Heavy equipment repair
Field diagnosis and repair on excavators, loaders, backhoes, dozers and skid steers.
- Hydraulics
- Engines and cooling
- Brakes and final drives
- Electrical
- Undercarriage
FALCON MOBILE SERVICES
Fabrication and Welding
Your equipment breaks where it sits. We bring the shop to it.
Ted Sowko has been repairing heavy equipment, ag tractors and semi trucks on site for decades — plus welding, fabrication, sandblasting and tire service from the same truck. One call covers the diagnosis and the fix.
Reach Ted directly
Cell — fastest, texts welcome 760-803-8620 Office 760-789-8620Serving San Diego County and surrounding areas. On site Monday to Saturday, 7am to 6pm, with emergency calls by arrangement.
What we do
Everything below happens at your yard, job site, ranch or roadside. Nothing needs to be hauled in first.
Ag tractor and semi truck
Tractors, implements, trailers and over-the-road trucks kept running through the season.
- Air systems
- Clutches and drivelines
- PTO and hitches
- Preventive service
Welding
Structural and repair welding on site, in stainless, aluminum and steel.
- MIG
- TIG
- Stick
- Cracked frames and buckets
- Broken castings
Fabrication
One-off parts built to fit when the replacement is discontinued, back-ordered or never existed.
- Brackets and mounts
- Guards and skid plates
- Racks and toolboxes
- Trailer work
- Custom hitches
Sandblasting
Rust, scale and old paint taken back to clean metal, ready for primer the same day.
- Frames and trailers
- Buckets and implements
- Tanks
- Surface prep for coating
Mobile tire service and sales
Tires changed, repaired and supplied where the machine is parked.
- Equipment and ag tires
- Semi and trailer
- Flat repair
- New tire sales
Rates
Published so you can budget before you call. Every job still gets a written quote before any work starts.
Labor
Field labor$125 / hour
Welding and fabrication$135 / hour
Sandblasting$145 / hour
After hours, weekends and holidays1.5× labor
Getting there
Service call, first 30 miles$95
Mileage beyond 30 miles$2.50 / mile
Minimum on-site charge2 hours
Tire service
Tire service call$110
Flat repair, per tire$65
New tiresQuoted per size
How billing works
- Quotes are free, and the quoted price is what you pay unless you approve extra work.
- Labor is billed from arrival on site, in quarter-hour increments after the minimum.
- Parts are billed at cost plus a standard markup, with receipts on request.
- Payment by cash, check or card on completion. Net terms available for accounts.
Request a quote
Tell us what broke and where it is. You will hear back the same day, usually within a couple of hours.
Contact
Owner
Ted (Falcon) Sowko
Cell
Office
Service area
San Diego County and surrounding areas
Hours
Monday to Saturday, 7am to 6pm