Travis fixes it.

20

Years on diesels

10

Years at Diesel Laptops

Travis smiling and holding a Toughbook out toward the camera in front of a dozer blade

October MVP

TRAVIS · DIESEL LAPTOPS

Now he'll show you how

Every week this October, Travis takes a real machine with a real problem and fixes it from one system, start to finish. No dealer trip.

Watch Episode 1Play the 20-second trailer

TRAVIS

★ New tech video every week

★ Dealer-level jobs in your own shop

★ All makes. One solution.

★ October is Travis Appreciation Month

★ No dealer trip required

★ New tech video every week

★ Dealer-level jobs in your own shop

★ All makes. One solution.

★ October is Travis Appreciation Month

★ No dealer trip required

● Now playing · Week 1 of 4

Kubota injector coding on a Takeuchi TL8

3:20 runtime · Kubota V3307 engine · Equipment Master kit

Jump to the good part

0:15 · Find the machine by brand and model0:34 · Locate the diagnostic port0:42 · Read the stored fault codes0:50 · Check system and live engine data1:31 · Enter new injector codes2:52 · Key off and confirm the codes

A Kubota-powered machine rolls in needing new injectors. Send it to the dealer, or keep the job? Travis keeps it. He finds the machine, reads the codes, checks live data, and codes all four injectors from one laptop. The machine goes back to work.

Gear Travis used

Equipment Master kit

Dealer-level, all-makes diagnostics for off-highway equipment. Engines, hydraulics, aftertreatment, and transmissions in one tool.

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The lineup

4 weeks. 4 jobs.

A new Travis video drops every Tuesday in October. Each one is a real machine and a real fix you can do in your own shop. Collect all four.

Week 2 drops in

Over the shoulder view of Travis typing on a Toughbook set on a dozer track

▶ Live now

Week 1 · Oct 6

Kubota injector coding

Takeuchi TL8 with a Kubota V3307. Four injectors coded, zero dealer trips.

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Travis climbing into the cab of a John Deere 750K dozer

Locked

Week 2 · Oct 13

Under the tarp

New machine. New fix. Travis isn't talking yet.

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Travis diagnosing a John Deere 750K dozer

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Week 3 · Oct 20

Still in the bay

Something big is getting hooked up. That's all we can say.

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Travis on a support call beside a dozer

Locked

Week 4 · Oct 27

Saving the best for last

The season finale. Clear a spot on the bench.

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Travis smiling and holding a Toughbook in front of a dozer
Travis holding a Panasonic Toughbook in front of a John Deere 750K dozer

Meet the hero

This is Travis.

Travis has spent 20 years working on diesels and the last 10 at Diesel Laptops. This October, he's handing that know-how to you, one machine at a time.

Technician data plate

Model

Travis

Diesel experience

20 yrs

At Diesel Laptops

10 yrs

Specialty

Keeping jobs in your shop

This month

4 videos, 1 per week

Give Travis a high five

5,204 high fives and counting.

Travis's setup

Want Travis's setup in your shop?

Week 1 ran on the Equipment Master kit: dealer-level diagnostics with all-makes coverage for off-highway equipment. Four systems, one tool.

Engines

Fault codes, live data, and injector coding, like you saw in Week 1.

Hydraulics

Track down hydraulic faults on the machines that do the heavy lifting.

Aftertreatment

Diagnose aftertreatment problems in your own bay instead of on a tow.

Transmissions

Check transmission data from the same laptop, on the same job.

US-based tech support

30-day satisfaction guarantee

All makes, one tool

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Ready when you are

Get your own Shop Master.

Want the same setup Travis uses? Tell us about your shop and a Diesel Laptops expert will reach out to get you the right package for your machines.

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