从一开始就应该把轮胎修理工作放在首要地位。管理部门必须意识到轮胎修理对节省费用有很大潜力。在雷塞夫(Reserve)矿业公司,单就轮胎修补费就占44辆侧卸式牵引拖车总维修费的33％;占32辆后卸式汽车总维修费的22％;而发动机大修费用只占总维修费的6％,就是将发动机寿命提高一倍,节约费用也仅仅为3%。位于明尼苏达州巴比特(Babbitt)附 From the outset, the tire repair work should be given priority. Management must realize that tire repair has great potential for cost savings. In Reserve Mining Company, tire repair costs alone accounted for 33% of the total maintenance cost of 44 side dump tractors; it accounted for 22% of the total maintenance cost of 32 rear dump cars; and engine overhaul costs only The 6% of the total maintenance cost is to double the life of the engine and save only 3% of the cost. Located in Babbitt, Minnesota