Summer Meeting – 2012 Equipment Maintenance Basics Sterling Roberts Hydrema Scott Weyant Caterpillar Inc. Corporate Accounts – Product Support

Summer Meeting – 2012 Equipment Maintenance Basics Follow the Basics OEM Recommendations Utilize Tools Available

Summer Meeting – 2012 Equipment Maintenance Basics Follow the Basics –Repair Before Failure Equipment Condition Monitoring –Contamination Control Clean Fuel and Fluids –Scheduled Oil Sampling –OEM Parts, Filters, etc. Ultra-High Efficiency Filters

Summer Meeting – 2012 Equipment Maintenance Basics Repair Before Failure –Equipment Condition Monitoring Combining all elements of equipment management into your management philosophy –Scheduled Oil Sampling –Hours on Equipment –Operator Feedback –Service History and YOUR Experience –Fuel Consumption –Telematics / Machine Monitoring Systems –What is the last 10% of life on an engine injector worth? Set of injectors + labor = $ Excavator Down with an injector failure = 4 Haul Trucks Down + 1 Dozer Down + 1 Motor Grader Down + Hourly Employees Idle

Summer Meeting – 2012 Equipment Maintenance Basics Contamination Control –Clean Fuel and Fluids Fuel and Hydraulics

Summer Meeting – 2012 Equipment Maintenance Basics Scheduled Oil Sampling –Know and understand ISO codes –Trend Analysis, not a one-time test –Cheap Insurance

Summer Meeting – 2012 Equipment Maintenance Basics OEM Parts, Filters, etc. –Ultra-High Efficiency Filters –Who will support you if the filter fails? ‘Pay a little more now or a lot more later.’

Summer Meeting – 2012 Equipment Maintenance Basics OEM Recommendations –Operation and Maintenance Manuals One in every machine sold Who knows the products best? –Service Contracts from Dealers Basic Maintenance Contracts Full Total Repair and Maintenance Contracts

Summer Meeting – 2012 Equipment Maintenance Basics Utilize Tools Available –Telematics and Machine Monitoring Systems

Summer Meeting – 2012