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Protect your heavy equipment during winter

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Winter has often caused enormous problems for heavy equipment owners. Construction companies have at times suffered huge losses as they were unable to get the machine to operate. This is therefore very crucial to protect your heavy equipment during this time of the year when there is heavy snow on the road and the weather out is absolutely chilled. One of the prime reasons why heavy equipment fail to work during winters is lack of maintenance. You have to make it a point to service the heavy equipment regularly or else it is bound to give problems at some point or the other and winters can be really vulnerable.

Heavy equipment like graders that are used to get snow off the road should be really well maintained. Right from the engine to its blades every part of the heavy equipment plays an important role in removing snow. Just before winter arrives, you should do some tests with the machine and check if everything is in order. If it gives slightest of indication of any issues, you should get it resolved from a mechanic. If at all you have the skill to fix heavy equipment reading the user manual you can try that out as well.

Read user manual to protect heavy equipment during winter:-

The user manual of particular heavy equipment is quite a crucial book and one should always keep it handy. It speaks in volumes about the way and methods that one can adopt to keep the machine active and running during any weather of the year. So just before the onset of winter the heavy equipment owner should check the manual and see what care has been advised by the book. Try to follow the user guide as much as you can. It will really help you to lengthen the overall life of the machine and also protect it during winter.

Keep your heavy equipment parts well lubricated:-

Start with the engine oil and end to the various crucial parts of the heavy equipment which require oil to stay lubricated. The oil that you use for the engine should match the outside temperature and try to use low viscosity oil that flows faster. Changing engine oil is most crucial and probably the most neglected part in this business. People have to compensate it with changing the engine or other vital parts which are damn expensive. Coolant is another thing that you must apply on the machine. Try to keep a mixture of 70% coolant and 30% water during the winters and in other seasons, it should be 50:50. Also you must ensure that the radiator is filled to the cap. This should be done before the start of the winter.

Apply tire chains so that it does not skid:-

While the heavy equipment is busy removing snow, there is a high possibility that it skids off from the road and hit the other lane. This could be dangerous and therefore applying tire chains is of utter importance. It will protect the tires from skidding and will ensure the safety of the operator and the machine.

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Snow tire chains for heavy equipment

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Winter has already arrived and so is the time when heavy equipment owners need to be more careful with their construction equipment. It is perhaps this time that most of the accidents occur. Heavy machineries are not able to have proper grip of the road and they slip. The tires in no way will be able to move smoothly on the icy slippery surface and the moment you increase the speed of the machine the chances of it slipping and turning rise manifolds. This is the reason why an operator has to be ultra-careful when he is driving a construction equipment on an icy surface. He got to be patient with the speed and can’t rush things up. Apart from that, others should also not ask him to hurry. Allow him to do the job or he might get stuck in the ice.

One thing that can be done to avoid this problem is to install the snow tire chains on your heavy equipment so that the tires can get some grip on the icy surface and the operator does not have to put in the extra effort to keep the machine on the road. These tires are highly beneficial especially on steep roads when the machine is climbing up the road or moving downwards. The operator can have real tough time to control the heavy equipment in both the situations. There are higher chances of him to lose the control as the tires will just skid off the road and get stuck in some bush or on a pile of ice. But the probability is more on bumping someone and causing some casualty. The snow tire chains for heavy equipment just ensure that you do not lose control due to icy surface.

There are snow tire chains for all kind, shape and sizes of tires. Since the make of all heavy equipment is not the same, in the same fashion the tires are also different. The snow tire chains are designed by taking into consideration the different sizes of tires in different heavy equipment. The owner of the machine needs to first come in contact with one such company who is engaged in producing tailor made snow tire chains. The guys will first inspect the tires of the machine, take some measurements and will then ship the final product to you.

People who are into the business of manufacturing snow tire chains have their websites. One who seeks their service should first visit their website and check for people’s reviews. If he has received more of positive reviews then it makes sense to approach the team and get the work done. If you are content with the reviews you shall get their contact details on the website and ask them to send a quotation. If it fits your budget you can give them the order.

In no way you should make use of your heavy equipment on icy weather without taking necessary precautions. A snow tire chain is the most needed component during the winters and spending few dollars to ensure that your machine and people around it are safe is really worth the deal.

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