The mine had experienced repeated kingpin failures on their CAT 796AC fleet, with suspected lubrication issues but no clear root cause.
GreaseBoss implemented the Critical Point Monitoring solution with Endpoint Low Flow units to enable precise grease flow tracking. During the pilot, the system immediately identified severe under-greasing across all monitored injectors, allowing targeted maintenance that restored proper lubrication and significantly improved truck performance.
This pilot saved our client around $6,000,000 a year.
Findings:
- Immediate identification of injector issues – all four injectors were severely under-greasing these critical components.
- Reveal root cause of greasing issue – many injectors were mistuned.
- Detected autolubricator system failure – this finding triggered a full fleet refit.