Cost: $975.00