With the weather turning and the long winter ahead. Being protected for whatever the winter throws at you is an essential. At Ardagh Agri Services, Crossmolina Road, Ballina the crew will have you ready to face the elements full on. They can check your tyres, oil levels, starters, alternators, batteries, and lights and beacons.
When checking lights it is also essential to check the lights on your trailers or anything else that is towed on the roads. Regardless of what you want for your servicing needs, Ardagh Agri has all the products required to maintain your vehicles and machinery in tip top condition. Routine maintenance reduces fuel bills and extends equipment life.
Good maintenance practices are essential for efficient operation of all types of farm machinery. The effort spent in this area of farm management is more than repaid by consistent, reliable, operation of machinery, reduced fuel bills and extended equipment life. Maintenance of farm machinery is complicated by the usage pattern of short spells of intense activity, followed by periods of non-use or storage, so it is essential to do regular maintenance and checks.
During the “standing” or non-use periods chemical interactions between metals and fluids can cause more damage than normal wear and tear from active usage. This must be considered in planning machinery maintenance. You should inspect machinery at end of season or harvest and repair and adjust as required. Carry out maintenance work without pressure between seasons, a good time to carry out general lubrication, oil changes and filter changes is at the end of seasonal operations.
Ardagh Agri Services, Crossmolina Road, Ballina, offers you a wide range of products for servicing your machinery or drop it in to them and they will make sure your in tip top shape for the winter ahead. For more information contact them on 096 21748.
