SECTION IV
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
SECTION IV
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
machine operation.
Carefully study previous
GENERAL
maintenance check sheets and records before making
any changes in, or extending, the check intervals.
Preventive maintenance is the easiest and least
expensive type of maintenance.
It permits the
USING THE SUGGESTED SCHEDULE CHECK SHEET
Maintenance Department to do the work at a convenient
time.
The maintenance schedule check sheet is designed as a
The actual operating environment of the machine
preventive maintenance guide, until adequate experience
governs the maintenance schedule. The suggested
is obtained to establish a schedule to meet a specific
check sheet on the following page indicates the areas of
operating environment.
the machine to be checked and the intervals at which
they should be checked.
Following the check sheet are detailed procedures,
grouped in check intervals, describing the procedure that
should be used to perform the check sheet operations.
NOTE
The check sheet shown can be reproduced by any
The following suggested check sheet
printer to obtain additional copies of the check sheet.
is based on average operating
The maintenance man making each check can then
conditions. The type of work being
indicate on the sheet that the required check has been
done, size of loads, and ground and
completed. When a check has been completed, the
weather conditions are all factors
machine will be ready for additional service until the next
which must be considered when
check is due.
establishing a maintenance schedule
for your machine. The suggested
schedule basis is given for hours of
operation and calendar intervals.
Any change in the established maintenance schedule
should be preceded by a complete re-analysis of the
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