Equipment Maintenance schedule

tcolborg

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Just curious if any one wants to share an example of equipment maintenance schedule and tips. This is our first full year running and want my equipment running well all season. I want guns, quick connects, nozzles, pump, shurflo pumps, and other items to not wear out sooner than supposed to. Thanks in advance.

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First thing I did when I got my new machine was buy an Hour meter to fit to it. A simple devise that has a wire that you wrap around a plug lead and it gives you the run hours for the motor.
I do an oil change every 100hrs and an oil and filter change every 2oo hours.
I probably could run for a whole lot more hours between changes but for the price of 1.2-3 litres of oil it’s not worth it. I run the motor for about 5 minutes with some water in the tank and just let the water recycle until the engine has some temperature in it (not hot) until the oil is flowy and then drain the oil out and put the fresh in. ½ hour work tops on a Saturday morning but well worth the effort and the peace of mind that the oil in my machine is at the top of it’s game.
 
Hour meters are an excellent tool to utilize in your maintenance schedule, especially if you have multiple machines. We also keep a detailed log book on all our machines (pressure washers, compressors, generators, etc.) and the equipment that goes along with them.
 
Guns, nozzles, QC's, etc. are high wear cheap throw away items. You spend more time trying to prolong their life than their worth......buy a bunch to keep on hand. I'm with Hal, 50 hr oil change.
I think maintenance includes ALL equipment, including guns, quick connects, unloaders, etc. None of these items are 'cheap' and if proper maintenance prolongs the life of the item, then you don't need to prematurely tossing it in the trash. On a weekly basis, we spray all our QCs with Kroil so that the collars open and close properly. When the ball bearings start to square off, and it's difficult to open, then we replace it. I just think that your "bottom line" depends on a number of things, on-going maintenance of the 'little' things included.
 
We change our oil every 100 right now or close to it.

I'm really considering changing all machine oil once per month. A couple of machines would probably hit 150 but we check the oil daily and keep it topped off.

Im interested in hearing about any maintenance I should be doing on our heaters. Right now we change the fuel filter when we change oil.
 
Any tip on ways you have found to drain your oil without making a mess?

We use the small ball valves (the ones that you open and close with a screwdriver) and attach a piece of rubber fuel line so that it clears the body of the machine, and drain the oil into a cannister, then plug the end with a bolt that fits in the end of the hose to prevent any dripping of the oil residue left in the hose after draining oil. This works well, and there's no mess. Only problem is, when you have to install the ball valve on the motor for the first time, it will be messy! We usually install them on a new motor before we put oil in it. Saves a lot of headaches afterwards!
 
We change our oil every 100 right now or close to it.

I'm really considering changing all machine oil once per month. A couple of machines would probably hit 150 but we check the oil daily and keep it topped off.

Im interested in hearing about any maintenance I should be doing on our heaters. Right now we change the fuel filter when we change oil.

Red devil fuel treatment once per month - check electrode alignment and wear once per quarter. Check burner fuel pump pressure once per quarter.
 
I use an oil extractor, it works well and no mess at all. I can,t remember the brand, I'll have to look in the shop for brand and model.

Mike - is the oil extractor an electric or one of the hand pump models. I just bought one of the hand pump type. Plan on changing all 3 of my machines at the same time on Monday.


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I'm with Guy. Guns, nozzles, QC's, etc. are high wear cheap throw away items. It use to tick me off when a QC would crack or chemical injector would quit but now I just swap it out and don't think twice about it because it's just going to happen. Changing oil every 100.
 
Burner the only maintenance I do is clean the coils every month or so. I run lots of heat and I find these tend have large amounts of scale buildup if I don't keep on top of it.

I have a vacuum gauge between the pump and filter to let me know when it is getting full. I carry a spare filter, thermostat, and flow switch for the burner in case something breaks in the field.

Engine I do oil changes when I get a chance, I have had a few times it has got up to 200-250 hours or 3-4 weeks. I use synthetic and the long life oil filters, engine is a briggs with 3000 hours on it. I still have the original secondary air filter in there, but have replaced the primary a couple times. I think I am up to my third set of spark plugs, and probably a half dozen fuel filters. Only thing I have had to do to this engine besides what is listed above is add another fuel pump as the factory one had a few issues. Engine is a big block 35 hp briggs, seems way better built then the 2 smaller red briggs I have.

Quick connects, I will change o rings when needed, although if they start giving me issues with coupling I just replace. Same thing with guns and other throw aways. I would fix and maintain these, but I am way too busy to worry or deal with this. 1 hour to pull apart and replace what is needed in a gun, I make enough to get 3 new guns. I would rather spend time with the family then monkey around with throw away items.
 
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