SAM Coverage
Neville Sachs
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Wear, Why, and How
Proper alignment and lubrication will reduce wear and increase the life of parts and components. In ski area maintenance, the things that break…
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Understanding Ball and Roller Bearings
Cleanliness and good fits are critical to the life of your bearings. Figure 1: Here are cross-section views of three of the more…
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A Lubricant For Every Use – Part 2 of a Two Part Series
Modern lubricants are extremely capable of doing their jobs, but only when you apply the right lubricant for the job. In part one of…
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Equipment Maintenance Part I :: Understanding Lubricants
Learning why certain lubricants are used for certain applications will help prevent your resort’s machinery from literally screeching to a halt. A hundred…
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Practical Metallurgy
It’s important that ski area mech techs have a solid understanding of the metals they’re using. Most of the time, we tend not to…
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DIY Lift Inspection
Conduct your own predictive maintenance inspections that don’t cost a fortune or require an outside contractor. If this were an ideal world, every ski…
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Ahead of the Game
Avoiding equipment failure while the season is in full swing can be done. I was visiting a ski area and planning on combining a…
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Caring for Aging Parts
Corrosion and wear can cause serious problems in your key machinery. In an ideal world, if ball and roller bearings could be kept clean,…
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Living with Older Machinery
All it takes is TLC, planning, and an understanding of how machines work. A short while ago, my wife went to the local health…
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When Strong Metals Fail
When steel components break, one of two mechanisms is usually behind the failure: overload, where the parts are overstressed and fail immediately as the…