I love me some Baldwin filters, almost always made in the USA. I always try to mark the hrs & or mileage & date in a legible position when I put a filter on cause you never know when a machine's going to be sold or the maintenance schedule start getting skipped. I figure that since I so often find myself in the position of maintaining gear with unknown service intervals I may as well make the world a little brighter for the next guy, you never know when the next guy might just be you.
Hey bud. When doing these services take a bucket or 2 and cut it down and make a smaller catch. Then you won’t have to shove the whole thing up in there. Then just keep them for ever and ever. 🤘🤘
Being a Heavy Duty mechanic myself here in South Africa, there isn't much difference if any between how we do services like that, even have the same brand filter available that was used in this video.
Hi Francois, How does one get started as a heavy duty mechanic in South Africa? I have experience working with small engines on generators and servicing high lift pumps. Any advice will be useful, thanks.
@@hloni1248 you will have to find a oem company to offers apprenticeship and do your 4 year work, or find a company that will employ you with the experience you have and after 4 or 5 year apply for trade test
I won’t lie and say I’m qualified. I’m not. I’m in college for truck and transport. However most heavy equipment is built extremely well and with longevity in mind. If you maintain something well it’s not entirely unlikely to get 30-40 years depending on your climate. Here In the east things rust so badly that they will be retired long before it’s due because they rust out. And for that same reason, a lot of people don’t take care of them well. So to wrap it up, they can last a lifetime, if you live in the right climate and maintain it well. The work it does also affects its lifespan as well, obviously
@@the902giant It depends how its used Will, if the machine gets abused and the operator doesn't grease it it can lose the ability to effectively do essential things, enough slop in the pins and bushes and maybe you can't grade worth a lick, maybe it loses the swing ring for the same reason or another, if both those things happen at once on a 20,000hr+ machine and it springs a leak around the pinion then it goes to the scrappers, that can all happen in 10 years of use. Usually undercarriage wear will decide even a well maintained machine's fate.
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I love me some Baldwin filters, almost always made in the USA.
I always try to mark the hrs & or mileage & date in a legible position when I put a filter on cause you never know when a machine's going to be sold or the maintenance schedule start getting skipped. I figure that since I so often find myself in the position of maintaining gear with unknown service intervals I may as well make the world a little brighter for the next guy, you never know when the next guy might just be you.
Thx. Watching from Ontario Canada 🎉
Glad to see you don't put the oil filter on dry
Had it so much easier with the lube truck. Just sucked out all the oil through the quick connect. Sure not all machine have them, but they are handy
I use komatsu filters for my komatsu machine, if you used komatsu filters then you could avoid the fuel filter bowl issue
Or just cross reference to the exact filter.
Hey bud. When doing these services take a bucket or 2 and cut it down and make a smaller catch. Then you won’t have to shove the whole thing up in there. Then just keep them for ever and ever. 🤘🤘
Also not sure on the -8 machines. But I know for a fact the tier 4 machines do not want you to pre fill any filters.
Great advice!
After how many hours should we change the engine oil?
Super late question but why do you pre-fill the fuel filter when the komatsu’s have a filter primer right on the housing?
Does pr88 work pretty well?
Being a Heavy Duty mechanic myself here in South Africa, there isn't much difference if any between how we do services like that, even have the same brand filter available that was used in this video.
Hi Francois, How does one get started as a heavy duty mechanic in South Africa?
I have experience working with small engines on generators and servicing high lift pumps.
Any advice will be useful, thanks.
@@hloni1248 you will have to find a oem company to offers apprenticeship and do your 4 year work, or find a company that will employ you with the experience you have and after 4 or 5 year apply for trade test
@@francoishamman2649 Thanks
@@francoishamman2649sir can you help me to work abroad.. I'm a mechanic here in the Philippines in mining industry
U make me laugh in a good way
how long will this machine last? if you maintain it well.
I won’t lie and say I’m qualified. I’m not. I’m in college for truck and transport. However most heavy equipment is built extremely well and with longevity in mind. If you maintain something well it’s not entirely unlikely to get 30-40 years depending on your climate. Here In the east things rust so badly that they will be retired long before it’s due because they rust out. And for that same reason, a lot of people don’t take care of them well. So to wrap it up, they can last a lifetime, if you live in the right climate and maintain it well. The work it does also affects its lifespan as well, obviously
@@the902giant It depends how its used Will, if the machine gets abused and the operator doesn't grease it it can lose the ability to effectively do essential things, enough slop in the pins and bushes and maybe you can't grade worth a lick, maybe it loses the swing ring for the same reason or another, if both those things happen at once on a 20,000hr+ machine and it springs a leak around the pinion then it goes to the scrappers, that can all happen in 10 years of use.
Usually undercarriage wear will decide even a well maintained machine's fate.
7000 hrs to 10000 hrs if well maintained
Old post but I have a some track hoes with 10-15,000 hrs that run like a top
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