Thinking of changing jobs after 22 years as a Diesel/construction equipment tech. Looking for something easier on the body and change of pace. Found job at Polaris dealer, Better pay, similar benefits.
Question for Any techs here is how do like working in this industry?

If you still enjoy mechanical work ..

Work for yourself , there is absolutely no place anywhere near me where you can get anything in without at least a 2-4 week wait .

Around here those kinds of places are mom and pop shops. Might be better to talk to someone that works or had worked there.

I worked at a "powersports" shop for awhile a few years back.
Motorcycles, ATVs, SxS, snowmobiles, aftermarket & factory parts inventory.
Was kind of a Mom & Pop, 2 investors, not particularly well-managed, but had a lot of potential had they been serious.
Had 2 good mechanics; one doing mostly build-ups of new stuff, and the other one always very busy with repairs.
I wrote service, handled parts, warranties, inventory, and all the stuff the manager & salesman slacked off on.
Workdays were Tues - Sun, every customer was in a hurry but mostly pretty decent folks.
Money was tight, no benefits, but I just needed stop-gap employment at the time
My advice would be to check the place & management out beforehand because they're usually smaller businesses and some run close to the financial edge.
You had to really watch your pay. 1st time they screwed me we had a talk; 2nd time they tried it I quit, because I'd reached 65 and was done with BS.