Sammuel MacMullin

By: Sammuel MacMullin – Proven Mining Solutions Inc. Grease is one of the most overlooked maintenance items in heavy equipment. Everybody knows they are supposed to grease the machine. Far fewer people actually understand what grease is doing, why different greases exist, or why proper lubrication can dramatically change component life. And in environments like Fort McMurray, where equipment operates in high-silica sand and abrasive mud, grease becomes even more critical. Because out here,...

By: Sammuel MacMullin – Proven Mining Solutions Inc. Winter gets all the attention in heavy equipment maintenance. Cold starts. Frozen DEF. Gelled fuel. Dead batteries. But honestly? Mud season is where equipment really starts taking a beating. Breakup season creates some of the harshest operating conditions equipment sees all year. Water, abrasive mud, packed undercarriages, hidden leaks, plugged coolers, excessive wheel-end contamination, and operators trying to fight terrible ground...

By: Sammuel MacMullin – Proven Mining Solutions Inc. Most major equipment failures don’t start with a bang. They start with habits. Not one bad decision — but small, repeated actions that slowly wear down components until something finally gives. The tricky part is that these habits often feel normal. The machine still runs, the job still gets done, and nothing seems wrong. Until it is. ⚙ High-Speed Travel & Shock Loading Tracked equipment is not designed to be driven like a pickup....