PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-444
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 444
NOVEMBER 1989
nw\±²®³
r
s
you probably leAed the haRd
IN COLl
way last ye±r, t²ying to get throUgh a
WEATHeR
cold wInter with ord³naRy maintenance
th±r² iS
³´Ddµn
jUsT won't hack it. Operat´ng in the
!a¶G²· ¸o
coLd calls fr something extraµ ¶nd that
¹QUºPM»¼½
someth·ng starts with good mainte-
s6eRS!
nance habIts¸
¹hºs is s·mply orIenting yourse»F ¼r
condit·ons that will act½ally exist¾
coNditions that caN ¿ustrate the best
mechaÀics and operators ·F theyÁre notÂ
ready to meet the haz±rds head onÃ
1. LUBRICANTS become stif
and hard to use.
2. PLAS±IC
¾
HARD
RUBBER PARTS become brittle.
A hard knock or sharp bend may
snap t²em.
3.
GAGES AND DIALS stick a³d
give wrong readings.
4. BRAKES Freeze to drums iF leFt
standing when wet.
5. ´UEL TANKS, ´IL±ERS
AND LINES µeeze tight or ice ¶p
µom condensation.
6¿
LINKAGES get stif, causing
hard o·ration or delayed response.
7À
PA¸N± becomes brittle and
cracks easily.
8Á
CRA¹KCASES sludge ¶p µom
condensation caused by short runs.
9Â
BATTERY eºciency is cut.
±hey µeeze and crack when
discharged.
10. ENGINES are ²ard to start,
with threat oF hydrostatic lock.
11. MACHINED AND
UNPAINTED SUR»AC¼S rust
and corrode quickly.
12. DRAIN COCKS AND
PLUGS µeeze tight, discouraging
daily or periodic draining.
13. POWER ±RAIN
BREATHERS AND VE¹TS clog
µom slush and µeeze closed.
14. WINDSHIELDS crack easily
when hit by a blast oF ²ot air µom
the deµoster.
15. PER½ONNEL E´´ICIENCY
drops.
Yo½ leÄ Right oÅF thaÆ JUst abo½Æ any task may take tWice as long to do so
you Make sURe yoU a»low enoÇgh time to get the job done rightÈ
ÉÊd since the windËchi»» Ìctor can have yo½ operating at Í 50°Î at tiÏesÐ
you M±Ke sure thereÑre at »east
2
people assigned to any o½tsiDe taskà Òot oÊly
is the eXtra he»p needeDÐ b½t each can watch the other Ór signs oF FÔostbiteÕ
which can sÆRike Ö¶S¹!
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Be
acquainted
with
Weather
Operation
.
the
Cold
operator's
TM.
poRIon
of
yoUr
Keep vitaL spots
.
equipment under
or poRIons of your
±ubr²cate acco d"
ture range on your
r ³
?
g to the tempera-
equIpment's ±O
.
V
Arm
your ouT²t
·
h
spec²al winterization
w´t
!
he necessary
authorized for the
equIpment that's
range for your area
a
;
erage
.
temperature
t²ons are determine
d
µ
re
±
cl´mat²c condi·
perature range of th
y t e average tem¶
month¸
e season's coldest
/1
²:³
s
P
F
y
M
o
´
r e
x
treme cold-weather
¹
•
sand oth
º
puµs with²n reac
e
co d»weather
weather altogether¸
cover
, or out of ¼he
Always rememb
²ng under unusual c
er½
: ¾
You're work¿
your equipment that ty
ond1t1onsÀ so give
seÁ²ce
.
P
e of aÂention and
T
ry no shoR-cut
º
.
pairs that are b
s, a terat´ons or
È
how¸
eyond your MOS know-
o
Never force a
ºd
Ã
p²ece of equipment¸
co ¹ stÄÅ or frozen
o
Ærotect your f
1
from w²nter's cÇnt
È
e
.
and lubr²cants
am´nat´ng elements
±ook 'em over b
h Ér quIck reference¸
to oÅset any trou
µ¶
r
·
the cold µlast h²ts
howÊ
ue to lack of knowË
v
When ²n doubt wh th
¸
̲on treatments a
/
e
er winter²zaË
one who knows¸
pp
y
, check with someË
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