Lisa Mino
Maintainer New Lube Truck
Production of Maintainer’s newly designed lube trucks is set to begin in 2017.
Maintainer Corporation of Iowa has introduced what it calls “the Lube Truck of Tomorrow.”
The manufacturing company — based in Sheldon, Iowa — offered a sneak peak at the major redesign of its lube truck bodies at the most recent MinExpo International this September in Las Vegas, said a news release from Maintainer.
“Maintainer has been working on ideas for our customers to improve their bottom line, and we think our new lube concept will provide great results,” the release quoted Tim Wibben, the company’s sales and service manager.
A key component of the redesign is weight reduction, the release noted. It will allow users to maximize their payloads while complying with bridge laws and chassis limits.
“By using lighter, stronger materials in conjunction with more advanced finite element analysis (FEA), we have achieved a more efficient design for our customers,” Nathan Schiermeyer, Maintainer’s engineering manager, said in the news release.
An eight-sided fuel tank replaces the traditional oval version of existing models. Schiermeyer said the new design reduces weight by 21 percent on a 2,000-gallon tank.
“Plus we realize these trucks can be rolling billboards for our customers, and the flat design will be easier for customers to decal,” he said.
The new design also enables operators to access frequently used components more easily with most functions “now available right at the reel box,” the release said. “The extended step bumper has been removed and product moved lower to the ground to reduce the need to climb.”
Other features include DuaLock aluminum drawer sets and wider access steps to the bed.
Maintainer plans to begin production of the new designs in 2017.
For more information about the company, visit www.maintainer.com.
