Day in the life of a Mobile RV Tech
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- What does a RV Tech do? We’ll simply we fix RV’s. This was a interesting job that presented some interesting challenges.
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Got NRVTA cert in February. Based in Texas loving the rv tech life. Phone rings every day. Take your time in the beginning. It's nerve wrecking some days but no regrets. Too many rv jobs and no techs. Keep up the good work and keep posting!
Thanks for sharing
I'm doing the RVTI online course because I don't have the ability to go to Athens TX for the NRVTA.
Glad you got it fixed. Thanks for sharing.
Me too. Thanks for watching.
Another shout out to NRVTA. I learned so much. Great people. It was nice meeting you as well.
Same here.
Since you went to NRVTA. Do you think you learn enough to go straight into a business of your own or do you think it’s necessary to go work for somebody else to gain the experience?
@@Hugo-Hernandez you get a huge amount of knowledge there. They have classes geared toward opening your own business in the AM before classes start too. I got my business started right away.
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Thank you for your response. So I currently own a check cashing store for the last 11 years. I always wanted to do something mechanically more hands on. I want to go take course and get certified but I was worried that I wouldn't have enough knowledge to go straight on my own after the class.
Well done. If there is anything I have learned with our RV, something is always a little different with the repair. The lesson I learned is plan for more time than you expect in case you have to deal with something new.
Absolutely. And why would someone weld a shelf that close to the leg. Geesh
Good job well done I’m glad everything worked out for you.
Thanks.
Can I ask a stupid question? Been a home mechanic 30 years, became a machinist for more money and eventually became a tool and die maker before I retired. I can literally fix anything, can even make my own parts if I have to lol.
I’m bored in retirement and we’ve been full timing for 7 years now. My wife urges me to get certified and an LLC. Is online certification possible?
The NRVTA is a Texas Workforce commission certified school and to get certified you have to attend in person.
What did you charge for this repair? Am l the only one curious of this? Really? Tried to see of this question was answered in the comments maybe I missed it
It's been a few years since I did this job, I charged $100 an hour, plus the parts and travel.
Welcome to my world. I have fixed about a dozen of those as well as hydraulic landing gear. Plus I installed a Bulldog system that was a major PIA but the customer loves it. I do not recommend doing an upgrade to Bulldog as the grinding and welding is a major expense and...........
Thanks for the tip.
Thanks for showing this
Hope it was helpful and interesting.
Thank you so much for sharing.
thanks.
Great video.
Thanks.
Awesome video! I’m attending the NRVTA course this September and I’m looking into making it a job as my family and I travel. Do you feel like the course equipped you well to handle majority of the problems you face?
Yes. And they teach you how to diagnose the major issues. There are a few items they don’t cover heavily like pex and water. But they do give you a understanding of it and you’ll be able to learn the pieces you didn’t get easily.
Thinking about doing this as a post retirement source of income. Do you stay busy enough to earn a living? What did you think of NRVTA?
The NRVTA is an amazing school. It's totally worth it. There are around 11 million RV owners in America. And around 6000 Certified RV Techs in America. The work is there for you to be as busy or as slow as you want.
@@DiaryofaFamily Thanks for the information. Looks like you got a pretty good thing going. Safe travels.
So did you know anything about mechanics before you went to the nrvta class? I’m interested in doing what you are doing but I have 0 knowledge in mechanical.
Great job on that fix. 👍
I didn't have a ton of knowledge of mechanics before I took the class. I was in class with all different types of people from lawyers to engineers and moms. You can learn all you need while at class.
Great videos!
I have a bit of a tech background and am gearing up for the same move.. 2 questions if you don't mind :)
1. I'm concerned about dealing with parts inventory, fuel cost and time management (if there is any travel involved). IE: go to a job, find it needs parts you don't have, have to order and return to complete the job at a later date... Your jobs may be at or close to where your rig is, making this not a big issue, but if they are miles away, do you find customers are willing to pay for the return trip, or do you just build it into a job charge?
2. are you running into competition for jobs? NRVTA has been shoveling out techs, and I know the ratio to RVers should mean there is plenty of work to go around, but we stay at fam camps on military bases and there always seems to be 3 or 4 tech companies on the bulletin boards and often one in the park ... thinking it might be hard for a newb to compete :-\ {?}
Sorry for the delayed response. I didn’t have many issues with finding the parts. I usually had most small items needed for a fix. If I had to travel more then 30min or so to a site then I charged a travel fee. My service fee usually covered any gas or travel that occurred on a normal job.
The NRVTA is putting a lot of new tech into the workforce. But I never felt like I was competing with anyone else.
How many of the RV techs you're seeing out there went through the NRVTA?
You are very lucky that cinder block didn't give way on you.
Great job! I agree with you. I’ll bet the bushing broke causing the bevel gears to bind. My question is this, Do you carry a lot of parts with you or do you get parts based on the issue?
Right now since I’m a newer tech and travel I don’t carry many specific parts on hand. I want to carry more on hand eventually.
@@DiaryofaFamily did you get the parts locally or on line? How do you price a job like that?
Hey man since you went to NRVTA. Do you think you learn enough from NRVTA or feel confident enough to go straight into a business of your own or do you think it’s necessary to go work for somebody else to gain the experience?
The NRVTA gave me a great foundation of knowledge and I launched right into my business. There will always be an element of learning as you go but the NRVTA supports their techs along the way with advanced classes and a network of techs you can pose questions to when a problem stumps you.
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Perfect thank you for your response, one more question lol. Since you went straight into your business, how is business ? Are you getting a good amount of jobs? if you don’t mind asking
@@Hugo-Hernandez the work is out there. Most shops are booked months out and have to turn work away. Build a good reputation with them and they will send people to you.
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Perfect, thank you so much for your help
at 2:58 looks like Angry Jesus. On the table top... Did you paint that ?
lol Great video thanks for the tip...
thanks.
I'm interested in attending the school. Would you be willing to share any financials at all? Such as how long did this job take you, and how much did you charge (net)? Or even monthly figures?
It’s really a difficult question. This job itself took me around 6 hours to do. The average hourly at a RV dealership is between $90-$120 per hour. The best thing honestly is to call the NRVTA. There are so many options to do the course. The student advisors are amazing and can explain the course a lot better then I. nrvta.com/
Thanks for posting!
Might I make a couple recommendations for future jobs like this....invest in cribbing (wood blocks) and/or jack stands rated for the load. Using concrete blocks and hydraulic jacks for load support is a recipe for disaster.
Be safe!
thanks
Great video. Where do you order your parts?
For this job I ordered off of Amazon. I got the parts number and ordered off of that.