I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Preventative Maintenance

2. Course Prefix & Number:
HEOM 1110

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 5

Lecture Hours: 1

Lab Hours: 8

4. Course Description:

This course is designed to help students develop common practices that will assist in making them better heavy equipment operators and employees.  Students will learn maintenance techniques that minimize unscheduled repairs by investigating how and what to look for.  This course helps students learn to identify how to maintain operating costs within a budget.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1.         Safety

• Tools
• equipment

2.         Parts and service manuals

• proper procedure
• Serial numbers

3.         Engine

• Lubrication
• Coolant
• Air
• Exhaust
• electrical

4.         Power Trains

• lubrication
• maintenance
• components

5.         Hydraulics

• lubricants
• maintenance
• components

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

• Equipment safety
• Introduction to parts and service manuals
• Introduction to heavy equipment preventative maintenance
• Identify engine intake and exhaust systems
• Identify engine fuel systems
• Identify engine lubrication systems
• Identify engine cooling systems
• Identify engine electrical systems
• Identify equipment power trains
• Identify equipment hydraulic systems
• Identify equipment components (other)
• Identify engine tune-up procedures
• Perform preventative maintenance repairs on all types of heavy equipment including class 8 trucks