Farm Equipment Preventative Maintenance Tips

Farm equipment is a serious investment, and you want to be sure that your expensive equipment is going to last. While ag. machinery is incredibly durable, without the proper care and maintenance even the toughest farm equipment will fall to pieces after just a few years. For tips on how to keep your model in good shape, check out the article below. 

Daily Inspections

The best way to avoid a breakdown or costly repair is to catch maintenance issues early. As a result, we strongly recommend giving your equipment a quick but thorough inspection each day before you start it up. This includes examining any wheels, tracks, and blades for signs of damage, ensuring that attachments and implements are safely secured to the equipment, and inspecting the area near the machine to ensure there are no signs of leaking fluids. 

Keep a Schedule 

Farm equipment maintenance typically needs to be completed based on a model’s operation hours, rather than a seasonal calendar or set timeframe. As a result, remembering when certain maintenance tasks need to be completed can be difficult, and most owners tend to lose track. However, this can cause damage or, at the very least, add significant wear to your equipment. To avoid this we recommend keeping a small booklet or calendar detailing your equipment’s daily operating hours, a list of essential maintenance chores, and how often they need to be completed. 

For help tackling some of your farm equipment’s more complicated maintenance chores or repairs, stop by PrairieLand Partners to take advantage of our amazing on-site service centers. We have several locations you can visit across Kansas, and we look forward to assisting you with all of your farming machinery’s maintenance needs!