PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-599
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 599
OCTOBER 2002
PS 599
OCT 02
26
Construction Equipment…
M
other Nature is kind of like a yo-yo. That is, the temperature goes up and down.
One day it’s warm, the next day it’s cold.
A change in temperature means
trouble is brewing if you don’t drain
your vehicle’s air tanks, especially in
warm weather. That’s because moisture
corrodes air lines, relief valves, safety
valves and even the tank itself.
But frozen water (ice) in your vehi-
cle’s brake system is double trouble!
Water expands when it turns to ice.
The pressure will burst most anything.
You lose your brakes, control of your
vehicle, maybe your life.
The solution is simple—after the
day’s run, no matter what the weather,
drain the vehicle’s air tanks.
Open each
valve to let
water out
No matter
the weather,
drain the air
tank!!
T
his ad was placed in the London Times
newspaper in 1914. Twenty-seven men
answered the call and sailed with Sir
Ernest Shackleton in his ship,
the
Endurance,
to the Antarctic. They would
never reach the Antarctic Continent, but
would spend almost two years trapped
on a sinking ship, an ice flow, and a
rock island.
Although they withstood the most
incredible hardship and privation,
not
one member of the crew was lost.
All 28 men survived to see their home in
England again. How was that possible?
We’re glad you asked.
..
MEN WANTED
FOR HAZARDOUS
JOURNEY
Small wages. Bitter cold. Long
months of complete darkness.
Constant danger. Safe return
doubtful. Honor and recognition in
case of success.
Sir Ernest Shackleton.
599. 26-27 (C)
8/28/02
3:01 PM
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