Figuring out a faster way

This week i replaced the axle bushings on my 84 F250.  The old ones had rotted and were completely gone so i thought it was about time to replace them.  In the book it says this job should take between 6 and 8 hours to finish.  This is because according to the book you are supposed to pull out the entire axle and use a press to remove and replace the bushings.  We figured out that if you just take the tires off and pull the bolts that run through the bushings you can drop the two sides down and replace them with everything still attached to the truck.  This turned an 8 hour job into a 2 hour job.  I also replaced the thermostat on the pickup.
40 hours this week
302 hours total

Learning equipment

This week i learned how to use a diagnostics machine.  It was a counselor II model and we were diagnosing a 78 ford flat bed that had a miss.  It turned out to have three weak cylinders but they were restored when we replaced the carburetor.
25 hours this week
262 hours total

Splitting a tractor

This week e got to split the tractor. It is a 1948 Farmall and it needed its clutch adjusted.  It was fairly strait forward I removed the hood, fuel tank, disconnected the steering, and the battery cable that goes to the starter.  I then disconnected the two halves and adjusted the clutch.  I also worked on a ford 6 liter that had drivablilty issues that led to a clogged sensor in the EGR.
26 hours this week
237 hours total