Birken Vogt
Charter Member
What happened to the posts this morning? The guy sort of seemed legit or was it just a scam or free advertising?
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Diesel Laptops - Scam?
- Thread starter Wes J
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dieseltoolz
Member
I finally got one recently. the only complaint is that the tech support takes a while to answer but better than paying $10k plus for the same thing
dieseltoolz
Member
Ive had jaltest. Way too expensive and does nothing
Birken Vogt
Charter Member
What did you get and how do you like it? What did you use it on? What results did it get?
dieseltoolz
Member
They had 2 different scanners but I ordered the wrong one by accident at first so I sent it back they refunded me and I purchased this https://www.dieselscanners.com/products/diesel-diagnostic-laptop-scanner-tuner-truck-repair
I work on all types of diesels. Has more capabilities than my old jaltest BUT it does not work on my ram engines, they said I need a different adapter for those.
I work on all types of diesels. Has more capabilities than my old jaltest BUT it does not work on my ram engines, they said I need a different adapter for those.
wlhequipment
Senior Member
That price is pretty tempting!
Birken Vogt
Charter Member
What does it have for Deere?
Tenwheeler
Senior Member
But I do not have those abilities much.
Birken Vogt
Charter Member
Also there is the issue will the Chinese data link adapter work with whatever program they have installed, if you DIY you are bound to have trouble. Having someone pre-set it up for you is worth money, I think.
dieseltoolz
Member
I dont use Deere but it says its included... you can use it to get the job done then return it if needed
Birken Vogt
Charter Member
MOD EDIT - spam content removed
Just some guy in his garage most likely cranking them out, don't ask.
Although I did see something similar in So Cal for around $2k recently.
Just some guy in his garage most likely cranking them out, don't ask.
Although I did see something similar in So Cal for around $2k recently.
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crane operator
Senior Member
We ended up getting this: https://www.diesellaptops.com/colle...s/products/diesel-heavy-duty-tablet-scan-tool
So far it has read everything I own, that we've plugged it into. We discovered that one of the engines has lost can to the diagnostic port, so it doesn't read that engine.
Its been kind of handy that the screen/ display portion, is separate from the diagnostic port portion. It uses a bluetooth signal between the two. So where the port is in the engine bay, (I have a KW that way), or in the single man cab cranes, we can do diagnostic drives to see what's going on, and not have to be a wired connection.
We were having troubles in our 90 ton that would only occur when driving, so I could send one guy to drive the crane, and my mechanic was in the upper cab with the scan tool, seeing what was going on in real time as the other guy was driving.
They had a used "return" demonstrator model that I purchased, it was like new for just over $2,000.
So far it has read everything I own, that we've plugged it into. We discovered that one of the engines has lost can to the diagnostic port, so it doesn't read that engine.
Its been kind of handy that the screen/ display portion, is separate from the diagnostic port portion. It uses a bluetooth signal between the two. So where the port is in the engine bay, (I have a KW that way), or in the single man cab cranes, we can do diagnostic drives to see what's going on, and not have to be a wired connection.
We were having troubles in our 90 ton that would only occur when driving, so I could send one guy to drive the crane, and my mechanic was in the upper cab with the scan tool, seeing what was going on in real time as the other guy was driving.
They had a used "return" demonstrator model that I purchased, it was like new for just over $2,000.
Quick books went to that.
I fired them and just use a spreadsheet and paper now. Wasn't paying $300 a year when that could easily cover 5-7+ yrs if I could buy the program.
I had to plead with our IT at work to get Office working, was going to cost a few hundred? for a license.
Do you REALLLLLY need it?
Use spreadsheets daily and do multi-millions in sales a year... seriously?!
I use Libre Office at home since my legit copy of Office 2010 (bought from Microsoft) won't work anymore and I'm not spending $$ on an annual subscriptions
Birken Vogt
Charter Member
Was the guy I was replying to a newly registered spammer or something? It seemed like a legit question to me but I can't really remember now.
