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5 Tips to Improve Fuel Consumption in Heavy Diesel Engines

Fuel consumption is an essential part of the proper function of your engine. However, you need to be concerned if you notice an increase in its consumption. Sometimes it is easy to isolate and point out the culprit. Your engine has a moving piston and a fixed cylinder to burn fuel, and you need fuel, [...]

A Clean Air Filter is Key to a Clean Diesel Engine

Changing or cleaning your engine's air filter can improve its efficiency and prolong its life. The main purpose of an air filter is to deliver about 10,000 gallons of purified air to the engine for each gallon of gas burned to enter your vehicle's engine. While it's only a small component among the long list [...]

6 Diesel Maintenance Tips to Prolong the Life of your Engine

Purchasing a motor vehicle is one thing, but maintaining its diesel engine is an entirely different story. Specialized care is needed no matter the type of motor vehicle you buy, be it a truck or a car, you name it – it needs maintenance. One thing to keep in mind is that gasoline and diesel [...]

How a clean air filter and these other tips help heavy diesel engine equipment save fuel

Fuel costs always have a major impact on the bottom line when it comes to operating heavy diesel engine equipment. That’s true for any type of heavy machinery, whether it be in the construction industry or in agriculture. This is why construction job site managers and farmers are constantly searching for ways to save fuel [...]

What is silica and how does it harm diesel engines in heavy duty equipment?

It doesn’t take a lot of dust or dirt to bring the diesel engines that power today’s heavy equipment coming to a halt. Even these large, hulking pieces of modern machinery, which at times may seem nearly indestructible are only as strong and reliable as many of the parts that are crucial to protecting them [...]

How heavy equipment air filters work

When you are out in the field or on the construction site, you expect your heavy equipment to work and operate as efficiently as possible. However, even the best heavy equipment operators can encounter machinery malfunctions and breakdowns if they do not keep up equipment maintenance or push the equipment to its limits too often. As [...]

Take care of your heavy equipment diesel engines with these winterization tips

Winter can be hard on any type of vehicle, but this season is especially hard on heavy equipment and the diesel engines that power them. For some, winter is a time to make sure maintenance routines are caught up on and any fixes that were put off earlier in the year. For others, though, their [...]

Is it safe to clean my heavy equipment diesel engine air filter?

One of the most frequently asked questions is whether it really is safe to clean a heavy equipment diesel engine air filter and reuse it rather than always have it changed? Our answer won’t surprise you – yes, it is safe to clean air filters. However, it takes the right kind of cleaning equipment, knowledge of [...]

How to prevent common heavy machinery and equipment issues

Heavy equipment and machinery are made to be put to work. However, in trades such as construction, agriculture and similar industries, all that work commonly results in issues, including failure of engines and other parts. These breakdowns and other problems are hazards of the trade, though, and most of them are avoidable with some preventative [...]

Here are ways to save on heavy equipment diesel engine fuel costs

Managing costs is the key to success in every industry, but it’s especially true for industries like agriculture, construction and others that rely on heavy equipment. That heavy equipment and machinery comes with costs, some fixed others variable. The price of diesel and other fuels is just one of the expenses that must be budgeted for. [...]