10 Essential Maintenance Tips for Rental Equipment Business

Devoting the time and putting the effort to maintain rental equipment is necessary to keep the fleet ready to rent any time as rental businesses cannot flourish without ready, dependable, and safe equipment, which has been observed during equipment rental in California. 

 

Any successful preventative maintenance program is applicable for both pre-and post-rent. However, a pledge to maintain runs throughout a company’s total operation. If you wish your company to be recognized as the best equipment rental company, then you must prioritize preventative maintenance and facilitate the rental center partners following you. 

We have identified two five-step checklists (totaling ten) to follow while a machine moves out and as it comes back in. 

 

Pre-Rental: When a Machine Goes Out 

 

Implement an easy checklist to ensure that all the important tasks are finished in due course of time. The appropriate starting point for maintenance is the operator’s manual of the relevant machine comprising a detailed checklist and particulars to the machine. The five steps are as follows- 

 

1. Examine and fill fluids including oil, fuel, and hydraulic fluid 
2. Lubricate vital points and perform a quick touch-up if required. 
3. Edge blades, knives, teeth, etc. If relevant, verify mounting hardware, knives/shear-bar, and changed teeth are needed 
4. Make the appropriate adjustments, including machine-specific adjustments or while including attachments 
5. Cleanse the machine or perform a quick rinse, and remove additional debris 

 

When you meet the customer, whether at a job site or delivering the machine at the rental yard, conduct a machine walkaround and snap the photos of its present condition. These pre-rental photos are very useful while the customer is returning the machine. 

 

Post-Rental: When a Machine Returns back 

 

Irrespective of the time span a machine was rented for, a few days or a few months, all types of equipment must follow a uniform return process. First, you must evaluate its condition, and second, to provide it with the necessary TLC. 

 

While a machine is returned, the best practice is to repeat the machine walkaround process that was performed with the customer before the rental. This is a crucial time to evaluate the condition of the machine and scrutinize any issues or damages, and this is where the significance of those pre-rental photos, we had mentioned before cannot be ignored. Unfortunately, if there is any damage detected, that a renter dispute was there before him/her renting the machine, photos can prove who is responsible for bearing the repair costs. 

Coming to the principal maintenance component of the return process, it is better to refer to the manual of the machine’s operator. It must contain suggestions applicable to each machine. However, a general maintenance checklist with five basic steps is as follows-: 

 

1. Cleanse the machine, get rid of the debris and other dirt, wash down, and wash wheels, if relevant 
2. Lubricate vital points. A machine is more conducive to grease while it has recently cooled down to a safe temperature after it has been working instead of after sitting idle 
3. Rub the extra grease from and around grease-to-flush cavities 
4. Assess the fluids, replace oil, or fill fuel or hydraulic fluid if required. Be cautious regarding service intervals and apply the suitable spec fluid(s) 
5. Evaluate the engine air filter, and clean or replace it if required and specified by the filter minder or service interval 

 

A good reason to take care of maintenance immediately after the return is it provides another opportunity to closely monitor the machine in case of any damage incurred by the renter. While performing elementary maintenance and checks, note any issues, if missed during the return walkaround.  

 

Inference 

 

People who are in need can always check out the power tools online in California. They can easily verify the comparative rates applicable for a specific tool.