How to Make Sure Your Equipment Investment Pays Off

High-quality lubrication can help improve costs, maintenance intervals and productivity. Listen to this episode as Dennis Howard shares lubrication best practices.

Nov 1st, 2023

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How do you make your equipment investment pay off? Hint: It comes down to the lubricant. Market leaders turn to high-quality lubricants to protect their high-cost equipment. But there are many options out there, so finding out which ones are most likely to protect the life of your equipment is where you need to start. Listen on as Dennis Howard, Equipment Today’s “Dennis in the Dirt” columnist and senior vice president of equipment for RDO Equipment, shares the details and importance of selecting the ideal lubricant and lubrication best practices. Check out this podcast for more.

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