Maintenance for Your Truck
21 Jun 2018
If you own a business and make a lot of use of your truck,how to earn more money and less break down?
Because your truck is a parts of your business, it does not pay to have it breaking down on you every time you turn around.
Here we will discuss maintenance procedures.
How often routine maintenance should be performed, and take a look at how using your truck in your business affects your pocketbook.
Regular Maintenance
Changing the oil is the best way you can have to keep your truck running better and longer.
Schedule vary from manufacturers to manufactures, but this does not take into consideration the extra work expected out out of your truck.
Opinions vary, but it is a safe bet that if you change the oil every 2 to 3 thousand miles and change the filter in the process, your vehicle will last much longer.
Often, truck model driving conditions expected annual mileage and opinions also vary. If your truck spends a lots of time in stop and go traffic and will spend more time dumping than a normal vehicle. For this reason, the oil breaks down quicker.
Changing often and using a good grade of motor oil saves lots of wear and tear.
Take Saic-Iveco Hongyan truck for example
Engine Parts | Tractor Truck | Dump Truck | |||
1 | Check engine oil level | Every Time | Every Time | ||
2 | Change engine oil(CH-4) | 20000KM | 10000KM | ||
3 | Change engine oil(CI-4) | 30000KM | 3Month | 10000KM | 3Month(300H) |
4 | Change engine oil(E-4) | 60000KM | 6Month | 10000 | |
5 | Change engine oil( CJ-4) | 30000KM | 6Month | 10000KM | 2Month |
6 | Change oil filter | 30000KM | 3Month | 10000KM | 3Month(300H) |
7 | Change fuel filter | 15000KM | 3Month | 10000KM | 3Month(300H) |
Air compressor
Shaft seal | Check leakage trace with white paper | Every week |
Belt | Check tightness with expansion wheel and check wear | Every two month |
Bolt | Check tightness, check and change all of them, if necessary | Every week |
Electrical component
Connecter | Check looseness of wire clamp plugs | Every month |
Solenoid clutch | Check if specified requires has been got | Every season |
Solenoid clutch bearing | If it cannot turn steadily pls change | Every year |
And also many other main parts need regular maintenance,discussion and questions, waiting for you to join us.