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How Far Is it Important To Keep Your Heavy Equipment Well Maintained

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You buy a new house and you do everything to ensure that it looks new all the time. You bring in new furniture, fit in with the most expensive false-ceiling that you can afford and also with all these expenses, you also make sure that you paint the house at least once a year and call people to pest free your house. You do this because you want your house to not lose its shine till the time you own it. This will help you in two ways. Firstly, it will be a hygienic place to live and second if you ever wish to sell it off, you can fetch a good price for it. It is very obvious that the buyer will not like to spend a good deal of money after buying your house by paying a fortune. Moreover, your house being in good condition makes it saleable at a high price as compared to other properties in the same location. Well, the same theory goes with heavy equipment.

Heavy equipment may not be as expensive as the property you live in but at the same time, it definitely pinches to buy a new machine to meet your business requirements. Undoubtedly, the high cost of heavy equipment makes it unbearable for a small time construction company to purchase a new stuff which is why they are more likely to end up buying a second hand or a used machine to take care of their project needs.

How frequently should one service his machine?

The frequency for servicing the machine largely depends upon the type of work it was under. Nevertheless, the thumb rule is that one should service the machine once in a month or at times once in 2 months. You may simply call in a mechanic at your place and ask them to check the different parts of the equipment. Change the oil, lubricate the different parts of the machine, give it a complete wash and if there happens to be any spots that got burned, fix it up as soon as possible without waiting for the servicing period to knock your door.

Paint your machine:-  Not much heed is paid to painting the equipment as we all find that job to be of least importance. Well, as far as taking care of heavy equipment are concerned, there is nothing known as least important in its vocabulary. If you find your stuff worn out, try to get that repaired by either painting that part of the equipment or out some sticker which will limit any further damage to the part. If we keep it idle, dust will settle in and as a result it starts damaging the part at a much faster pace than it would have. Moreover, it will also give a feel good factor to us at any moment our eyes fall on the machine.

Keeping good mechanics as part of the crew is an added advantage as they can fix any problem that comes up during the project and ensure that things run at the same pace without falling apart.

How important is to keep your heavy machines well maintained

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If you want your machine to deliver the same kind of performance year after year, you got to make sure you keep it well maintained. These heavy machines go through a lot of stuff all day and if not maintained properly could show signs of wreckage which will ultimately cost the owner dearly. Thus it becomes highly imperative to take utmost care of your machines that plays a significant role in nurturing and giving a good shape to your business. Here, we would be talking in depth about how important it is to keep the heavy machines well maintained and how does it result in increasing the productivity.

Proper maintenance leads to unwanted wreckage:  Heavy machineries are undoubtedly way too expensive and often digs a deep hole in the pocket of the buyer. The buyer would definitely want the machine to work as long as it can; for which he need to ensure that the machine is taken care of. These heavy machines have to go through a lot of strenuous work on a daily basis. As a result there are high chances of dust particles getting stuck inside the machine which if not removed in time can lead to unwanted wreckage. They need to be oiled properly and if required, change faulty parts of the machines with newer ones. Doing all these at regular intervals will make sure that they keep functioning for years without giving much trouble to its owner.

 

High productivity:  While in business, what you want the most? I’m pretty sure, you want to see your balance sheet showing good profits and that’s going to happen when you have machines which are not prone to breakdowns. You want machines which can work for more hours and eventually increases the productivity. This is possible if some good care is taken of the machines and are maintained well at times they are not at work.

Train your employees:  This is a very important point one can’t afford to skip. It is your employees who are directly handling the machines and they need to be sure they are operating it the right way. You can’t expect an unskilled person to operate a heavy machine with ease and if your employee does not know to run it correctly, your machines are in deep trouble. Thus, it is very critical to train your employees and make them familiar with the machines they would be operating. Regular training sessions should be conducted to upgrade their knowledge pertaining to the machines which will help them to understand the technicalities of the machine and if there happens to be a breakdown, they would be in a position to fix it on their own.

Proper maintenance ensures safety:  There has been many incidents where the workers have lost their lives or have got critically injured due to heavy machine breaking down in the mid. Well, you cannot blame the machines for the debacle. It was in good order when it got delivered to you. However, due to overlooking the maintenance thing, employee’s safety is jeopardized.

We have discussed some of the critical points which imply the importance of maintaining heavy machineries and ensuring that they are in good order at all times.