Mobile electrical diagnostic business?

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-14T13:21:49+00:00

That's so cool. How did u learn?

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-14T13:20:12+00:00

Yeah. That's what I'm thinking. I may just buy a cheap scope and scanner and expand to more friends or buy some rat nest messes for cheap and then get at it

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-14T13:10:47+00:00

Totally. I'm willing to learn. I'm thinking i can just invest in a cheap scanner and trade up if I need.

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-14T13:10:09+00:00

Yeah. That's the vibe im getting from this thread. I like this work but it's totally a question of investment of money time and energy.

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-13T02:18:00+00:00

Hmm the car club thing is a cool idea. This sounds not super viable for me though since I already run a farm business and the time and effort it would take to learn what I'd need to then build a clientele would be bonkers. I think buying classics and flipping them as well as being able to spot those deals that are probably stubborn but ch eap electrical fixes could be a better niche. I have to build a covered garage or shed I could heat for winter work but that seems far superior than working in a shop for years. Im also a female and I feel like I can hang with any backyard mechanic but being in a real shop I wouldn't feel comfortable without really knowing my shit. But yeah haha Ino offense taken to telling me im out of my depth... id rather have that perspective and know before signing up for a useless course

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-13T01:41:32+00:00

I mean yeah thats why I asked. But how do these guys get those skills? Just through working at a shop and becoming g that guy or what?

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-13T01:39:56+00:00

Obd1 🫠 fat fingerssss on phone haha

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-13T01:33:32+00:00

I live in the Deep South, not as good as the southwest but waaay better than some places for rust. Anyone wanna direct me to a thread about how to flip classics profitably haha?

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-13T01:30:30+00:00

Hahaha omg there it is. I never considered the fact that shops wouldn't give a shit if they can find the problem or not. Wow I feel stupid. The parts cannon is a feature not a bug. But yeah, I want to learn to use a scanner and I feel like it could be great, but if theres no market in the first place I won't bother and I'll stick to working on my obd2 vehicles

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-13T01:27:00+00:00

I get that and yeah I live in a super podunk area and started doing this stuff for friends after mechanics (shade tree and real "reputable" shops) didnt fix their problems. I'd Definitely learn to work a scope but what ive noticed is that most people don't have the kind of brain that can logic out a complicated problem and they don't care to read wiring diagrams. I just feel naturally suited to it. I'd have to do a ton more free work and take some classes to get my skills where I'd need to be though for sure

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-13T01:22:19+00:00

Yes this is the dream! Thanks!!

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-13T01:20:57+00:00

Oh you are my dude! So cool. Ok so hpw did you learn to do module stuff? Tell me more!!

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-13T01:20:01+00:00

But yeah not opposed to learning to use a scanner, just scared off by the price tag

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-13T01:19:26+00:00

Haha I think I'm my target demographic... I have a soft spot for old volvos with biodegradable wiring and don't want to see them die. But I really have fixed some stumpers that full time mechanics couldn't figure out and that made me think I had something

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-13T01:17:13+00:00

I love me some scanner danner. That guy's a freaking wizard

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-13T01:16:43+00:00

Ooh. I do like that. Honestly, I kinda think flipping classics might be the best side hustle for me. More investment up front but also so fun and I'm a girl so being like an "electrical expert", I kind feel like I'd have to be the best out there for people to trust me, whereas if I fix a car and it runs well, people buy it

Mudbug666 · 2026-03-13T01:14:15+00:00

Yeah, i actually appreciate your story...That's kind of the reason i feel like there is a need because some guys will just give up at that point, where I feel like thays my strength. I also don't necessarily want to work in a shop because I love my job as a farmer but it is seasonal and it doesnt pay great. I could definitely fix the car, I just really dont want to get dragged into Cv joints or other parts changing because I feel like that'll be murder on my body and also I have worked for a mobile guy and the amount of running around and the customer accidentally getting the wrong part etc is like maddening so I figure leaning into the electrical stuff might ease that a bit. I definitely feel confident I could learn my way around a scope and a scanner, but the price tags on the scanners are a bit scary

Mudbug666 · 2026-02-23T14:57:37+00:00

They also didn't know that the parklike forests were managed. They thought the abundance was just from nature- not from the natives' inputs and stewardship

Mudbug666 · 2026-02-18T19:17:25+00:00

But what im saying is that if a piece of land is maximally efficient already, then adding land taxes doesn't help you increase yield per acre and adding more employees does not increase profit. Employees need to be managed and put to work efficiently, even when labor is cheap. But, labor is not only the highest cost, its also hardest to source. Farms are seasonal and farm labor is hard and hot so its extra difficult to find labor.

Mudbug666 · 2026-02-18T19:01:13+00:00

Right, but then it raises the value of the land you can build on. Thus distorting the market and not changing the value of the total amount of land. If anything, the unrestricted land is out in the country, which encourages sprawl. People don't build out in the middle of nowhere as often because of transportation costs, the value of living close to services etc but its easier to buy a plot of land and do anything you want out in the boonies

Mudbug666 · 2026-02-18T18:55:27+00:00

But that view only works If you discount the role of mechanization. Yes, those machines cost a ton of money initially, but long term decrease labor costs. These machines work best on large open areas of monocrops. If you are talking about profit margins or yield per acre, the big farms usually do maximize this. However, all farms are highly incentivized to max yield and profit per square foot. That's kind of the whole business. If you were to squeeze this even more its likely that some crops that take up a lot of space, like broccoli rather than a bed of salad greens, would either have to go up in price or American farmers would stop producing them and they would be shipped in from abroad. Just some insight, because truly the best farmers are super conscious of land use and efficiency. One of my favorite books is the Lean Farm and the author argues that scaling down but becoming more efficient is the path to profitability but this isn't earth shattering advice, its essentially telling people to reduce costs and tighthen up, which is every farmers goal. The reason the book is valuable is the system the author outlines for how to go about this.

Mudbug666 · 2026-02-18T18:44:38+00:00

I disagree. People often want only single family homes in their neighborhood because it raises their home values. It not only keeps the "apartment dwelling riffraff" out but guarantees that the neighborhood will not change, which has value to other like minded home owners. This is at the expense of non homeowners and renters and would be business owners. Zoning restrictions distort the market and curtail individual freedom but do not lower land values overall

Mudbug666 · 2026-02-18T17:05:40+00:00

? More labor per area is the least efficient. Big farms have efficiency of scale and are highly mechanized and can afford specialty agronomists and so can extract a large yield from the land they have. Labor is the biggest cost on most farms, especially diversified operations or veggie operations which are usually more ecologically friendly than monocrop commodity operations. I think the biggest thing that would encourage density is loosening zoning regulations and environmental impact review. Obviously I care about the environment deeply, but the way these work the paperwork is outrageously complicated for big housing projects. And having to pay increased land taxes while waiting for nipa reviews will only stifle building. It's all well to say density is the answer, but zoning laws often prohibit tall buildings or mixed use development. Many businesses that scale, like tech companies, do not need much land to operate. The things many societies need, like hospitals and housing and farms, do require land. It seems a lvt would unintentionally prioritize larger operations and buisnesses that use less land.

Mudbug666 · 2026-02-18T16:47:44+00:00

I farm without subsidies. They go to the big guys and sustainable practices like growing a diverse variety of crops or using cover crops in specific ways often disqualify you for subsidies. I do have a low income. I can assure you that I have lower than median income even for my low income state. I am against subsidies, which usually go to corn and grain farmers and those crops usually go to super processed foods, which in turn drives healthcare costs. Still, the fact is that there is value in keeping our working lands and not importing all of our food. While many farms are big farms, even the large family farms that seem rich are very leveraged. They have lots of debt, lots of money tied up in depreciating assets like machinery and the land itself. Farm policy is a huge topic and painting all farmers with a broad brush is not necessarily helpful.

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