We all know that earthmoving equipment doesn’t come cheap. In fact, if you are in the construction industry or something similar, where earthmoving is plays an integral role, your equipment is a long-term investment that must be properly looked after. One of the most important reasons for carrying out continued maintenance on your earthmoving equipment is to ensure that no one on your team gets injured or even worse, suffers death.

Unfortunately, the statistics for workers injured while operating earthmoving equipment are quite high. Another important reason for ensuring that your equipment and machinery is well maintained and looked after is to avoid expensive repairs in the future. Continuous repairs will help you to spot potential problems early on, which can be fixed immediately. At Kanu Equipment, we are often asked for advice and guidance on after-purchase maintenance and while we provide a sound service for repairs and maintenance, we do have a few tips for our customers in the industry.

Follow these tips to ensure that your equipment, tools and machinery are in tip-top condition at all times:

• Ensure that your equipment is regularly cleaned. The heavy duty work that earthmoving equipment does will cake it with mud, dirt and similar. This type of dirt can hinder the performance of the machine and sometimes even disguise damage.

• Training is of the utmost importance. Of course, anyone operating the machinery and equipment must be qualified to do so, but take it a step further. Ensure that one of your team members is responsible for carrying out risk assessments on the area that the equipment is going to be used in and ensure that all projects are thoroughly discussed before work begins. Potential dangers can be brought to light early on and you can protect your equipment from unnecessary damage.

• Lubricating the equipment and its associated parts and tools is absolutely essential if you want to avoid damage or malfunction. The nature of the movement of this heavy duty machinery causes constant friction, which can result in severe damage if not properly and regularly lubricated.

• Draw up a pre-operation check list for workers to go through before working with any heavy duty machinery. This is a great way to spot any damage and have it repaired immediately.

It is vitally important that heavy duty earthmoving machinery is properly maintained each year. By following these simple steps, you can ensure that your equipment remains in a good condition, and that potential injury and death are avoided.

Of course, the first step to take is really to invest in quality earthmoving equipment and we have a range at Kanu Equipment that will certainly meet with your needs and requirements. At Kanu Equipment, we provide full support to our customers and with a vast knowledge of what the market has to offer and many years of experience in the industry, we can help you to select the right item of equipment and can provide a phenomenal after-sales service too.

For more useful information and advice on finding the best earthmoving equipment and ensuring that it is always in an excellent condition, contact us at Kanu Equipment today.