Here's my maintenance log for a pair of Toyotas that I've serviced since new. They were bought 6/04. One has 24K, the other has 22K. They have had severe duty use. They don't do much long distance fast type traveling but they do rev a lot and sit idling some also.
They are used 24 hour/day. 7 days a week. 100 operating hours per week each.
Oil changes done about every 400-600 hours. Trans oil done every 5000 hours.
Side lift cylinders started to leak right away so they were done once or twice.
Both radiators cracked at 10000 hours.
One water pump each.
Both hydraulic pumps started leaking at 16000 hours and got seal kits installed.
New chains at 12000 hours.
New ring gears at 20000 hours (not too bad, just unbolt and move motor back 6")
Both carbs came loose at 10000 hours and were locktited on.
Radiator, transmission cooler hoses, and fan belts 4 times.
Steer cylinders started wandering all over the place at 12000 so they were done.
Both machines have cracked 3 tilt cylinders each.
A few broken control levers.
Many tires, batteries, starters, horns, and horn contacts.
Spark plugs and wires as needed.
Now the things that have not been touched:
THE MOTORS AND TRANSMISSIONS
The brakes
The propane regulators
Mast and channel rollers
King pins
The center lift cylinders
Hydraulic control valves
Original alternators
Not too bad, eh? I do blow the dust out of the radiators and give them a check over every 4 days if I don't get called for any breakdowns.
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i have to agree
i see a way higher % of toyotas make it to 10 or 15000 hours with no major issues than most other major brands
lindes hold up well too
i think the main reason for this is the attitude these companies take when it comes to building/marketing trucks
toyotas are expensive when you compare them to yale hyster mcfa etc
thats cause they use better grade of parts engineering
(i havnt had much issues with the SAS system but ive seen the issues around here with it )
the other brands price and build to be competitive
toyota and linde try to build the best machine possible regardless of price (to a point)
so in the end the toyotas and lindes break down less often and actually save money over the life of the machine
im actually waiting on parts for a 7FGC25 right now
the customer thought the engine was in need of an overhaul (its a job sub'd out to me by an OTR truck repair shop and thats who i deal with not the end user)
turned out it died while being driven cause apparently it had ran out of antifreeze
the overflow tank is missing lol
this unit is over 10000 hours but the dash is dead so i dont know how many exactly, its also been beat up pretty good
i used to work on this machine years ago though and it was in the same shape back then (through my old Co but they lost the acct years ago too)
the worst thing i had to do was the rear main seal about 4 months ago
Wow..Man that is awesome. I have to hand it to Toyota, they make a good truck. (besides that **** SAS!) One of our customers have a fleet of 7FGCU30s and they have around 16,000 hours. These people beat these trucks into the ground and they fire up every day. They started to replace them with the new Veraciters and within 3 months the steer axles had to be replaced. Yale is out there every other day doing repairs...
But nice job on the maintenance.
its just used to being rode hard and put away wet lol
like an old dog some lifts just wont die lol
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