Farm Equipment Maintenance Guide

If you want to keep your farm equipment running smoothly and out of the service shop, one of the easiest ways to ensure this is to perform periodic maintenance. Although you can’t avoid every potential issue, there are some simple tasks you can do to keep your machine operating at its full potential.

Regular Inspections

It’s essential to regularly check your farm equipment. Look over the machine inside and out to see if you find any excessive wear and tear, damage, rust, or dirt buildup. Next, test the various controls to make sure everything is functioning properly.

We recommend you set up a regular inspection schedule and note when each inspection takes place in the owner’s manual to help you keep track. Make a list of things to inspect daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly. Hydraulic systems will need special attention since the heat and pressure they operate under make them susceptible to maintenance issues.

Cleaning

One of the best preventative maintenance precautions you can take is to keep your farm equipment clean. All that dirt buildup can wear down your machine and reduce its lifespan. Make it a point of cleaning your equipment to get rid of any dirt before it starts to wreak havoc.

We hope that this guide helps you keep your farm equipment up and running! If you have any maintenance questions, need help, or you’re just looking for a new machine, contact us at Holder and Sons Equipment in Durham, NC. We welcome all our patrons visiting us from Raleigh and Greensboro.