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How to Troubleshoot an E-Z-GO Electric Golf Cart

How to Troubleshoot an E-Z-GO Electric Golf Cart. The E-Z-GO electric golf cart is one of the top golf carts manufactured and sold in the United States. While most people are happy to ride in a golf cart provided by their golf club or the course ...

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Do I Need To Get A Wheel Alignment And Tire Balance When I Have New Tires Installed?

During my years at the service counter costumers who purchased tires often asked me, "Do I have to have them balanced?" followed by, "Does it need an alignment too?" I understand why consumers ask these questions. Tire balancing coupled with wheel alignment can be expensive. So let's look at why balancing new tires and performing a wheel alignment are necessary. Tire

The Way You Hang Your Roll Of Toilet Paper Says A Lot About You

How do you hang your toilet paper? Under the roll and closer to the wall? Or do you hang your toilet paper over the roll? Well, a new study suggests there [...]

Ten Questions to Ask While Readying Your Outdoor Power Equipment

Ten Questions to Ask While Readying Your Outdoor Power Equipment OPEI Offers Tips to Help Home & Business Owners Prepare Ahead of Storms, Hurricanes and ...

What Drives Customers to Buy Power Equipment?

Bob Clements shares the four things that drive a customer to make a purchase - and how to sell to them accordingly.

10 Tips for Winterizing Lawn Mowers & Outdoor Power Equipment

Find out how to get your lawn mower, string trimmer and other outdoor power tools ready for winter storage.

Why Do OEMs Use Ball Bearings In Steering Heads?

A reader asks why manufacturers use ball bearings for steering heads instead of the tapered roller bearings.

Prevent Bearing Misalignment

Misalignment is a frequent cause of rolling bearing failure. It can cause cage fracture, which will result in seizure of the bearing, pump failure and costly downtime. It can also cause edge loading, which will result in early bearing failure. Typical bearing-life calculation tools assume that the bearing’s inner and outer rings are well aligned. A general acceptable alignment is better than 0.003 radian (10 arcminutes)…

Fueling Your Power Equipment: Know the Right Way to Do It

How to Determine Bearing System Life

When the topic of rolling bearing life arises, engineers often ask questions such as:“What do you mean by rolling bearing life?”“How do you know when you come to the end of bearing l

How to Protect Your Bearing Investment

Inspection and maintenance are important to maintain performance, extend service life, avoid downtime, and promote total cost of ownership.

How it Works: Conveyor Roller Bearing

From food packaging and processing to general material handling, the conveyor roller bearing is an underrated superstar of the manufacturing floor. You might even consider it the heart of the whole conveyor assembly. But how does this essential bearing assembly work?

What is a sleeve bearing?

Sleeve bearings are the most common type of plane bearing, and are suitable for use in a range of applications. Sleeve bearings are designed to carry linear, oscillating or rotating shafts, and function via a sliding action.

Pay Attention to Safety When Using Spring Lawn Mowers & Other Outdoor Power Equipment

Know Your Machine, Review Safety Procedures and Follow Manufacturer's Guidance

Prevent Premature Mounted Bearing Failure

Contamination, improper lubrication and installation are the primary causes of premature bearing failure in these products.

Is Your Bearing Getting Fresh Grease?

Use caution with grease lines that run out of the machine frame and are intended to offer easy lubrication access points. Since these line extensions often carry more than a few shots of grease, the g

How materials and design affect the life of a bearing

Selecting the right bearing for the equipment and application is essential to the successful operation of that equipment.

4 Questions to Ask a Bearing Supplier

In order to get the most from your bearing investment, you need to have the right material, with the right fit, at the right price, and with right-on-time delivery.