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Maintenance

Understanding bolt torque will save you maintenance headaches in the long run

Learn more about what impacts torque, how to apply torque correctly, how to measure torque, and how to care for torque tools, here, on Equipment World.

January 8, 2019

Maintenance

How to measure dozer undercarriage wear

Rodney Beavers and Louie Leake at Flint Equipment in Atlanta, Georgia, show us how the pros measure dozer undercarriage wear.

October 25, 2018

Maintenance

How to automate and optimize your equipment shop with 5S

This post explores the 5S methodology. 5S is part of the bigger picture of Lean manufacturing. Read all about this and how you can make it work here.

October 2, 2018

Maintenance

Good prices, supply, less pollution make it time to reconsider biodiesel

Biodiesel is typically sold to end users as a blend of biodiesel and petroleum-based diesel and is now a mainstream fuel at this point and no longer a niche.

July 10, 2018

Business

How to maximize equipment wrench time with planning and scheduling

Many factors interfere with a tech’s ability to perform a job, with most being systemic or systems-oriented and beyond the control of the technician to improve.

May 23, 2018

Maintenance

IPA’s portable tank cleaner keeps dirty diesel away from your engines

Clogged filters and ruined injectors are things of the past with IPA's Pneumatic Fuel Tank Sweeper. Keep diesel fuel free of debris, impurities, and water.

May 11, 2018

Maintenance

How designating Proxy Techs can provide help for a fleet’s overtaxed maintenance team

A As with the weather, everybody complains about the lack of diesel equipment technicians, but nobody seems to be able to do anything about it. The demand for diesel technicians is growing at 12 percent a year, yet trade schools aren’t training nearly enough students to meet the demand. Contractors and fleet managers can’t do […]

April 11, 2018

Maintenance

How to adjust CTL track tension

It’s one of the simpler maintenance chores you can do, but adjusting the tension on the tracks of your compact track loader is critically important. If your tracks get too loose, they may spool off the undercarriage and put you in a bind – replacing tracks in the field takes at least two people and often […]

March 1, 2018

Vocational

How to winterize your trucks before the cold season takes full effect

Temperatures nationwide are beginning their downward trend and some parts of the country are already seeing snowfall. In extreme temperatures, Petro-Canada Lubricants OEM Technical Liaison Brian Humphrey says lubricants can harden or become too viscous, possibly causing equipment to seize up or fail. “To avoid this situation, fleet managers and owner-operators need to use a […]

December 4, 2017

Maintenance

Why every equipment operator should know how to service their machine

Most people think modern construction equipment is more reliable. Yet in the 1950s the average breakdown rate was about 20 to 25 percent. By the 1990s that figure had risen to 60 percent. Why, when the equipment was getting better, were emergency repair rates creeping up decade after decade? According to Preston Ingalls, president and […]

November 27, 2017

Maintenance

Oil Analysis: Why it’s the best way to tell if your engine is healthy

Lubrication is the life blood of mechanical equipment. And just as our body’s blood can become anemic or experience an imbalance of blood cells or platelets that signal biological issues, the equipment’s ‘blood’ can show signs of wear and contamination. Where hematology is the science of blood, tribology is the science of lubrication, wear and […]

November 21, 2017

Maintenance

New T4F engines with 74+ hp demand a thorough maintenance plan

New engines above 74 horsepower come with sophisticated exhaust aftertreatment technology that demands preparation and protocols. The day you take delivery of a new machine is one of excitement and celebration. But this year, and in the future, the thrill of new iron should be tempered with a thorough plan to manage the new exhaust […]

October 23, 2017