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The Importance of Equipment Maintenance
Heavy equipment maintenance is crucial and too often overlooked. Upkeep is essential in preventing damage and costly repair needs. This proactive prevention supports your equipment's performance, longevity and efficiency. Scheduling corrective repairs, preventive maintenance and fluid analysis can help you reduce overhead costs and get the most value from your equipment.
Importance of Construction Equipment Maintenance
Construction equipment maintenance is vital because it offers the following advantages.
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Cost Savings: Investing in routine maintenance prevents costs for more serious issues long term.
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Equipment Longevity: Preventive care helps extend the equipment's life span and delay the need for replacement.
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Operational Efficiency: Taking care of your equipment helps it deliver top-tier performance and boost worksite efficiency.
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Increased Uptime: Maintenance technicians can detect potential repair needs before they worsen and prevent project delays.
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Greater Resale Value: Keeping a piece of equipment working like new with routine service and maintenance can increase it's value.
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Safety: Well-maintained equipment is safer for operators and nearby workers, helping prevent malfunctions and accident risks.
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Maximized Warranty Coverage: Manufacturers often have strict coverage guidelines, including routine upkeep. Regular maintenance increases the chance that your coverage remains valid in the event of equipment failure. Schedule service according to manufacturer guidelines so your equipment remains covered for the full warranty period.
Types of Construction Equipment Maintenance
The following types of maintenance and repairs keep your equipment performing effectively.
Preventive
Preventive maintenance helps combat potential complications and equipment failures. It involves the following routine services:
- Cleaning: Dust, debris, dirt and mud removal improves equipment longevity and performance. Routine maintenance should involve air filter, fuel filter and hydraulic filter replacements. These updates help your equipment's systems operate efficiently. You can also rinse equipment after each use, pressure wash visibly dirty components, and clean windows and mirrors.
- Inspections: Regular inspections enable technicians to detect potential complications before they cause damage. Service providers typically inspect several components for wear, damage, corrosion, and performance malfunctions.
- Lubrication: Regular maintenance also involves parts lubrication to prevent friction, wear, and overheating.
- Parts Replacements: Equipment components may require replacements as they age and wear. Service providers can replace your worn or damaged parts with new, used, or remanufactured components. Quality replacements prevent complications and extend your equipment's life span.
Corrective
Technicians perform corrective or repair services to address complications in your equipment. They use special diagnostic tools to identify precise needs and repair defects. Scheduling corrective maintenance as soon as you notice a malfunction or warning light is vital. Expert technicians can repair issues before they cause further damage.
Predictive
Predictive maintenance usually depends on scheduled repairs or replacements with data monitoring your equipment's current condition. Newer equipment models come with sensors and monitoring tools that can alert you when to schedule maintenance and repair services.
Field and Shop Service
Field and shop service offers maintenance where it's most convenient for you. You can take your equipment to a nearby shop or technicians can visit your worksite. When you schedule on-site services from a reputable company, technicians bring diagnosis and repair expertise. Empire service trucks feature the latest repair and diagnostic technology, enabling professionals to address your needs quickly and get your equipment back to work.
Fluid Analysis
Oil and fluid samples provide important insights into your equipment's health. Regular sample analysis is one of the best ways to detect potential complications before they cause damage. It protects your equipment's longevity by flagging issues that could go unnoticed.
Empire's fluid analysis team can teach you how to take a clean sample and use the data to make informed decisions.
Hydraulics
Well-maintained hydraulics systems help equipment deliver peak performance. Professional technicians have the skills and experience to service hydraulic components like cylinders, motors, and pumps.
It's important to work with hydraulics technicians with ISO 9001:2000 certification. This certification means they meet crucial compliance and regulatory standards.
How to Optimize Equipment Maintenance
You can supercharge your equipment maintenance with these tips.
- Schedule regular inspections and maintenance according to manufacturer recommendations. You can reference your user's manual for the best service intervals.
- Optimizing maintenance schedules can help you increase equipment uptime, allowing your team to meet productivity goals and complete projects according to your plan. Determine ahead of time when you need your equipment the most, and schedule for maintenance on the days you don't expect to use it.
- Recording inspection and maintenance results can help you identify recurring complications. You can use these insights to identify potential repair needs early and adjust maintenance schedules if necessary.
- Train equipment operators to recognize potential complications so they can respond quickly. Operators likely spend the most time with equipment. They have more opportunities to notice signs of wear than supervisors and managers. When your employees know what to look for, they can alert you to upkeep needs or schedule service when necessary.
- Lubrication is part of routine maintenance, but you can also lubricate parts between scheduled services for optimal performance. Check your manufacturer's manual for each component's recommended grease or oil and how often you should apply it.
- Replacement parts are one of the most important parts of equipment maintenance. Replacing a worn or damaged part may seem unnecessary in the moment, but it's vital for your equipment's performance and long-term health. You can choose from various options such as new, used and remanufactured parts from Empire.
MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT WITH EMPIRE
Equipment maintenance is essential for performance, efficiency and longevity. Empire offers expert maintenance and repair services to meet your precise needs. Our technicians are Cat trained and certified, and our hydraulics team is ISO 9001:2000 registered to ensure we deliver outstanding results.
You can visit one of our shops or schedule a field service technician to visit your site. Our team takes care of your equipment and provides fast turnaround times.
