Equipment Parts and How to Find Them
Your piece of equipment, whether it’s used for farming or construction or some other heavy-duty purpose, needs to be well-maintained in order to function properly. One of the most important things you’ll have to do is find replacement parts as the parts on your equipment wear out. Worn-down parts present a danger to the operator, along with others who may be working near the piece of equipment, because they make the machine more unstable and liable to break down or malfunction without warning.
Here’s a quick guide on how to locate the right parts for your piece of equipment to keep it in good working order.
Know When to Replace Parts
At times, it may be very easy to figure out when your machine needs a new part; sometimes the machine can even tell you if it’s time to replace something. Cues may include a sudden drop in performance or a strange malfunction that can’t be explained otherwise.
Inspecting your equipment on a regular basis will help you to keep tabs on any parts that are starting to show their age so that you can plan ahead and replace them before they become a problem.
Keep Some Parts On-Hand
Some parts wear down more quickly than others, and it’s helpful to have a small cache of these types of parts in your shed or garage so that you can grab them when you need them and get back to work sooner. Parts that you may wish to keep on-hand include:
- Filters for oil, air, fuel, and hydraulic systems
- Spare fuses
- Extra fan belts
- Additional lynch pins
- Light bulbs for headlights, taillights, signals, and working lights
- O-rings for suction-screen covers
It’s also a good idea to have a tool kit handy that contains the hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers you’ll need to replace all these parts quickly and easily.
Recognize When Help Is Needed
While you may be perfectly capable of finding the parts you need on your own, there may be some tricky parts that are more obscure and challenging to locate, especially if they’re no longer in production. This is where it can be helpful to have the assistance of a local dealership that specializes in parts for your equipment, since the staff will be knowledgeable and able to assist you in finding exactly what you need to suit your specific make and model of machine.
Need some help looking for parts? You can browse our website’s catalog or come into our dealership near Shiner, TX, to talk to our staff about the equipment parts you need so that we can help you find them. Boehm Tractor Sales serves our Texas customers in the greater Austin area, including those of you in Seguin.