Hey Guys, I am looking for inspection forms for all kinds of different equipment. We have excavators, loaders, skid steers, man lifts, etc and have now hired our own HD mechanic but need the check sheet for the 250, 500, 1000 hr services. Do you guys know where I can find these forms at?
Make your own using the intervals from each machines service manual. Machinery changes so much what’s true for one isn’t true for others.
Exactly this. Ours are based on the service manual, and any modifications we've made to the equipment, and the specific application of the machine. What's true for one machine in one application isn't true for others. For example I might get away with greasing a skid loader that's pushing snow once a week, but moving sand and grading, I'd need to grease it daily. Demolition work with a hammer, twice a day. Man lifts and other aerial work platforms have very specific service requirements. I would follow whatever the manufacturers service schedule is to the letter.
If you simply want a list of bullet points for an experienced (and assumed to be knowledgable) mechanic to hit while he performs a PM you could make something simple using Excel and the PM schedule from the Operation & Maintenance Manual. in the trade we call these "tick & flick" checklists. If you want a set of detailed "how to" instructions regarding every last detail of the performance of the PM, you're on your own. We build ours up using a template in MS-Word. I've seen some PM Check Sheets for a 2000-hr service on a big machine run to 40 pages...... As pointed out above, no 2 identical machines will need the same PM regime. It all depends on what work the machine is performing. That's why finding "one size fita all" checklists is pretty much impossible.
Some manufacturers used to put out check forms for their equipment. Check with the dealers for each brand and see if they have anything to offer. You can also just sit down with your mechanic and get their input on the minimums that need to be accomplished. As stated above, you will find that you have to modify your planned maintenance over time depending on what wears out or breaks due to the application they are being used in.
Those forms with check-offs are only as good as the honesty of the person doing the work. Just sayin.
That’s why they are called tick & flick.....
Or also known as {pencil whipped}.
“Here’s a checklist that takes two or three hours of climbing all over the machine to get done. We want it done in an hour. Also we want you to pull 14 oil samples including 3 axles and 6 final drives that all have to be aligned in that hour too. Then document all the issues you found with that complete POS for the customer”
Who had the dream of that many samples in an hour let alone a basic inspection?
I think he was being facetious....
We used to do prework inspections and the powers that be wanted an inspection plus oil samples done in an hour. Obviously impossible, most of them ran to 2-3 hours. My bosses never got upset they knew it was a far reach to ask for all that in an hour. When I started the checklist was a fairly short basic list of stuff to check off and was doable but then they wanted us to use a computerized list on the computer that was much more involved and lengthy and required photos and such. It’s like the “180 point inspection” advertised that is somehow supposed to be done in a 20 minute flat rate oil change at an auto shop.