Farr KT5500 - Maintenance; General Maintenance Safety Practices; Preventive Maintenance Practices

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McCoyDrilling&Completionsrecognizesthatminoron-siterepairsandmodificationsarerequiredtomaintainpeakoperatingcondition
ofyourequipment,ortomatchyourequipmentwiththeoperatingenvironment.Examplesofminorrepairsare
• replacementofdamagedhydraulichosesandttings.
• replacementofmalfunctioningpressuregaugesandvalves.
• replacementofdoorcylinders
• replacementoffasteners
AnyreplacedcomponentmustbeanidenticalcomponentsuppliedbyMcCoyDrilling&Completions.ReplacedfastenersmustbeGrade
8orequivalent,orwhateverfastenerisspecifiedbyMcCoyDrilling&Completions.
A. GENERAL MAINTENANCE SAFETY PRACTICES
Thepracticesidentifiedhereareintendedasaguideline.Allpersonnelareresponsibleforperformingtheirtasksinamannerthat
ensuresworker,equipment,andenvironmentalsafety,andmayrequiretakingadditionalstepsthatarenotidentifiedinthissection.
Equipment maintenance shall be performed only by designated qualified maintenance personnel. Wearapproved eye wear and
footwear,andfollowallofyourcompany’ssafetyguidelinesDonotbeginamaintenancetaskwithoutthepropertoolsormaterials
onhand,ortheproperdrawingsanddocumentationnecessary.
Scheduleplannedmaintenancewithoperatorstoavoidconflicts,unnecessarydowntime,andthedangerofaccidentalequipment
activation.Notifyoperationswhenmaintenanceproceduresarecompleteandequipmentfunctionalityisrestored.
Isolatethelocationofthemaintenanceunderwaytopreventunawarepersonnelfrominadvertentlyexposingthemselvestoahazard.
Usetape,rope,orsignagetoclearlyindicate“off-limits”area.
Replacement of large, heavy individual parts and/or heavy structural components must be performed using an approved lifting
deviceofsufficientliftingcapacity.Usecarewhenattachingtheliftingdevice,andsafeguardareatoavoidendangeringpersonnel
orequipment.
AllsparepartsmustmeetorexceedOEMspecificationsinordertomaintainequipmentintegrity,especiallyprotectiveequipment
McCoyDrilling&Completionsrecommendsthatdisconnectionofhydraulicconnectorsbeperformedwiththepowerunitoffandthe
hydrauliccircuitdepressurized.
Your equipment uses materials that may be harmful to the environment if improperly disposed of (hydraulic fluid, grease, etc.).
Disposeofallmaterialsaccordingtoyourcompany’sproscribedenvironmentalprotectionregulations.
B. CLEANING
Cleantongthoroughlycleanedwithagoodpetroleum-basedcleaningagentaftereachjob,priortostorage.Farrrecommendsthat
themotorandvalveassemblybeperiodicallyremoved,alongwiththetoptongplate,sothatguides,rollersandgearscanbeprop-
erlycleaned.Ensurethatcleaningsolventsandchemicalsarecapturedtopreventenvironmentalcontamination,anddisposeofall
materialsaccordingtoyourcompany’sproscribedenvironmentalprotectionregulations.
C. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PRACTICES
Regularmaintenance programsare necessary, andmust be established to assure safe, dependable operation ofyour Hydraulic
TubularConnectionSystemandtoavoidcostlybreakdownmaintenance.Thefollowingmaintenanceproceduresprovidesinforma-
tion required to properly maintain your equipment. Your equipment may require more, or less maintenance depending upon the
frequencyofuseandthefieldconditionsunderwhichyourequipmentoperates.Thesemaintenanceproceduresaredesignedfor
equipmentoperatingat10°Cto35°Cambienttemperaturefor10hoursperday.McCoyDrilling&Completionsrecommendsthat
the inspection and maintenance procedures in this section be performed as recommended in the maintenance checklists (see
Appendices),orinconjunctionwithyourmaintenanceforeman’sexperienceandbestestimateofwhenyourequipmentisduefor
thismaintenance.
Purchasedcomponentsincludedwithyourhydraulictubularconnectionequipment(forexample:motors,valves,etc.)mayspecify
maintenancetasksandintervalsoverandabovewhatMcCoyDrilling&Completionsrecommendsaspartoftheirrecommended
procedures.Usersofthisequipmentmaychoosetoperformorignoretheseadditionaltasksattheirdiscretion.
Prematurefoulingofparticulatefilterswithinyourprimemoverorancillaryhydraulicpowerunitrequiresimmediatehydraulicfluid
laboratoryanalysistopreventprematurewearofhydraulicsystemduetohighlevelsofwearmetalsinthefluid.
McCoyDrilling&Completionsrecommendstrackingallmaintenanceactivityincludingthelubricationschedule.Thismaybeasimple
askeepingapaperlog,orusingasoftware-basedmaintenancetrackingutility.Amaintenancelogisavaluabletoolthatcanbeused
foreasilyretrievingmaintenancehistoryoridentifyingtrendsthatrequirecorrection.