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TRACTOR PULL
SATURDAY, OCT. 20, 1973
11:00 A.M.
on the grounds of Rough & Tumble Historical Assn.
Kinzer, Pa.
Registration from 8:30 to 10:30 AM.
800, 1000 and 1200 Stock Class
1200, 1450 and 1650 Super Stock Class
1450 and 1650 Modified Class
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From spacecraft and jet planes
to farm tractors and tillage at
tachments, technology keeps big
steps ahead of many equipment
operators. But farmers cannot
afford to neglect equipment
upkeep anymore than can NASA
or a major airline company,
since farm equipment downtime
becomes more costly' as
dependence on machines in
creases.
Part of the cost reduction
program can be accomplished
through closer relationship
between dealers and their
customers. Part... and this is a
big part.. . can be done through
better maintenance training of
owneis and operators. Basic to
this owner-operator training is
adopting a proven technique that
is widespread throughout
manufacturing, transportation,
government and
warehousing. . . and for much
less complicated products than
those used by farmers.
Heart Of The Problem
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 13,1973—1
Planned Tractor
As in any industry, users of
equipment are so preoccupied
with getting out “production”
that anything seemingly un
productive tends to get little
attention. Considerable main
tenance is done as pressing need
arises. True, much preventive
maintenance is done, but long
after it becomes necessary to
avoid onset of corrosion, wear,
inefficiency and imminent
breakage.
By actual analysis of equip
ment problems, this trading of
production time gains against
production time lost for repair or
searches for parts is loaded
against any help to productivity.
Only a farmer’s willingness to
stock an excess of parts
seemingly helps tip the balance a
little... just a little.
What’s The Solution?
In the case of farm operations,
imitation of industry is an answer
that already is proving its worth
in agricultural fleet operations.
Manufacturing is increasingly
cutting its equipment costs by
relying on preventive main
tenance checklists based on
scheduled routine maintenance
on an hour of use basis. The
heavy construction industry does
the same. So do the utilities and
the basic industries, such as
mining and quarrying.
The key is the systematic use of
the equipment preventive
maintenance checklist for
operators. In this case, we mean
tractor operators because
tractors peculiarly operate for
more hours a year than other
farm vehicles. In this way the
tractor becomes immediately
comparable to other engine
driven equipment such as over
the road trucks, road graders and
lift trucks. The engine provides'
the common denominator,
because under any situation it
requires identical treatment.
Workable preventive main
tenance checklists for farm
tractors will soon be available. In
order to demonstrate checklist
validity and to prove the benefits
they offer, the Allis-Chalmers
Corp. recently conducted a pilot
program with selected fleet
owners. A preventive main
tenance checklist accompanied -
each tractor to be used m the
program so participants could
maintain control over cost and
downtime.
The checklist covers main
tenance intervals, hours run,
deadline hours for specific
maintenance functions,
materials used and date main
tenance was performed At the
start of each shift, each operator
must inspect his tractor using
Maintenance
checklist instructions applicable
for the hours of operation and
maintenance material involved.
He signs the form to indicate that
the basic maintenance was
performed and that the tractor
was made ready for work.
As operating hours are ac
cumulated, each fleet service
manager reviews the cards in
order to plan for a regular m-shop
maintenance schedule. This in
depth maintenance includes
engine oil changes, power tram
fluid changes, wheel bearing
service, etc., according to
recommended change intervals
established by the Alhs-Chalmers
Agricultural Equipment
Division’s Engineering Depart
ment.
Each checklist includes a set of
cards covering 1,000 operating
hours. When a new set of cards is
started, the first set becomes
part of a permanent record on the
tractor. Availability of this data
will permit accurate deter
mination of the total cost per hour
of operation. The data also in
dicates what service has been
performed day-by-day.
Here’s what is included on
these cards.
Each model of tractor has its
own preventive maintenance
record card because differences
in size, capacities and wear
factors make considerable dif
ferences in preventive main
tenance requirements.
As typical of all the cards for
all models, one card applies to 0
through 500 hours of operation, a
second card applies to 500
through 1,000 hours The second
card also is used for operation
beyond 1,000 hours. All, however,
have identical instructions for
preventive maintenance before
starting up a tractor. These in
clude: clean air cleaner cup;
clean precleaner bowl; check
radiator coolant level; check
engine oil level; check power
director and hydraulic oil level.
Other requirements are: check
water separator element;
lubricate three-point hitch
assembly.
Here are typical differences -
Maintenance performed-
Change engine oil, filters:
Q-500 Hours - 50, 200, 350, 500
550-1,000 Hours - 650, 750, 950
Change engine oil alone:
Q-500 Hours - 125, 275, 425
550-1,000 Hours - 575, 725, 875.
Check transmission
oil level 50,100,150 500,550,650
and at each
successive 50 successive 50
hour intervals hour intervals
following. following.
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