So even if you cut maintenance costs 20 percent, which would be very hard to do, you’re still only gaining 20 percent of a small slice of the O&O cost pie. These on average turn out to be about 2 percent of your O&O costs on a D11 and 4 percent on a D6.
Other than the undercarriage considerations, it’s not worth a lot of effort to try and substantially lower your maintenance costs beyond just following good preventive maintenance practices. Maintenance Soil moisture conditions can affect the life of your undercarriage. These machine control systems insure that you only move dirt once and maximize the return on your owning and operating costs because they eliminate errors and rework. A history of accidents or safety incidents will drive up insurance costs, and drive away good employees.Īnd don’t forget about GPS. Even a minor accident can put a machine or a site out of operation for as much as a day. Safety, as it relates to operators, technicians and any employee, is also a critical part of productivity and availability, Hansen says. These could be replaced or refurbished in separate maintenance procedures, but most contractors don’t want to pull the machine out of the dirt so often. Pins and bushings go first (or need turning), typically followed by the shoes and then the rollers and links. Hydraulic leaks Hydraulic fluid contamination Hydraulic pump failure Hydraulic cylinder failure To troubleshoot these problems, start by checking the hydraulic hoses and fittings for any damage or wear. In an ideal world all the undercarriage parts would wear out about the same time, but they don’t. “Picking the right undercarriage and good undercarriage maintenance are critical to achieving the lowest operating cost per hour,” Neeley says. Undercarriages The chief value in good dozer maintenance is to avoid expensive downtime. Features like Enhanced Auto Shift and hydraulic demand fan help you save even more fuel. Where there is value to be gained-money to be saved and productivity to be enhanced-is in working to spec the right machine for the job, making sure the operator is trained and in coordinating service and maintenance with your dealer, Dietz says. Efficient Improved fuel economy over the previous model and efficient use of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) gives you excellent overall fluid efficiency. Dozers of equal weight and horsepower can more or less push the same load, but to get the most material moved per dollar you have to maximize productivity and minimize cost. If there is an overall philosophy that this group holds to it’s that managing your owning and operating costs is best done through a strong relationship between the manufacturer, the contractor and the dealer.
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