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Module 03 — Plant and maintenance

Where the downtime actually went.

A rig that did not turn is a cost whether or not anyone wrote it down. This module writes it down: on the road, waiting for a part, or under repair.

3kinds of downtime, kept apart
1record per component
mtool life measured in metres
How the work runs

From the fleet number to the closed work order.

Register

Rigs, cranes, pumps and the tools they carry, each with its own identity. A fleet you cannot name is a fleet you cannot invoice against.

Deploy

Which machine is on which site, and when it moved. Subcontractor plant is marked as such — it is on your site but it is not your asset.

Meter and fuel

Hour meters and fuel drawn per machine. Litres per metre drilled is the number that tells you a rig is sick before it stops.

Work order

Raised when something fails, closed when it runs. The clock between the two is the downtime, and it is not typed by hand.

Component life

Which part failed, after how many hours, and what replaced it. The second failure of the same part is a pattern, not bad luck.

What it records

Rigs, assets, work orders, tools and fuel.

Rigs and assets

  • Fleet numbers and classes
  • Owned versus subcontractor plant
  • Current site and movement history
  • Transfers between sites

Work orders

  • Raised, in progress, closed
  • Downtime split by cause
  • Parts used per job
  • Who worked on it and for how long

Failures

  • What failed and when
  • Component hours at failure
  • Repeat failures on the same part
  • Cost of the repair

Tools

  • Auger, bucket, casing, chisel
  • Metres drilled per tool
  • Ground type it was used in
  • When it was retired

Fuel

  • Tank levels and deliveries
  • Fuel drawn per machine
  • Litres per metre drilled
  • Tank balance that must reconcile
From the working product
Rigs — where each machine is, and whose it is.
Rigs — where each machine is, and whose it is.
Maintenance — work orders, downtime and component life.
Maintenance — work orders, downtime and component life.
Why it holds up

Downtime is measured, not estimated

The clock starts when the work order is raised and stops when it is closed. Nobody has to remember Tuesday afternoon.

A monthly summary written from memory is always kinder than the truth

Subcontractor plant is not your plant

It is on the site and it must be visible, but it is not on your asset register and not in your fee. Mixing them makes both numbers wrong.

One equipment list for everything makes billing an argument

Tool life belongs to the ground, not the calendar

Metres drilled and the ground type are recorded together, so a tool that dies early in rock is not read as a bad tool.

Replacing on a fixed schedule wastes tools in soft ground

The other three modules

One ledger, four faces. A record written in one module is read by the next without being typed again.

See it on your own site.

Half an hour is enough: we enter one pile from your own project together, with your own figures.

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