Guides
Guides
The guides answer the questions customers ask most often before ordering: how to find the right part, how to measure a track and how to choose a generator. They are short and practical, written for mechanics, service engineers and machine owners.
Guide · Generators
How to choose a generator for your home
For a home, choose a generator whose continuous (rated) output is greater than the sum of the devices you want to power at the same time,…
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Guide · Generators
Inverter or conventional generator
An inverter generator delivers stable voltage with a pure sine wave, is lighter and usually quieter, so it is better for computers, gas boilers and other…
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Guide · Generators
What is ATS and when do you need it
An ATS (automatic transfer switch) monitors the mains voltage and, when the power fails, starts the generator by itself and switches the household loads over to…
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Guide · Generators
Petrol, diesel or LPG generator
A petrol generator is the cheapest and lightest, so it suits occasional use; a diesel generator costs more and is heavier, but is built for many…
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Guide · Parts
How to measure a rubber track
A rubber track size consists of three numbers: the width (A) in millimetres, the pitch (B) in millimetres and the number of links (C), written as…
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Guide · Parts
How to find the right spare part
The right spare part is found fastest from the catalogue (OEM) number on the old part, or from the serial number of the machine and engine…
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Guide · Parts
Genuine or aftermarket parts
A genuine part comes from the manufacturer of the machine or engine, under its catalogue number; an aftermarket part is made by another manufacturer to the…
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Guide · Parts
When to replace the undercarriage
Replace the undercarriage when the track chain has lost tension that the adjuster can no longer take up, when the sprocket teeth have become pointed, when…
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Guide · Parts
Diesel engine service at 500 and 1000 hours
A 500-hour diesel engine service usually includes replacing the oil and oil filter and the fuel filters and water separator, and checking the air filter and…
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Guide · Parts
Preparing a marine engine for the season
Before the season, inspect or replace the seawater pump impeller, the fuel filters and water separator, the oil and oil filter, the anodes and the belts,…
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Spare parts and machinery
- How to find the right spare part: which details to prepare and where the plate is
- Genuine or aftermarket parts: the difference and when each makes sense
- How to measure a rubber track: width, pitch and number of links
- When to replace the undercarriage: signs of wear
- Servicing a diesel engine at 500 and 1,000 hours: what a service usually includes
Marine engines
- Preparing a marine engine for the season: impeller, filters, oil and what to order in good time
Generators
- How to choose a generator for your home: power, starting surge, phases, ATS
- Inverter or conventional generator: clean sine wave, noise, consumption
- What an ATS is and when you need one: automatic start when the power fails
- Petrol, diesel or LPG generator: which fuel for which use
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