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Hobart Institute Hires New Instructor My New Daily Driver

Joining the staff at Hobart By Alex Giese
Institute of Welding
Technology is Jeremy This tractor is
Thompson. Jeremy will be a 1938 Allis
teaching the skill of welding Chalmers B. It
to students in the Structural was made in
Welding Program and in the Milwaukee,
Combination Structural and Wisconsin
Pipe Welding Program. where it was
manufactured on
Jeremy comes to the Institute 4/14/38. Most
with several years of welding people are like
experience. He is a 2006 its just a tractor
graduate of Hobart Institute of and its not green
Welding Technology and will (John Deere), where I am like its my pride and joy. This tractor
be sharing his education and started out as a small project but turned into a bigger project once
experience with the students. I dug into it. Multiple trips to Wisconsin (where I am from) were
needed to get the motor rebuilt and pick up parts that I needed to
I want to help train our future welders and make a positive impact replace to help restore this old piece of history. This tractor also is
to the world of welding, says Jeremy. equipped with no starter, no battery, no lights, no generator, just
a magneto and a hand crank to start it. This tractor was fully tore
Ron Scott, HIWT Vice President and General Manager, says, down and rebuilt back up in 3 months. The reason why I drove this
Jeremy has been great addition to our staff. He is certainly willing tractor to school was because all my friends thought I didnt do it
to learn and share his understanding of welding with others.
and I wanted to show off the fnal product. Thank you to Hobart
Jeremy resides in Beavercreek, Ohio, and enjoys many outdoor Institute of Welding Technology for a great learning experience and
sports and spending time with his wife and twin boys. if anyone is on the edge of choosing between HIWT and another
school, there is no choice go with Hobart!

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