Maintenance RV or not? What is your style?
Spent Thanksgiving with in-laws, we both have had RV’s for many years. We got talking about RV’s and upkeep. In-laws maint plan is to make sure everything works before they start a trip. They ...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:The key was probably the documentation and its analyises. That's how we did scheduled aircraft maintenance changes. With no history you over did it then backed off when every thing works great for a long time or lots of hours.
I worked for a large utility company....power plants 24/7 operation.
For decades the theme was PMs (Preventive Maintenance).
We had routine PMs that had to be done weekly, monthly, semi-annual and documented.
Then 'cost cutting' became the major driver. PMs went out the window and we went to 'Break down maintenance'.
And you know what.........things ran & broke down at same frequency as when PMs where done. Big cost savings in labor/material
That old saying-------"If it ain't broke, why fix it" really does hold true.
For me, I can usually tell when something is going bad by sound, feel and observation. A skill that was acquired/honed over years of working with equipment.
I go thru a routine check out prior to trip and fix what needs it when it breaks
