PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-593
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 593
APRIL 2002
Make sure air hoses, are color
coded-red for emergency and
yellow for service.
PS 593
51
Generators…
Don’t Forget Trailer PM
Don’t Forget Trailer PM
That’s
one
great
looking
generator!
and the
trailer
looks
good,
too!
someone
understands
the importance
of good pm!
“Your generator can run
like a Swiss watch, but if
you can’t move it to where
it’s needed, you might as
well put a fence around it
and call it a work of art. “
“So, unless your name is
Rembrandt,
get your clipboard,
go outside and do a walk-around
for each of your trailers.”
hey! my name’s
rembrandt!
no
corrosion
here!
color
looks
good.
Unfortunately, many
of us don’t feel the
same way about the
trailers that haul the
generators.
you just
volunteered.
let’s inspect
the next
trailer…
A good starting point is to look for
excessive corrosion.
Not only is
corrosion a
problem
to deal with,
but it’s also an
indication
that your
storage and preservation job is not
what it should be.
Then eyeball the interconnecting
hoses and electrical cable. Look for
gouges
, spots that have worn
smooth and corroded connectors.
While you’re looking at the hoses
in the lunette area, take a good look
at the trailer’s tongue.
Is the side
bar guard bent? Is the lunette bent?
Unusual bends in these two areas
could mean your trailer has jack-
knifed in the past. That means there
may be hidden trouble.
Drop your gaze down to the
tires. Of course, take care of any
flat ones, but also try to determine
which ones may become flat next.
Look for excessive wear and
chunks out of the tread.
no
gouges
here!
lunette
looks
good!
tires are
ready
to
go!
If the color has
faded
so it’s hard to
tell which is which,
repaint the hoses or
just repaint the
gladhand.
Make sure the
hoses are tied in
place to the frame
with nylon ties, NSN
If you need to tie your hoses down,
use the two-tie method. Use one tie to
loosely hold the hose to the trailer.
Then put the second around the first
tie between the hose and the frame.
that keeps
the hose from
rubbing the
frame.
“Tied hoses
don’t
drag
the ground
or get
cut by a
turning
trailer.”
Most of us know that
pulling PM on our power
generation equipment is vital.
Generated power can make a
life or death difference.
593. 50-53 (C)
3/3/02
2:30 PM
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