Brandon and Paul

Day Two

We only had one fire today.

JD Tech Calmar

First To Fire

After 6 weeks we got a couple engines running today.

Shea ansd Joe 8.1L Common Rail

Kyle and Mike 466

JD Tech Calmar

Atomized Diesel Fuel

Stories From OJT

I can't wait to hear this story. Fortunately no one was hurt. Do you suppose he will have to fix it?

John Deere Tech Places 1st At National PAS Competition

Two NICC John Deere Tech teams participated in the National Post Secondary Agricultural Student Agricultural Machinery Service Technician competition March 9th-12th in Springfield, Illinois. Marcus Wenthold, Brion Barrett, Greg Arndorfer and Cole Ramsley qualified for national competition after competing at Iowa Lakes Community Competition on February 7th.


The competition areas included a written test, measuring, identification, calibration, adjustment, diagnostic and repair of farm equipment. At the end of the competition Marcus Wenthold and Brion Barrett were the overall team winners and Marcus was the high individual.

Congratulations men!
PS: Nice to see your happy that you won.

Engine Class is Underway

I was gone for a couple days and there are parts everywhere. Looks like everyone is having fun!

State PAS

We had a little run off test to determine who we should take to the State PAS Ag Mechanics competition. The following students qualified: Brion Barrett, Marcus Wenthold, Josh De Bruin, Andrew Conrad, Greg Arndorfer, Cole Ramsley, Joseph Redman and Shea Rouleau. Josh Oswald and Paul Feick were alternates.


We were scheduled to go Emmetsburg on Feb 1st but the contest was postponed until Feb 7th. We all reluctantly arrived at the school at 4:30 am on a Monday to make the trip. At the end of the day we came home with 2nd, 5th, 6th and 8th place.

Brion Barrett and Marcus Wenthold took 2nd place team and Marcus also placed 3rd individual. 

Greg Arndorfer and Cole Ramsley took 5th place team. These 2 groups will represent us at National competition in March.

Congratulations

Engine Class Preview

This is a little 2.4L project for Consumer Products class. The project imvolved removing the pumping units and reinstalling them in time. It sounds good after the air got purged. We are eagerly anticipating some "Big" engine smoke in a few weeks.

Group Pics

Classes of 2011 and 2012.

Class of 2012

Class of 2011