About Skid Mounted Lube Truck

Anyone seeing a skid-mounted module would make him or her think of working on an oilfield construction crew as part of summer job. In spite of not having a lube truck, the maintenance truck made for bumpy ride due to its heaviness, on some poorly maintained roads.

However, if it was possible to separate the heavy steel maintenance box from the truck body each day, the driver would have found it easier to carry his mug of hot coffee without the possibility of spilling it while driving the truck to the work site. 

The weight of lube trucks are quite heavier compared with maintenance truck and it is so especially when liquids are carried on the truck that are needed to keep the equipment running and that includes fuel. One standard feature of Skid Mounted Lube Truck is its polyethylene tanks that are very lighter (about 80%) compared with equivalent-sized steel tanks. 

Finally, the main advantage of the module is that there are three integrated lift points with the lube skid and are meant for removal using a truck-mounted crane, along with an integrated fork-truck pockets meant for removal using a fork lift present on-site.

Undoubtedly, this is a great idea, but what if the lube skid needs to be removed at one job site for using the maintenance truck at some other job site? This will not be an easy task if there is no crane or forklift available.

One good solution lies in fiberglass truck bodies. The main appeal with the bodies of fuel lube trucks is the possibility of removing without using a forklift or a crane, by making use of a quick lift system. Obviously, the weight of a fiberglass body is quite lighter than that of a skid mounted lube truck, and that is the reason for this kind of option not available. Certainly, removal of a heavy skid mounted module from a maintenance vehicle would certainly add to the versatility of it.