LOADMASTER LEGACY 3 Series, Preventive Maintenance Manual

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Section 02
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE…
This section provides information specific to the
LEGACY3 that will be the basis for your P-M program.
Preventive maintenance actions are done to assure the
LEGACY3 will efficiently and safely collect garbage for
many years.
At the core of your preventive maintenance activities will
be
three
major needs…
Keeping all of the Legacy3’s safety related systems in
good working condition.
A regular lubrication/greasing discipline.
Keeping the Legacy3’s hydraulic fluid clean.
Preventive maintenance will extend beyond these three,
but they deserve special mention and your special
attention.
Read and understand all of the safety precautions given
in this manual. The very nature of the P-M activities will
sometimes require service/maintenance people to be
inside of, underneath of, or on top of
the LEGACY3.
Your shop’s
safety
policies and procedures must be
followed. Be certain your shop has a detailed
LOCKOUT/TAGOUT policy in place and be certain all
service/maintenance people understand it and follow it.
The service and maintenance people must understand
the safety precautions stated for the various, specific
service/maintenance procedures.
The service/maintenance people must also have a
thorough understanding of correct Legacy3 OPERATION
methods and follow all of the operational safety
precautions and those that apply to service/maintenance
activities.
P-M activities follow a periodic
schedule
. A record-
keeping system of some sort is invaluable, if not
mandatory. Many of today’s maintenance record keeping
systems are computerized. LOADMASTER has attempted
to keep things simple and realistic in this manual’s
recommendations for periodic preventive maintenance.
The time periods/frequencies are stated in plain
“calendar” terms. Many record-keeping systems are
based upon “hours” given by the vehicles “hour meter”.
Use these conversions to suit your situation…
Every day means 8 hours
Every week means 40 hours
Once a month means about 160 hours
Every six months means 1,000 hours
Once a year means about 2,000 hours
You can “tweak” these intervals a little bit to suit your
specific situation for
grouping
P-M actions so that the
real world logistics of
getting them done
is the most
practical. Use your best judgment.
Occasionally, LOADMASTER may mail bulletins with
additional or updated product information. Keep those
bulletins with this manual and make hand written notes
at the appropriate places in this manual referencing the
updated information.
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