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Construction Equipment
GM offers free 2-year/24k-mile maintenance with 2014 Chevy, GMC and Buick models
General Motors has announced that it will begin offering free maintenance to customers who purchase or lease new 2014 Chevrolet, GMC or Buick trucks, cars and crossovers. The complimentary maintenance plan will cover scheduled services for two years or 24,000 miles. Most 2014 vehicles will receive an oil and filter, change four-wheel tire rotation and [âŚ]
June 10, 2013
Maintenance
Learn over lunch: Tier 4 webinars focus on fluid contamination issues
Plan to have a seat in front of your computer and grab a sandwich as Richard Hassebrock presents two Tier 4 webinars in the coming days and weeks  on fluid contamination issues with Tier 4 engines, prevention planning and PM process planning. The webinars will get started, 11 am CT on Thursday June 13 and [âŚ]
June 10, 2013
Maintenance
Save money, boost uptime, be a hero with smart tire management
There are two truths every contractor or fleet manager should know about tires. 1. Tires are expensive. After fuel and wages, tires are your biggest operating expense; bigger than maintenance, oil changes and all the rest. 2. Most tires donât wear out. Theyâre run to destruction. In other words, youâre often not getting your full [âŚ]
May 1, 2013
Business
Does it pay for contractors to run a truck or fleet on natural gas?
Remember when diesel was $2 a gallon and you could drive your big trucks without gasping at the cost of a fill-up? Those days may be coming back, although it wonât be diesel thatâs costing $2 a gallon, but natural gas. Thanks to fracking and horizontal drilling techniques developed in just the last decade, domestic petroleum [âŚ]
April 1, 2013
Maintenance
Understanding hydraulic fluid
Engine lubricating oils get a lot of attention in heavy equipment maintenance schedules and for good reason. They must be changed every 250 to 500 hours, they bear the brunt of all the heat, soot and a pressure cooker environment inside todayâs emission compliant engines. But hydraulic fluids are also important and deserve your attention [âŚ]
March 1, 2013
Business
Case launches SiteWatch telematics solution
Case today announced through its website the launch of its first telematics solution SiteWatch. The company says SiteWatch delivers vital machine performance data âto any computer, any time, anywhere.â Case touts standard telematics features with SiteWatch, including the ability to reduce excessive idling in order to save on fuel, theft recovery and prevention, maintenance scheduling [âŚ]
February 26, 2013
Maintenance
Tracking undercarriage wear on compact excavators is a must
Compact excavators are often workhorses on jobsites, spending the day digging trenches or picking and placing materials. In these applications, or even in more demanding work such as demolition, the excavator has the advantage of sitting in one place and letting the swing of the machineâs house and movement of the boom and arm do [âŚ]
February 2, 2013
Maintenance
Ethanol a suspect in corrosion from Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel
Since the introduction of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel in 2007, a growing number of diesel storage tanks and dispensing systems have experienced unusual and accelerated corrosion problems. The kind of corrosion that might take 10 or 20 years previously was showing up in as little as 30 to 60 days, says Edward English, vice president [âŚ]
February 1, 2013
Construction Equipment
GM first to offer maintenance plan to fleet buyers
Our sister magazine Pro Pickup has a really great news item today for any and all fleet buyers. General Motors has become the first automaker to offer a maintenance plan alongside cash incentives that may be used with any upfitter and accessories. The maintenance plan is good for two years or 30,000 miles. Be sure [âŚ]
January 3, 2013
Maintenance
Bobcat stresses importance of compact excavator greasing
Of course, the below video is very specific to Bobcat compact excavators, but we here at Equipment World found the video to be well done and a great reminder of just how important grease is to a machine. Itâs surprising just how many grease points the thumb and grapple attachment alone of the compact excavator [âŚ]
December 6, 2012
Maintenance
Telematics saves contractors big on time and money
The telematics portion of the Association of Equipment Management Professionals Asset Management Symposium wrapped up with presentations from contractors and fleet managers with first hand experience in implementing these systems.
November 1, 2012
Pickups
Fuel system cleaner
FAST FUEL GASOLINE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER POMONA, Calif. â Prolong Super Lubricantsâ Fast Fuel Gasoline Fuel System Cleaner is designed to rid a vehicleâs entire fuel system of the grime and dirt to improve operation and maximize fuel economy. The cleaner is formulated to thoroughly clear the carbon build-up in the fuel system as well [âŚ]
July 6, 2012
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