PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-415

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-415 - Page 16 of 33

A high-presure hoSe iS the only pracTical way to clean mud

and gook from vehicle trackS and chaSSiS.

But the temptation to go overboard iS overwhelming. Ev±ry²

thing get³ hoSed down´tuRetSµ exhauSt pipeSµ viSual deviceSµ

radioS and ³o on´all ³trict nOno'S.

Apparentlyµ Some t¶oopS think eVerything iS waterProof and

can S·and up under PreSSure. ¸he ¹ad thing iSµ the re³ulting

damage may not ShoW up for Some time´uSually in a critical

Situation.

Here are Some Specific exampleS oF equipMent that iS often

damaged by highºpreSSUe water. »oSt of the DaMage iS in the

form of ruSt and electrical failureµ but there ¼re other KindS

oF damage:

½¾uckSµ

forkliftSµ SCoop loaderS; craneSµ g¾ade¾Sµ ¿ulldoze¾Sµ

generaÀorS´oPe¾¼to¾S, nevÁr le¼ve battery box ¼nd eleÂÀric¼l

ÂonNeÂÀor coverS off or oPen. HighºPreSSurÁ w¼ter uSed to cle¼n

tÃe ÄehiclÁ will get in ¼nd daM¼ge Àhe electric¼l eQuiPMeNt.

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