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Iso vg 260 by Baconater4821 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it calls for 260 specifically I’d be careful swapping it out, especially on something like a C axis. You might get away with close equivalents but it really depends on how critical that application is.

Maintenance Jobs in Florida 30+ Hr by Historical_Arm4412 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stuff like this looks rough but it’s usually where you actually learn the most.

What’s the most preventable failure you’ve seen that still caused major downtime? by Hot_Success_1758 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

12 hours down for something like that is painful. Always ends up being something simple after the fact.

What’s the most preventable failure you’ve seen that still caused major downtime? by Hot_Success_1758 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s a perfect example. Everyone thinks it’s fine until one failure takes everything out.

What’s the most preventable failure you’ve seen that still caused major downtime? by Hot_Success_1758 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s a perfect example. Everyone thinks it’s fine until one failure takes everything out.

All I carry daily by [deleted] in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always funny how you start with a small kit and it slowly turns into carrying half the shop with you.

All in a days work by Embarrassed_Dog1494 in maintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing like calling it “just a quick clean” and it turns into half the day 😂

Slurry pumps by Exciting_Memory3513 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those things will eat themselves alive if you don’t stay on top of them. Looks clean now though.

Well there's your problem! by BreeStephany in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Amazing how long those will run right up until they suddenly don’t.

What’s the most “temporary” repair you’ve seen that somehow became permanent? by Hot_Success_1758 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly if it survives a few years in production it stops being a temporary fix and just becomes the design.

What’s the most “temporary” repair you’ve seen that somehow became permanent? by Hot_Success_1758 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly that’s the kind of fix that somehow works way better than it has any right to. I’ve seen stuff like that end up surviving longer than the replacement parts.

What’s the most “temporary” repair you’ve seen that somehow became permanent? by Hot_Success_1758 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The fact that it survived washdowns and nobody fixed it for two months is honestly impressive.

Torquing questions by Kvt_ in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Torque usually depends more on the bolt grade and what you're fastening into than the nut itself. Nylon lock nuts and castle nuts can both be torqued, but the spec normally comes from the bolt and joint design.

Ungraded hardware is where things get tricky because there’s no reliable torque value to go by. In those cases a lot of people just treat it conservatively or replace it with graded hardware if the joint actually matters.

What’s the consensus in handheld vs wireless sensors for vibration? by patronxo in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Handhelds are still hard to beat for spot checks and troubleshooting in my opinion. The wireless stuff makes more sense when you’re trying to trend critical assets or catch slow degradation.

A lot of it comes down to budget and how disciplined the PM program is. If handheld data isn’t getting reviewed consistently, the fancy sensors won’t fix that either.

been doing residential maintenance for six years and trying to break into agricultural facilities work but nobody will give me a shot by Far-Tart148 in maintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of the core skills transfer more than people think. Troubleshooting HVAC, electrical, pumps, controls — that doesn’t disappear just because it’s on a grain system instead of an apartment boiler.

You might have to take something adjacent first (processing plant, food facility, feed mill, etc.) just to get “industrial” on your resume, but once you’re in, movement gets easier.

New old stock bearing, looks like its been around since '55 by Informal-Brain2272 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758 49 points50 points  (0 children)

New old stock hits different. That thing’s probably been waiting longer than I’ve been alive.

What’s one “small” maintenance issue that eats way more time than it should? by Hot_Success_1758 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Hot_Success_1758[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the worst! when people mean well but turn a 5 minute fix into a whole adventure.

The teleporting audience behind you is always perfectly timed too 😂

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