Originally posted by Eukaryote76
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Very frustrating, I feel for you. What you have experienced is what I believe is a wider symptom across many trades, and that is inexperience, poor training, poor supervision, lack of care, and simply poor workmanship. Some of us can remember an era when tradesman were trained and educated in larger industries likes the air force, the railways, the mines, powers stations, woolen mills, engineering works, where people had skill and true workmanship, which many folk outside these various trades just never quite understand...its not easy to find a good "tradesman" these days, unfortunately, it must be difficult being an employer, or a dealership, as so many people just don't seem to care.
....but when you find a true tradesman, one who can not only avoid cross threading bolts, but can recognize when it happens, fix it easily, explain what happened, a tradesman who uses anti seize on threads, proper torque wrenches so bolts are done up properly and can be removed in the future, a tradesman who takes care to get the right parts, who knows their product well, and who can problem solve...then we must let others know about them..word of mouth is powerful. Our plumber never advertises and is never out of work...everyone knows his work, and trusts his work, and he has proven to be completely trustworthy...good tradesman are a rare breed unfortunately.
What is has meant is that I am now far more inclined to do my homework, get some of the right tools, and have a go at things myself, because at least if it goes wrong it was my fault, and I will have learned something, because you can pay $ for the uncaring, uneducated and unskilled others only to end up in the same position, and still have to fix it up yourself.
For what its worth to others....I find Bullbars, tow bars and roof platforms just a bit tricky for a one man fitment, so I used the following:
TJM Brendale did a skilled tradesman's job with my bull bar and the fitting of recovery points.
Wynnum towbars did a skilled tradesman's job on the manufacture and fitting of my towbar.
Roofracks Galore at Kedron did a skilled tradesman's job on the fitting of my Rhino rack.
Paul at Jax Quick Fit Aspley knows tyres and ALWAYS provides a competitive price and they do a very good job.
...and as for the skilled and knowledgeable Prado mechanic/diesel fitter I use, I will only tell those who ask by PM because he doesn't need the work as he is too busy ..such is the quality of his workmanship...seriously.
Tradesman, a dying breed it would seem.
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