savatage1973
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I was just going through and servicing some of my heavy equipment, preparing for winter. All of this equipment uses hour meters to measure actual run-time which dictates the service/maintenance schedule.
It would seem that this would also be the "better" method for determining service/maintenance schedules for automobiles--especially for hybrids where the engine does not run all the time that the vehicle is racking up miles, or vehicles that sit idling for long periods of time--3000 miles at <35 mph is a lot more run-time and wear and tear, than 3000 miles at ~65 mph.
I realize that most vehicles have (or used to have) "heavy service" maintenance schedules with more frequent service intervals, but why not just use an hour meter like on heavy equipment? It would seem to make more sense.
A cop car or taxi that sits idling 12 or more hours a day (racking up very few miles) may certainly hit a service interval (dictated by hours of operation) long before a mileage point is reached.
Just a dumb question that struck me as I was logging the hours on my equipment as I was performing service on it.
It would seem that this would also be the "better" method for determining service/maintenance schedules for automobiles--especially for hybrids where the engine does not run all the time that the vehicle is racking up miles, or vehicles that sit idling for long periods of time--3000 miles at <35 mph is a lot more run-time and wear and tear, than 3000 miles at ~65 mph.
I realize that most vehicles have (or used to have) "heavy service" maintenance schedules with more frequent service intervals, but why not just use an hour meter like on heavy equipment? It would seem to make more sense.
A cop car or taxi that sits idling 12 or more hours a day (racking up very few miles) may certainly hit a service interval (dictated by hours of operation) long before a mileage point is reached.
Just a dumb question that struck me as I was logging the hours on my equipment as I was performing service on it.