Maintenance ManagementMobile Plant and Heavy Equipment Maintenance
Heavy mobile equipment works in dust, heat and impact away from any workshop, and its maintenance is dominated by contamination, operator practice and the cost of an unplanned recovery. This course covers keeping it available. Delegates work through the major systems including engine, transmission, hydraulics, undercarriage and tyres, and the failure modes and service life of each. Fluid analysis and contamination control are treated as the central preventive discipline. Service scheduling, field servicing and the practicalities of maintaining equipment that cannot come to a workshop follow. Component life and rebuild against replace decisions are covered. Operator practice and its effect on component life is addressed directly. The course closes on availability, cost per hour and fleet replacement timing.
Course objectives
- Describe the major systems and their failure modes
- Apply fluid analysis and contamination control as preventive measures
- Schedule and perform field servicing away from a workshop
- Assess component life and decide between rebuild and replace
- Address operator practice and its effect on component life
- Manage tyres and undercarriage as major cost items
- Measure availability and cost per hour, and time fleet replacement
Who should attend
- Heavy equipment mechanics and field service technicians
- Mobile plant maintenance supervisors and planners
- Mining, construction and quarry maintenance staff
- Fleet and asset managers
- Equipment operators with maintenance responsibility
Course outline
- 01Maintained away from any workshop
- 02Engine and transmission systems
- 03Hydraulic systems on mobile plant
- 04Undercarriage and tyres
- 05Fluid analysis and contamination control
- 06Field servicing and scheduling
- 07Component life, rebuild and replace
- 08Operator practice, availability and cost per hour
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 to 9 October 2026 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 26 to 30 October 2026 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 21 to 25 December 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 11 to 15 January 2027 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 15 to 19 February 2027 | Maputo, Mozambique | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 15 to 19 March 2027 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |