Hit 1500 hours on my old power hammer and the maintenance log is a novel.

It's a Chambersburg 25lb from the 60s. I bought it used five years ago and have been logging every oil change, spring check, and weird rattle. Just hit the 1500 hour mark on my logbook this morning. The sheer volume of little adjustments and part replacements it's needed to stay running surprised me. It's not just a tool, it's a relationship. For those of you running older power equipment, how detailed do you get with your maintenance tracking? Do you have a specific system, or just fix things as they break?

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tylerj221d ago

Why even bother with all that writing?

sarah_patel251d ago

Wait, you don't mark your filters? @tylerj22, how do you even know when you changed it last? I just write the date right on the housing. Otherwise you're guessing, and that's how you end up running one for two years.

elliot_patel1d ago

Man, that logbook is gold. @tylerj22, you fix things as they break on a 60s hammer, you're gonna have a bad time. My system's just a notebook and date on the filter with a sharpie.