Maintenance Rules
Good and high-quality maintenance is required to ensure the safety and productivity of your equipments at all times. Technical training, the right tools, shop handbooks, and model-related software should be provided to operators or service technicians performing maintenance work.DAILY INSPECTION BEFORE START-UP
Before each shift, a technician or the driver of the truck must perform a technical inspection. You as the operator must ensure that the safety of the driver, other persons or the truck is not adversely affected at any time. If major defects are identified during the inspection, such defects must be reported immediately and the truck must be put “out of operation” and, if necessary, repaired before the next use. You can find the exact procedure for daily inspections of your truck in the operator’s manual. Since the daily inspections are required by the legislator in terms of product safety, we recommend that you document the inspections. 
SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE
The manufacturer provides a regular maintenance schedule; such maintenance is more extensive than the daily inspection. This does not only include lubrication and oil changes, but also a full-scale inspection of the entire machines. All trucks in your fleet should have a regular maintenance plan that should be specific for each model. The operator’s manual of each truck describes scheduled maintenance or service intervals.
Examples of regular servicing are:- Regular maintenance as per manufacturer’s instructions to maintain the manufacturer’s warranty
- Annual leak test of the fuel system
- Annual safety inspection as per FEM 4.004
- Annual exhaust fume test for diesel trucks in accordance with TRGS 554
TRAINED MECHANICS
A Truck in MHE or heavy equipments is not like a passenger vehicle or commercial truck. The options for its use are diverse and thus many components and maintenance requirements differ. In order to be able to work with a forklift, safety requirements have to be implemented and met prior and during the work. BADAK recommends deploying only those workers trained by BADAK and skilled technicians when performing servicing activities or repairs of BADAK machines. Never let your drivers repair forklifts themselves.
Only use BADAK’s technicians for maintenance and repairs of your machines. Fully equipped customer service vehicles and the know-how required to maintain the machines. Thus, you can rest assured that skilled BADAK service technicians can be trusted. All BADAK service technicians have the repair manuals and software versions necessary to perform quick and quality repairs.
Service technicians must also be trained in safety measures such as the correct jacking and securing of machines, the use of the correct tools and wearing protective clothes.
If your employees wish to maintain batteries, make sure that they wear appropriate gear and are trained appropriately. Electric devices are subject to special maintenance requirements that must be satisfied at all events.
The safe and smooth operation of the truck can be affected by the quality of your regular servicing activities. Therefore, only use skilled BADAK technicians and spare parts approved by BADAK. Original BADAK spare parts ensure proper fitting, durability and safe operation of your machines. Parts not approved by BADAK may not work properly and might result in early wear or accidents.
