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Avoid Costly Repairs by Implying Preventive Maintenance Measures in Your Heavy Equipment

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You may have the best of the heavy equipment available in the market to get the job done but what use it is of when it does not work at the time you need them the most. The reason for this is very strong and also alarming. It is certainly not that you have bought faulty equipments but it broke down as it was not properly maintained. The heavy equipment working constantly in the construction site are prone to dust and other foreign particles that can choke the flow of oil to its important parts which can lead to the breakdown. If not taken care off at the right junction, it may become a very expensive affair to you.

As you read on, you will come across many hazards that can occur due to not taking good care of your machine.

Hazard to the project:-  Big projects are given on the basis of the goodwill you carry in the construction industry and also on the type of equipments you have to get the work done. The project giver does not simply hand away projects to any newbie and are always on look of people who are experienced in this sector. They also see to the fact how maintained are the machines. If they have doubts on it, you may as well receive a negative reply from them which definitely will hurt your business. Moreover, the one that you have in hand may take a halt as you can’t move an inch ahead with your ceased to work equipments. This may take a bigger toll on your business and moreover to the goodwill that you have created in the last many years.

Cost to get the equipments repaired:-  We all know how expensive are heavy equipments and it is quite obvious that the parts of the machines are no less expensive. This means that if any part of the equipment goes faulty and is needed to be repaired, you need to shell out a good sum of money to get it replaced with a new one. Now assume that you have good number of machines which needs to be repaired. This means that you need to spend a fortune on them while you are also suffering a setback in your business. This would be completely unacceptable to any businessman who has been in this sector for years.

Cost incurred on the mechanic:-  The mechanic who repairs heavy equipments are very high in demand which is why they are quite expensive. They will get the machine up and running for you but will also charge hefty fee for that. You on the other hand are left with no option than paying him his charges.

All these could have been avoided if you had a team who will do nothing but look after the machine. The team can be a member of 3 people who are able and competent in their domain. They would be responsible to service the equipments are regular intervals and take due care of the machines. In this way, you can save a lot by taking good care of your machines.

Finding the Right Heavy Equipment Mechanic for the Job. Not Just a Parts Changer

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When you are into a big construction business, you need to have heavy equipment of all types which can get the job done for you. These machines are expected to work round the clock and gets very little time to rest. Machines are perhaps quite similar to humans in this case and yes they too need some rest after the day’s long and tiring work. However, we on the other hand do not realize this and without allowing it to take its break continue with the arduous work. This is certainly taking a toll on the overall health of the equipment and very soon it may just give up to work.

Undoubtedly, the construction industry is the most demanding industry where not only humans but also machines are expected to work constantly. The company works on strict deadlines and in order to maintain the goodwill it has earned over the years, they do not like to compromise on those deadlines. But in this process, they are forgetting one very important point which is to maintain the machine by giving proper servicing. Since the equipment doesn’t get proper servicing, it becomes prone to chronic breakdowns which ultimately affect the project.

In such a situation, the most viable option is to get the equipment hooked with an able and competent mechanic who knows his work well and is sufficiently experienced to understand the issues in the machine and get it up and running. Nevertheless, it is not a simple task to get a good mechanic. All that you get are parts changer. Parts changer are perhaps good in changing the parts of the machine with a new one but may not be able to fix something for which you may not need the old stuff to be replaced in the first place. They can identify the problem but are no good in giving out solutions. Most likely, they will ask you change the parts and get rid of the problem.

As a matter of fact, parts of heavy equipments are as expensive as the machine itself is. You need to shell out a good sum of money if any important part of the machine is affected. Most of the times, you have the option to fix the affected part rather than getting it replaced which is probably more sensible and effective. In such a scenario, you need a good mechanic who can check and let you know what has gone wrong with the equipment and what he can do to get it fixed. A number of times, an able mechanic come out with ways and methods to fix the defective part. The last thing that’s there in his mind is to replace the faulty part with a new one. With his experience of years, he manages to set it right thus saving a good deal of money for you.

These mechanics are highly paid but are equally effective and are worth for every mint you pay to them.

Want To Know How Efficient Is Operator Of Your Heavy Equipment – Check His Own Cabin

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In today’s competitive market, it is very hard to get a construction project and the one who gives you the project first analyse if you would be able to complete it or not. They judge you on various parameters like how long you have been running the business and the number of projects you have completed. How many projects you have in your hand and will you able to complete one more project on time if at all you currently have numerous in hand. They also check if you have all the heavy equipments in place that is required for the completion of the project and also the right person who can work on those equipments. Only if you have everything in place, you are able to bag the project or else there are many wolves in the wild that are waiting to snatch your share away from you.

Out of the many requirements stated above, almost all of them can be acquired with the help of money. However, there is probably one thing that requires your skill to understand a person well before you hire him and that is hiring heavy equipment operator. You may spend good chunk of money to buy the most advanced heavy equipment but you need skills to pick an able operator. One must have the eye to judge who would be the person who can do his job well. An operator’s job is no longer limited to just doing this work and once the job is done, just leave the machine there and go back home. His job is far more than what we all think.

It is all about treating the construction equipment as his equipment. An able operator would treat the equipment as his equipment and would park it at the place meant for it to stay. Moreover, he would like the things inside his cabin to be organised so that whenever he needs something, he should get it in a blink of an eye. Operators who keep their cabin messed up in no way can be good employees. They may be very good in their work but what good it is of when they struggle to find things that is kept in a messy cabin and particularly when they need them the most. That actually depicts the character of the individual. It also shows the person as a lazy bone who knows his work and also has the ability to do it quite efficiently but does not has the will to do it. Such operators can be a concern for the project and ultimately for the organisation.

In order to make the operators more responsible in life, there should be few rules put up on them. Firstly, they should be given the overall responsibility of the machine and in no way should any breakdown hamper the progress of the project which if happens would be seriously dealt with. A list of do’s and don’ts must be put up on their cabin which will define the way they should keep things inside. If they experience any fault in the machine then that should be dealt in the same day and if it’s something outside their knowledge, it should be immediately informed to the next supervisor who can take charge of things.

These practices will only make the operator better in his work and will refine him into altogether a new employee.