In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 444 Repairing the Case excavator, refurbishing and selling it
Time passed quietly, and Yu Dawei hadn't been idle these past few days either. He started disassembling the Case excavator with his senior apprentice and a prospective apprentice.

When they disassembled it at Lao Tian's place before, it wasn't a complete disassembly, just a simple inspection. This time, Yu Dawei led the two of them to start by disassembling the Case's engine.

When Yu Dawei used a crane to lift the engine out, he discovered that it was actually a Cummins engine.

Cummins engines are widely used in the machinery industry, including heavy trucks, buses, mining equipment, and many other machines.

Of course, this is not absolute. Some excavators, such as Volvo, use Volvo engines that are independently developed. It is undeniable that Cummins has a very high status in the machinery industry and is involved in a wide range of fields.

They have all kinds of engineering equipment, buses and heavy trucks, but compared with foreign countries, Cummins' heavy trucks are rarely seen in China.

In his past life, Yu Dawei disassembled countless Cummins engines. In about half a day, the three of them had taken apart all the engines.

Duan Xiaowu currently knows nothing, so Yu Dawei has him start by handing him a wrench, while A Gui accompanies Yu Dawei to disassemble the engine.

With his strong hands-on talent and years of accumulated disassembly experience, A-Gui's disassembly speed was sometimes even faster than Yu Dawei's.

Moreover, as my body has grown stronger over this period, I have also become much stronger. What I couldn't lift before, I can now easily lift out of the engine with the help of others.

“Master, it really is a tile.” A-Gui saw that the tile at the bottom of the connecting rod was connected to the axle. He tried to take it out by hand but couldn’t. He then pried it with a screwdriver and handed the tile to Yu Dawei.

The once smooth surface of the tile was scorched and turned reddish-brown, with blackish-yellow machine oil sticking to it, dripping onto the ground like water droplets from the tips of the tile.

Yu Dawei frowned, glanced at the roof tile, then at the other loose roof tiles on the engine, and sighed helplessly: "The engine should be fine."

"Hmm, it's a problem with the engine oil." Ah Gui said calmly, using the screwdriver in his hand to start removing all the roof tiles bit by bit.

Engine bearing seizure refers to a condition where the engine shaft and bearing become stuck together, preventing normal movement. This is usually caused by insufficient lubrication or insufficient clearance between the shaft and bearing.

But obviously the engine oil in this engine is not like that; it's just that it has been sitting for too long, and the oil film has become problematic.

"You two are so professional." Duan Xiaowu, who was standing to the side with wrenches in both hands, ready to hand them over at any moment, looked on with envy.

"Don't you even know what we do?" Yu Dawei rolled his eyes, speechless.

The engine problem has been found, but there are still things like the large pump and radiator to disassemble. Before it gets dark, Yu Dawei and A Gui got back into the car and started disassembling them.

At this time, some apprentices in the factory gradually noticed the master and apprentice busily going back and forth on and off the excavator. The main thing was that the two of them disassembled the excavator as easily as if they were disassembling a big toy.

Unlike other mechanics who follow others to repair cars, watching them disassemble something for a while and then suddenly stopping, then finding various wrenches to disassemble it in tricky places.

The boss and his apprentice noticed this when they were disassembling the engine. The two of them were disassembling things without any hesitation or jerking. The whole process was incredibly smooth. One moment they were taking off an exhaust pipe, and the next they were peeling off a bunch of valves.

"My goodness, I never expected our boss to be so amazing." An apprentice who had only been there for a few days stood next to an SUV, holding a wrench in both hands, similar to Duan Xiaowu, in the wrench-handing stage.

"Who do you think our boss is? He's a big shot who's traveled all over the country, and even overseas repairmen give him a thumbs up." Under the hood, Taozi said as he disassembled the car, "Hey? Give me a size 16 wrench, and get me a flathead screwdriver."

"okay!"

The scene of Yu Dawei and his apprentice disassembling the excavator was secretly watched by many apprentices at Fanfan Repair Shop, and even some customers who came to repair their cars couldn't help but come over.

There was no way around it; the master and apprentice were working together so well, it was almost like taking apart building blocks. It was just that the slightly chubby boy next to them, who was handing them the wrench, was really slowing them down.

Because they often picked up the wrong wrench, Yu Dawei and A Gui would occasionally stare blankly at the disassembled parts.

At this moment, everyone in the factory, whether they knew how to repair cars or not, including Da Feng, had a completely new understanding of the skills of Da Wei and his apprentice.

He's a master, an absolute master.

Several customers, before leaving, took the initiative to greet Yu Dawei, hoping to leave a good impression or establish a connection with him.

Such a capable person might come in handy in the future.

While repairing cars, Yu Dawei also chatted with customers. From his straightforward personality back then to his current more worldly wisdom, Yu Dawei is slowly transforming.

In the evening, Boss Liang returned from another county and briefly discussed the parts distribution issue with Yu Dawei. Afterward, he ate a large meal with everyone.

Just before going to sleep, Yu Dawei received a call from Boss Ye.

Good news and bad news. The good news is that the parts have been found. The bad news is that the parts for the initial 350 model are more expensive than other parts. The main problem is that this model has been discontinued, and the parts are not easy to buy on the market. They are not as cheap as the 360 ​​model.

Even though Yu Dawei knew the parts were expensive, there was nothing he could do. After all, he had already brought the excavator back, and he couldn't just leave it unsold. After hanging up the phone, he roughly calculated in his notebook that the entire excavator and its parts would cost at least fifteen times the price, not even including labor costs.

If he can't even sell fifteen of them, he'll go bankrupt!

In this melancholy mood, Yu Dawei quickly lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) and fell asleep. That's one of his good qualities—he's easygoing.

Even if the sky were to fall, it would only hit you first.

In the days that followed, Yu Dawei continued to disassemble excavator parts with his two apprentices. Now that the parts had been found, all that was needed was to disassemble, reassemble, and refurbish them.

Another ten days or so passed. Yu Dawei not only finished dismantling the excavator, but also took two of his apprentices to the site where the vehicle maintenance was being carried out.

In fact, the advantages of owning a car are already apparent. With a worry-free driver and a good piece of construction machinery, the car owner basically doesn't need to do anything.

However, the initial investment was huge and very time-consuming, whether it was the maintenance of the rotary excavator, the maintenance of the Bomag road roller, or the training of Sun Shunli and Huang Man.

Yu Dawei really put in a lot of effort to train them in the early stages, and both of them proved to be very capable and resilient.

Yu Dawei took his two apprentices to meet these people, partly to understand their work situation, and partly to teach them that everything requires gradual accumulation to achieve something.

Sun Shunli, who operates a road roller, Huang Man, who operates a wheeled excavator, and even Yao Jinfu are the same. Without accumulation and learning, how can there be progress?

During this period, Duan Xiaowu also unusually calmed down and seriously considered things.

On the way back, Yu Dawei easily noticed that Duan Xiaowu spoke less often while sitting in the back row. He saw and heard those real, hardworking people around him.

Perhaps this kid understands that whether you go to school or not, there is a learning process involved in doing anything, and if you want to do it well, you have to study hard.

Yu Dawei felt that if he truly understood this, then it wouldn't be long before Duan Xiaowu changed his mind and went back to school.

Two more days passed, and the parts were finally transferred from Kyoto to Fanfan Repair Shop.

Yu Dawei owes a debt of gratitude to one man, Zhang Huaijin, for enabling the parts to arrive so smoothly from Kyoto.

That's the guy who fell in love with his own sister at first sight. I wonder if his feelings for her have been extinguished yet.

It's strange, really, because Yu Dawei didn't think his younger sisters were particularly good-looking.

He has a face that suggests peace and prosperity, thick eyebrows and big eyes. He's just a little bit better than the average person, and his personality is whatever the older brother thinks.

The quiet Da Feng is too calculating; it's not good for a young lady to be so shrewd.

As for her younger sister Yu Fang, she's carefree and has a lot of ideas. She always says she's lively and cheerful. If it weren't for her older brother, she would definitely suffer a lot in the future.

Wasn't it like this in my past life? Although things eventually turned out well, I ended up with a body full of illnesses.

"Master, the wrong part was sent."

Just as Dawei was assembling engine parts and lost in thought, Agui suddenly spoke up beside him.

This made Yu Dawei's heart skip a beat.

"What's going on?" Yu Dawei frowned and looked towards A Gui.

“These tiles feel thicker than the original ones; there will definitely be gaps if we install them.” A-Gui handed over one of the tiles.

Yu Dawei reached out and took it. His hands were calloused from years of working, so he couldn't quite feel it. He turned around and found a vernier caliper in the equipment room, measured it briefly, and then found the original tile in the corner and measured it as well. Sure enough, there was a problem.

“A little thicker…” Yu Dawei stared at the tile and pursed his lips. He bent down and took another look at the outer packaging box, which clearly stated that it contained accessories for 350. In theory, there shouldn’t be any problems.

"Could this car have had its axle replaced?" Yu Dawei looked down at the axle again, but couldn't see anything amiss.

"The thickness is acceptable, but I'm worried about adding more tiles." Yu Dawei rubbed his chin. "I'll go find a lathe to see if I can reduce it a little."

Just do it if you have an idea. It doesn't matter if the master craftsman isn't good; his lathe skills are decent. Besides, you don't necessarily have to use a lathe. The thickness isn't that big; a little boring will suffice.

(End of this chapter)