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DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHT






                          Let Your Engines Breath




         Air filters are another key component to en-
         gine health. There are many ways to protect              So what did you do when your respirator was
         an  engine  with  air  filters.  Sometimes  we  see      dirty or clogged? I would bet you changed fil-
         only one air filter protecting the engine espe-          ters or grabbed a new one.
         cial  with  our  smaller  engine  packages,  other       Your engine needs new air filters regularly also
         times you will have a primary and a secondary            so  it  can  get  the  oxygen  it  needs  to  run
         air  filter  to  protect  the  engine  from  the  ex-    smoothly  and  not  have  to  work  so  hard.
         treme elements our equipment face daily.                 Change  your  air  filters  often,  depending  on

         Grinders create tons of grind dust, most dirt            conditions it may be daily, weekly or monthly.
         equipment creates just that a bunch of dirt in           It won’t hurt to change them early, the cost of
         the air, silicates and other dust particles that         an engine far exceeds the cost of a few extra
         damage engines the same way they can dam-                filters by being ahead of the game.
         age your lungs if not protected.                         Keeping your engines cool and breathing well,
                                                                  will make your job easier, less down time, few-
         Have  you  ever  had  a  respirator  on  that  was       er major repairs. Doing these simple preventa-
         clogged?  Did  it  make  it  harder  to  do  your        tive  tasks  will  help  lead  to  a  safer  work  envi-
         work because it was more difficult for you to            ronment.
         breath? Your engine feels the same way.









































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