Starting yearly maintenance

[ronbeatty]

Yesterday I started going thru the Aerotech and started to replace wear items. I am starting under the truck with the universals then I will replace the belts, replace diaphragm in chemical pump and pump out.

 

[dealtimeman]

Under a couple of 100 dollars now will save much money and frustration later.

 

[Larry Cobb]

Most companies (including my own) don't have enough preventive maintenance . . .

Notice the grease fittings on the new universals (only a few minutes to add lube)

It has to be done . . .

Good planning.

P.S. Winter is also a good time for descaling any water HX's.

 

[Mikey P]

Ron can you access all the zerks on the AT pto shaft? We could not and had to install convex fittings on two.

 

[ronbeatty]

Mike, Lincoln makes an excellent kit for hard to get to fittings,Lincoln Lubrication 58000 Lube Adapter Kit. The needle adapter works on the universal fittings.

 

[dgardner]

 

[ronbeatty]

Belt replacement

 

[hogjowl]

I just call 1-800-783-9890

 

[Mikey P]

Replacing the pillow blocks too?

 

[dealtimeman]

Every 2-3 years we change our pillow blocks. Too cheap not to change.

Also I am sure ron cleaned that excess grease off the bearing as it will accumulate dirt and eventually fly into the belt and then to both pulleys.

 

[Mikey P]

2 to 3 years, so every 20 hours?


Damn, I'm way over due..

 

[Mikey P]

BULLY!!!!!

 

[dealtimeman]

Why are you bullying everyone lately?

 

[ronbeatty]

Replacing the pillow blocks too?

Replace them last spring, the back one went bad.

 

[Jimmy L]

I took my hoover conquest apart today and cleaned out the hair around the brush roll. Vacuumed out the motor and cleaned her up.

 

[ronbeatty]

Repair hide a hose for Dry Master tools.

 

[dealtimeman]

Why did it do that?

 

[Mikey P]

Boredom.

 

[ronbeatty]

Why did it do that?

The Kleenrite tools I used for 40 years had an internal hose connection in the cuff, HydraMaster chose to go with the hide a hose style cuff. If you are working around the different side of a sofa and the hose gets hung up on anything, the plastic hose can crimp or fold over on itself.

 

[ronbeatty]

New tubes on Prochem Ti wands, PMF made them new again

 

[dealtimeman]

Cool, how much did that cost?

 

[ronbeatty]

$250 a wand, not bad after 10 years of use.