5 Essential Tips for Proper Lubrication of Mining Equipment

1. Use the right lubricant for each machine

Don’t just grab whatever is nearby. Different parts need different products. For mining mobile equipment like excavators, trucks, and LHDs, a good choice is LAAPSA Tarmela 9800. It’s made especially for this kind of hard work, holds up well against water (even if submerged), and is strong enough to handle heavy impacts and wear. Using the right product like this helps protect your machines better.

2. Lubricate the busy parts often enough

The parts that move a lot — like the bucket and boom pins on excavators, or the centre joint on LHDs — need grease every shift or every 8–10 hours of work. Don’t skip them, and don’t put on way too much either. Just enough is best.

3. Keep everything clean

Dirt and water destroy machines. Always wipe fittings clean before applying lubricant. Keep lubricant containers tightly closed and free from contamination.

4. Use automatic greasing systems

Manual greasing takes a lot of time and is difficult to do perfectly. In mining, machines operate for long hours in dusty, wet, and harsh conditions. Automatic systems, by contrast, lubricate the machine while it is running. Systems like our Bijur Delimon and Samoa lubrication systems are reliable and easy to maintain. They deliver the right amount of grease at the right time, keep dirt out, and eliminate the need for workers to climb on hot or moving equipment.

5. Check and monitor the machines regularly

Regularly checking and monitoring your mining machines is important to protect your people, reduce costs, improve reliability, and keep your mining operations productive in an extreme mining environment. If there’s a problem with your lubricant, you need testing, or your machine starts acting differently, just call us — the lubrication experts — before a big breakdown happens.