Lube Skid from SWP
A new lube skid from Southwest Products promises to turn “any truck into a lube truck.”
The product, introduced in late March, “equips operators to perform fleet and heavy equipment lube services in the field from any vehicle and expands operators’ preventative maintenance capabilities,” said a news release from the company, which is headquartered in Vancouver, Wash.
The new lube skid, which comes standard with three 50-gallon product tanks, attaches and detaches easily from a truck bed, the release said. The skid, which also has a 55-gallon used oil tank, can also be loaded onto a trailer or truck.
Shane McDermott, vice-president of Southwest Products’ vehicle division, said in the news release that the new skid offers “a flexible option to bring critical preventative maintenance services” to fleets.
“It’s a perfect complement to our IMT Dominator mechanics trucks,” McDermott said, referring to Southwest being a major distributor for Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. “With the SWP lube skid, operators will be able to increase equipment uptime and performance across their fleet.”
Other features of the skid, which weighs 1,592 pounds and is 48 inches wide, include a quick-connect air coupler for the product pump, and 10:1 air-operated oil pump.
“To make movement as easy as possible for operators, it has four heavy-duty lift-rings for easy crane lifting and fork pockets for forklift maneuvering,” the release noted.
The skids can be custom-tailored to meet the needs of large or small fleets. Southwest also builds custom lube skids.
For more information, visit www.southwestproducts.com/trucks/lube-trucks/lube-skid.
