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Prepare your rig
for winter.
Everything on your winter checklist. 35% off.
Don’t break down mid-job. Cold finds every weak hose, seal and battery. Run these checks before the first freeze, with the parts on sale this week, or bring the rig to our Brooklyn or Bridgeport service center.
Print the truck checklist
22 checks in six areas. Keep it in the cab. Plus a daily winter checklist for every spray day.
Most of these parts fit any rig, and a few are made for Graco equipment. Check fit for your machine before you order.
Drum care
Cold chemical sprays poorly and costs you yield. Keep drums in range and sealed.
- Store drums on pallets, off concrete, in a conditioned space.
- Warm drums gradually. Never use open flame.
- Keep a drum heater on cold drums so the chemical stays in spray range.
- Check bung seals and rotate stock by date.
Rig winterization
The proportioner takes the worst of the cold. Do this before the first freeze, not after the first failure.
- Check the throat seal fluid. If it is dark or cloudy, replace it with fresh DOP.
- Recirculate chemical to the drums to warm it before you spray. A circulation kit makes this quick.
- Check truck insulation and door seals.
- Park the rig in a heated space overnight, or run a heater in the truck.
Hose care
Heated hose gets stiff and cracks in the cold. Check it, and what carries it.
- Check heated hose for cracks, kinks and torn jackets.
- Replace worn scuff jackets before the hose wears through.
- Wrap exposed runs with insulated hose wrap to hold heat.
- Test every heat zone and the whip hose.
- Replace loose, burnt or corroded wire connectors.
- Coil hose loosely and store it warm.
Compressor and air
Water in the air line freezes, and a frozen line stops the job.
- Drain the tank after every shift.
- Service the air dryer: new cartridge, filters and valves.
- Fit an auto drain so water never sits in the tank.
Auto drain valves
Generator cold start
If the generator will not start, nothing else matters. Test it cold first.
- Change oil to a grade rated for your coldest day.
- Test the battery. Replace it if it is weak.
- Keep a trickle charger on it overnight in the cold. It can be plugged in together with the overnight heater.
- Top up coolant rated for winter temperatures.
Service only, in Brooklyn or Bridgeport.
Batteries
Service only
Battery trickle charger
Service only
Coolant
Service only
Want us to look it over?
Bring the rig to our Brooklyn or Bridgeport service center. Most gun rebuilds same day.