Reducing Downtime
Reducing downtime in the logging industry is one of New Zealand's priorities. A Mangawhai-based logger adopted an onsite solution that reduced their hydraulic downtime significantly.
Single Logging Crew Cutting Downtime
Rob, a Mangawhai Logging Contractor, was an early adopter among single crew operators to take on the BOA Integrated Solution. On one of the post setup site visits, BOA Hydraulics representative Albert Boakes asked Rob a few questions about his experience:
Why did you choose BOA?
I contacted BOA when I heard about their hose & fittings from another logging contractor. They said they were a bit cheaper, so I wanted to see what it was all about.
What were your initial thoughts about the concept?
I thought it was too good to be true, actually. I thought that there couldn’t be 40-60% savings on the hoses that I’ve been making, because why would anyone be charging me that much?
So, I sent my invoices off to boa and they sent me back the stuff with a whole lot of comparisons, and it was 40-60% cheaper, just on hoses and fittings; let alone crimping, labour, anything like that.
Was BOA easy to work with?
Very easy to work with. Everybody answers the phone when you want to actually talk to them, and they are easy to get along with.
How did the setup go?
Was pretty easy. They came out to the job and we have them set up in our onsite container.
Was lack of resources or manpower an issue?
Not really. I’m starting to train up the machine operators themselves to make hoses. If their machines are down, they are spare.
Was space an issue?
Not really. We had a small area at the end of our workshop in the container, about 2.4m by 2.6m and we managed to fit everything in there.
Would you recommend this concept to anyone else?
Absolutely. We are only pretty new into it, but just downtime; saving on downtime.
“So, if a machine breaks down and blows a hose, bang; within half an hour you have the machine up and going again. Whereas to call a hose doctor, that’s anywhere between 1/2 to 3/4 hour away, if they’re available, your machine can be down for at least 2 hours, so i think downtime is going to be our biggest benefit.” – Rob, Mangawhai Logging Contractor
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