Really like the video. A video when your an on-site fitter would be awesome. Also a run through of your tool bags and what you have on you for the work would be cool
It’s hard on site as they hate phones and phone use but I’m gonna go high up and ask for permission that way. I’ll definitely do a tool run through in the next few months for sure 🙏🏽
@@Fenndog a tool run through would be great. Actually looking at starting my first mining gig as a fitter in a couple of months and that insight would be really helpful
@@ericnewman1953 yeah mad!! It definitely depends on what you work on an who you work for/with but I’ll definitely keep all that in mind when I run through.
Wow!!! Thanks for that! Was really helpful to see. Im thinking of applying for a HDM and that’s given me some good advice and things to think about.much appreciated 🙏🏼
@@zoecropley7780 I don’t know many, if any companies that do fifo apprenticeships but if you get one that’s amazing! Jump on seek and have a look at the huge wage difference between QLD Bowen basin wages compared to Pilbara, headland, Karratha and gold fields. You don’t have your best Perth based once a trades person to work here either. (I’m not it just appears that way cause of the massive swings and the way I live my life. (I don’t rent or have a place in Perth) Perth is a beautiful city though and WA is definitely a state to be explored as you will see in my other vids 😊
thank you🙏🏼really appreciate your advice and response. Not an easy world to get real answers out there! Appreciate it. Agreed FIFO would be best but I’m aware that’s not the case for many places sadly. I’ll suss the difference in mine sites and wages and look into Perth a bit more, I am honestly just taking advice from people I have met along the way who have lived there. keep up your videos please they help heaps!
@@zoecropley7780 fifo apprenticeships are rare as in I don’t know of any at all. It’s not the difference in mine sites it the locality. Also wether you work for a contractor or for the mine company each has it’s different benefits depending on what you are after.
@@Fenndog my study seems to focus quite intensely around truck, bus/heavy duty diesel engines and motors. I’m not to sure how much of it differentiates from mobile plant. Largest trucks we have at our workplace are rigids.
@@jacobloft3898 definitely not the trade quals they want doing what I do. My job is a trade up from that over here. Lots of guys upskill from heavy rd transport though.
Been looking at a few apprenticeship positions for mobile plant mechanic. I eventually want to do FIFO way down the track. Question is, if I’m willing to put in the work, does it really matter what brand I go with in terms of learning the skills of becoming a competent plant mechanic? Is Hitachi a good brand to learn/ complete my apprenticeship with? Cheers again brother
@@Anthony-fq9ct you gotta start somewhere and you will never learn everything all at once. I’ve been doing it 25 years and I don’t know everything. Hitachi is good 🤌🏽
Cause they are so big pretty much everything requires a lifting aid, gym is also a pastime and great for mental health as well as physical. If I didn’t train there wouldn’t be much else to do as it’s all 12hr days work up here and I work big swings so minimal time off.
My interest started at Havieron exploration Havieron leading to Telfer about 5 years ago then got hooked on Pilbara WA, support companies and the harsh environment. Big respect to you guys out there. Could have emigrated from the UK to Aus in the 80’s but I didn’t. Big mistake by me.
@@stuarthinds848 it’s definitely one of the harshest environments in the wet season and this current site in Karratha it never rains unless it’s a cyclone but 65-90% humidity is putrid. Never to old to have a crack at it, plenty of work up here atm.
Hey mate, with the industry slowly switching to more electric vehicles - will this impact the job prospects of diesel mechanics in the future do you think? Thanks mate.
@@MichaelCrowley-u4r just gotta retrain if you want to work on engine side or the power pack and the A/C wheel motors or drives. Still a whole lot of machine that requires mechanical aptitude.
@@MichaelCrowley-u4r for instance we have a 400t digger in at the moment and we have been on it for 10 days (20 shifts) 5 guys a shift and haven’t touched the engines.
@@Fenndog Thanks for the info mate! I'm praying I get an apprenticeship to be a HD Mechanic, but just wasn't sure if the change in the industry was potentially impacting job prospects. Thanks again mate
Hey mate just a quick one, at the start of the year I started an apprentiships in agricultural mechanical technology for a locally owned business. Is that a trade that can lead to work in the mines or are they after different trade titles? Thanks for that
@@dontsearchthis3479 it’s crazy that it’s a different trade, when I did mine there was only plant mechanic (which covers ag equipment and all earthmoving) and diesel mech which was all road going trucks. I literally did it all!!!!
Great video mate. I’m wanting to become a FIFO diesel mechanic. Should I complete my cert 3 at a local truck shop, then apply for fifo? Or is it possible to do an apprenticeship through the mines? What happens with tools if you are FIFO? Are there lockers? Cheers
Truck shop only gives you heavy road transport trade. You need earth moving / heavy diesel. They have lockers if you are on crew. My tools are in “my” Ute.
Cheers brother. So when you say earth moving diesel, should I look at being a “plant mechanic’ learning diesel? Thanks for the help as I’m new to this. Cheers
Hi, thank you for your video. I really enjoyed it. I'm in awe of your watch, simply the best. I've decided you work very hard and hopefully earn good money so you should have a Rolex if you want. Well done. Thanks again :)
Plant mechanic or HD mechanic certificate 3 www.southmetrotafe.wa.edu.au/courses/certificate-iii-engineering-fixed-and-mobile-plant-mechanic-mobile-plant-mechanic
What state you in? Try get an apprenticeship with an OEM like CAT, Hitachi, Komatsu or Liebherr. If not do research on who you do your time with, not all apprenticeships are the same and labour hire/ group training agencies are dog shit.
@@Fenndog im not Australian but I'm planning to study and migrate there. I'm a graduate of marine engineering, diesel mechanic is one of my main target course until i saw video about fifo
I can’t send you the link on here for some reason?,.. but it’s a job on seek I’m looking at applying for, no it’s not FIFO it’s in Mackay as a Diesel fitter with BHP Traineeship through Futurefit academy. I’m trying to get into the mining scene but I’m also 40 so I want something that I enjoy and I like trucks and cars bikes etc so it’s an easy option for me to make sure I am still getting job satisfaction if ya know what I mean lol.
I doubt you earn more than me in tunneling as I was in tunneling before I got here. And I’m up 100k over what I was earning 😎 and I was over 240k in tunneling
As you know I have zero overheads as far as accommodation, travel (no commute and get paid when I do) and food. I don’t miss major city cost of living nor tunneling 😂😂😂😂😂
@@lukereynolds9907 I’ve already passed your lil 240k this financial 😎 if you know who I am you know I don’t talk shit. Right now I can turn that to 500k in my own Ute. I’m also noticing you only responded to one part of my response 😂😂 😘 you work 6-7 days a week to get your dollars near mine.
You seem to know what you are doing. Looks like a good outfit to work for. As per the heat out there, in some zones and safety boots, ever heard of Chelsea dealer boots? Slip on heavy heavy duty boots, no laces. They are waterproof leather and take a hell of a hard pasting. People rub raw candlewax on them to protect them even further.
If I didn’t know what I was doing I wouldn’t be getting paid the money I get nor would I be up here 😎. The company is great to work for, extremely flexible I can work as much or as little as I like (literally just did 7 weeks straight no day of by choice) As for the boots definitely know of them being Aussie, RM and Blundstone are very popular here. However it is required we wear zipside 6” boots, reason being Incase of a foot injury just unzip and remove no need to cut and the ankle support as there is so much uneven ground out here.
@@Fenndog Blundstones are highly rated. Sometimes ppl in Aussie spray themselves with a plant sprayer filled with cold water to keep cool in the hot season. It's kinda crappy, but, you do what you gotta do. Depends on Aircon etc. Hang in there, it's tech guys like yourself that keep Aussie strong in the mining game. Lotta mechanics these days are just part fitters, sometimes that's ok, but for substantial servicing, experience is worthy.
@@federalnoise Sometimes? You mean 99% of the time? Without skilled mechanical (or part) fitters, the quality and reliability of substantial servicing could be compromised. As a diag tech, I very often encounter issues stemming from poor re-assembly, so this highlights just how crucial mechanical fitters are.
Great video.
I will never forget the sound of those crib boxes opening🤣😎.
It's a tough game
Great video Fenn very interesting...definitely would watch more of these
Majestic beard mate 🤙🏽
Really like the video. A video when your an on-site fitter would be awesome. Also a run through of your tool bags and what you have on you for the work would be cool
It’s hard on site as they hate phones and phone use but I’m gonna go high up and ask for permission that way.
I’ll definitely do a tool run through in the next few months for sure 🙏🏽
@@Fenndog a tool run through would be great. Actually looking at starting my first mining gig as a fitter in a couple of months and that insight would be really helpful
@@ericnewman1953 yeah mad!! It definitely depends on what you work on an who you work for/with but I’ll definitely keep all that in mind when I run through.
Wow!!! Thanks for that! Was really helpful to see. Im thinking of applying for a HDM and that’s given me some good advice and things to think about.much appreciated 🙏🏼
Are you already qualified?
No I am looking to apply for a traineeship role fifo from Mackay. Currently live in Brizzy.. not too keen on Perth though 😅
@@zoecropley7780 I don’t know many, if any companies that do fifo apprenticeships but if you get one that’s amazing!
Jump on seek and have a look at the huge wage difference between QLD Bowen basin wages compared to Pilbara, headland, Karratha and gold fields.
You don’t have your best Perth based once a trades person to work here either. (I’m not it just appears that way cause of the massive swings and the way I live my life. (I don’t rent or have a place in Perth)
Perth is a beautiful city though and WA is definitely a state to be explored as you will see in my other vids 😊
thank you🙏🏼really appreciate your advice and response. Not an easy world to get real answers out there! Appreciate it.
Agreed FIFO would be best but I’m aware that’s not the case for many places sadly.
I’ll suss the difference in mine sites and wages and look into Perth a bit more, I am honestly just taking advice from people I have met along the way who have lived there. keep up your videos please they help heaps!
@@zoecropley7780 fifo apprenticeships are rare as in I don’t know of any at all.
It’s not the difference in mine sites it the locality. Also wether you work for a contractor or for the mine company each has it’s different benefits depending on what you are after.
Currently studying my cert III in heavy commercial vehicles. Looking forward to making it out the other side.
What country and state?
@@Fenndog Over in New South Wales.
@@jacobloft3898 so what is commercial heavy vehicles? As a course? My trade is plant mechanic.
@@Fenndog my study seems to focus quite intensely around truck, bus/heavy duty diesel engines and motors. I’m not to sure how much of it differentiates from mobile plant. Largest trucks we have at our workplace are rigids.
@@jacobloft3898 definitely not the trade quals they want doing what I do.
My job is a trade up from that over here.
Lots of guys upskill from heavy rd transport though.
I just wanna find a way from Townsville to Kalgoorlie. Join the long lost fam in the mines hopefully
Been looking at a few apprenticeship positions for mobile plant mechanic. I eventually want to do FIFO way down the track. Question is, if I’m willing to put in the work, does it really matter what brand I go with in terms of learning the skills of becoming a competent plant mechanic?
Is Hitachi a good brand to learn/ complete my apprenticeship with?
Cheers again brother
@@Anthony-fq9ct you gotta start somewhere and you will never learn everything all at once. I’ve been doing it 25 years and I don’t know everything.
Hitachi is good 🤌🏽
Thanks for the advice brother.
Really interesting. Im surprised you need the gym after wrestling with those monster trucks.
Cause they are so big pretty much everything requires a lifting aid, gym is also a pastime and great for mental health as well as physical.
If I didn’t train there wouldn’t be much else to do as it’s all 12hr days work up here and I work big swings so minimal time off.
My interest started at Havieron exploration Havieron leading to Telfer about 5 years ago then got hooked on Pilbara WA, support companies and the harsh environment. Big respect to you guys out there. Could have emigrated from the UK to Aus in the 80’s but I didn’t. Big mistake by me.
@@stuarthinds848 it’s definitely one of the harshest environments in the wet season and this current site in Karratha it never rains unless it’s a cyclone but 65-90% humidity is putrid.
Never to old to have a crack at it, plenty of work up here atm.
Hey fenndog I live in Newcastle NSW I'm looking at changing industry could you throw me some pointers on getting into the Mine's
Read through the comments all the information is here.
Hey mate, with the industry slowly switching to more electric vehicles - will this impact the job prospects of diesel mechanics in the future do you think? Thanks mate.
@@MichaelCrowley-u4r just gotta retrain if you want to work on engine side or the power pack and the A/C wheel motors or drives.
Still a whole lot of machine that requires mechanical aptitude.
@@MichaelCrowley-u4r for instance we have a 400t digger in at the moment and we have been on it for 10 days (20 shifts) 5 guys a shift and haven’t touched the engines.
@@Fenndog Thanks for the info mate! I'm praying I get an apprenticeship to be a HD Mechanic, but just wasn't sure if the change in the industry was potentially impacting job prospects. Thanks again mate
@@MichaelCrowley-u4r no stress at all 🙏🏽 biggest thanks you could give is share my vid 🙏🏽
Hey mate just a quick one, at the start of the year I started an apprentiships in agricultural mechanical technology for a locally owned business. Is that a trade that can lead to work in the mines or are they after different trade titles? Thanks for that
I’ve never herd of it but if it’s a mechanical trade I’d say yes
What country and state are you in.
I’m a plant mechanic.
About an hour west of Brisbane, just not really sure where it can lead me. We mainly work on tractors and farm equipment.
Thanks for that 👍
@@dontsearchthis3479 it’s crazy that it’s a different trade, when I did mine there was only plant mechanic (which covers ag equipment and all earthmoving) and diesel mech which was all road going trucks.
I literally did it all!!!!
Interesting gig bro, i remembered doing fifo. hope your swings fast and your RnR slow. Tc
My swings are massive and RnR short, but I wouldn’t have it any other way right now.
Goal driven and unstoppable.
Good on ya mate 👍 Be safe
Cheers 🍻
Great video mate. I’m wanting to become a FIFO diesel mechanic. Should I complete my cert 3 at a local truck shop, then apply for fifo? Or is it possible to do an apprenticeship through the mines?
What happens with tools if you are FIFO? Are there lockers?
Cheers
Truck shop only gives you heavy road transport trade. You need earth moving / heavy diesel.
They have lockers if you are on crew.
My tools are in “my” Ute.
Cheers brother. So when you say earth moving diesel, should I look at being a “plant mechanic’ learning diesel? Thanks for the help as I’m new to this. Cheers
@@Anthony-fq9ct that’s me I’m a plant mechanic
@@Fenndog Thanks again mate.
Dude I need subtitles. Awesome video though.
I’m pretty sure you can put them on with settings
Hi, thank you for your video. I really enjoyed it. I'm in awe of your watch, simply the best. I've decided you work very hard and hopefully earn good money so you should have a Rolex if you want. Well done. Thanks again :)
More import things before the Roly
Bro, wat course i need to study to become a fifo mechanic?
Plant mechanic or HD mechanic certificate 3
www.southmetrotafe.wa.edu.au/courses/certificate-iii-engineering-fixed-and-mobile-plant-mechanic-mobile-plant-mechanic
What state you in? Try get an apprenticeship with an OEM like CAT, Hitachi, Komatsu or Liebherr. If not do research on who you do your time with, not all apprenticeships are the same and labour hire/ group training agencies are dog shit.
@@Fenndog thanks! Btw im 35 already, hopefully im not too old yet
@@generalmike-jo1cv never too old just be prepared for low wage for the first 4 years.
@@Fenndog im not Australian but I'm planning to study and migrate there. I'm a graduate of marine engineering, diesel mechanic is one of my main target course until i saw video about fifo
How do I get into that work?
Get a trade in the industry, HD mechanic, auto electrician or welder.
And apply.
I have 25 years in the game and a very good resume 🙏🏽
I can’t send you the link on here for some reason?,.. but it’s a job on seek I’m looking at applying for, no it’s not FIFO it’s in Mackay as a Diesel fitter with BHP Traineeship through Futurefit academy.
I’m trying to get into the mining scene but I’m also 40 so I want something that I enjoy and I like trucks and cars bikes etc so it’s an easy option for me to make sure I am still getting job satisfaction if ya know what I mean lol.
Look up Fenndog_aussie_gypsy on Instagram or just google “fenndog” for socials and drop me a PM
@zoecropley7780
Sent 👍🏽
Uppp the PMG Boys lad I’ll see ya round the Pilbara , come MRL sites
Hell yeah!!!!!
Mighty VK56
Tougher than a pushrod V8 😎
3:08 I don’t know how to tag but pooly would love the kfc reference ❤
@unclepooly I reckon the big fella has seen it 🤌🏽
I don't envy it
Not for everyone but you will envy my drive and the reasons I’m out here in 3 years time! Keep following my journey 😎
Heaps more money in tunneling man don’t miss the Pilbara 😂
I doubt you earn more than me in tunneling as I was in tunneling before I got here.
And I’m up 100k over what I was earning 😎 and I was over 240k in tunneling
As you know I have zero overheads as far as accommodation, travel (no commute and get paid when I do) and food.
I don’t miss major city cost of living nor tunneling 😂😂😂😂😂
How long since you been in tunneling champ 😂
What premium paying you over 340 k get ya hand off it champ 😂😂😂
@@lukereynolds9907 I’ve already passed your lil 240k this financial 😎 if you know who I am you know I don’t talk shit.
Right now I can turn that to 500k in my own Ute.
I’m also noticing you only responded to one part of my response 😂😂
😘 you work 6-7 days a week to get your dollars near mine.
Learn how to put a seat belt on properly and ya may not get kicked off site.
What site? Or don’t you know your words? Pretty sure I clearly state I’m not on site in this vid 😂😂😂
#stayjelous 😘
🖕we got ourselves a Muppet!
You seem to know what you are doing. Looks like a good outfit to work for. As per the heat out there, in some zones and safety boots, ever heard of Chelsea dealer boots? Slip on heavy heavy duty boots, no laces. They are waterproof leather and take a hell of a hard pasting. People rub raw candlewax on them to protect them even further.
If I didn’t know what I was doing I wouldn’t be getting paid the money I get nor would I be up here 😎. The company is great to work for, extremely flexible I can work as much or as little as I like (literally just did 7 weeks straight no day of by choice)
As for the boots definitely know of them being Aussie, RM and Blundstone are very popular here. However it is required we wear zipside 6” boots, reason being Incase of a foot injury just unzip and remove no need to cut and the ankle support as there is so much uneven ground out here.
@@Fenndog Blundstones are highly rated. Sometimes ppl in Aussie spray themselves with a plant sprayer filled with cold water to keep cool in the hot season. It's kinda crappy, but, you do what you gotta do. Depends on Aircon etc. Hang in there, it's tech guys like yourself that keep Aussie strong in the mining game. Lotta mechanics these days are just part fitters, sometimes that's ok, but for substantial servicing, experience is worthy.
@@federalnoise definitely gets hot af up here but we just soldier on 💦💦💦
@@federalnoise Sometimes? You mean 99% of the time? Without skilled mechanical (or part) fitters, the quality and reliability of substantial servicing could be compromised. As a diag tech, I very often encounter issues stemming from poor re-assembly, so this highlights just how crucial mechanical fitters are.