A company service representative explains the equipment and how it works. The representative teaches maintenance and repair on new models of farm equipment. Also, some dealers may send employees to local vocational schools that have special weeklong classes. Some of the subjects included air conditioning repair or hydraulics. Farm equipment repairers may advance to shop supervisor, service manager, or manager of a farm equipment dealership.
Some mechanics open their own repair shops.
A few farm equipment mechanics advance to service representatives for farm equipment manufacturers.