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Benefits of Changing Hot Oil

There are many routine maintenance tasks that fleet maintenance professionals perform every day, and changing oil is arguably the most important and frequently performed...

Sealing Concrete

By Jennifer Crisman When a concrete sealer does not look or perform as expected, the root cause can usually be traced back to issues like...

Proper Technique

Self-shielded flux-cored arc welding (FCAW-S) offers numerous benefits, including good weldability, high deposition rates, and excellent chemical and mechanical properties. These make the process...

Streamlined Fueling

We do power. That simple statement is the foundation for Grade Tech Power Services, a civil contractor and family-owned business that grades and excavates...

Crafco Synergy

From its humble beginnings in 1976, Crafco has grown into the world’s most recognized and trusted materials and equipment manufacturer for pavement preservation products....

Synergy Works

By Greg Norris Software for equipment maintenance provides powerful opportunities to cut costs and increase uptime, but success is not as simple as downloading applications...

Taking Care of Your Mechanics Truck

A properly inspected and maintained truck minimizes costly downtime Contractors depend heavily on mechanics trucks to get sidelined equipment back in the dirt and generating...

Golden Screws

For decades, the general wisdom in approaching manufacturing has been to rely on a “just in time” strategy to ensure component parts are available...

Shot Blaster Troubleshooting

Shot blasters are designed to clean and profile a concrete surface in a single step, making them a popular choice with contractors during floor...

Greasing Program

By Preston Ingalls Equipment has rotating and reciprocating movement subject to friction. To minimize that friction and wear, grease is applied on a routine basis....