How to Store Construction Machinery for a Long Time

 
In order to store construction machinery for a long time, you need to live up to points as following:



1. Construction machinery such as bridge building cranes should be parked in a dry indoor space. If there is no choice to place them outdoor, flat ground and paved plank are inevitable.

2. It is necessary to keep construction machinery in good repair and clean them up thoroughly, so that they can stay a good technical condition.

3. Any machine shouldn’t be influenced by others when it is arranged to go in and out from the hardstand.

4. Fuel joystick need to be placed on the idling position and other control levers in neutral.

5. Take care of the engine.
A. Let out cooling water.
B. Change oil. In general, new engineer oil is neutral and can’t corrode metal parts.
C. Top off diesel to fuel tank, so that rustiness will be avoided. It is noted that you should add enough cooling water before starting and send them away after finish.

6. Take care of the accumulator.
A. Remove the accumulator and keep it dry and freeze-proofing. To place conductive objects on accumulator is prohibited. Regular Steps to disassemble are as following: Firstly, cut off negative pole. Then, cut off positive pole. When install, connect positive pole first and then negative one. Because electrical system of construction machinery is minus earth, in this way, it can prevent short circuit.
B. Charge monthly to lead-acid battery.

7. Rust-proof treatment.
A. According to the size of deciduous antirust paint to determine how to make painting up.
B. As to working devices for construction, such as screed of paver, bucket of loader, scraper of land leveler, and etc, the most guaranteed rust-proof for naked metal is to smear grease.