Luis Montes

Luis Montes is the chief editor at Fortis HD, crafting informative blog posts that guide heavy-duty mechanics and equipment owners through maintenance and repair tasks across industries such as mining, construction, agriculture, and forestry. A civil engineer by training, Luis leverages his technical background to produce content that addresses the specific needs and challenges within these sectors. His articles focus on practical solutions, enabling professionals to enhance their operational efficiency and equipment longevity. Through his work, Luis supports Fortis HD’s mission to empower the heavy equipment community with essential knowledge and skills.

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500 Hour Service Interval Guide for a Ditch Witch SK755 – Part 1

500 Hour Service Interval Guide for

In this step-by-step guide, we’ll cover how to change the engine oil and filter on a Ditch Witch SK755 mini skid steer.It’ll be the first in a series

February 06, 2025

Maintenance
500 Hour Service Interval Guide for a Ditch Witch SK755 – Part 3

500 Hour Service Interval Guide for

We changed the Ditch Witch SK755 canister fuel filter in the last post.In the third part of this series, we’ll replace the inline fuel filter.We also

February 06, 2025

Maintenance
500 Hour Service Interval Guide for a Yanmar C50R Crawler Carrier – Part 2

500 Hour Service Interval Guide for

We previously replaced the engine air and fuel filters on a Yanmar C50R crawler carrier as part of the 500 hour service interval.In this post, we’ll c

January 17, 2025

Maintenance
500 Hour Service Interval Guide for a Ditch Witch SK755 – Part 2

500 Hour Service Interval Guide for

We previously refilled the engine oil and changed the engine oil filter on a Ditch Witch SK755 as part of the 500 hour service interval.In this post,

February 06, 2025

Maintenance
Changing Engine Oil & Filters – Mini Excavator Maintenance

Changing Engine Oil & Filters –

When performing maintenance on a mini excavator such as a John Deere 35G, you will also want to service the engine oil and the oil filters. Doing both

July 18, 2023

Maintenance
How To Replace the Alternator of a John Deere 35G Mini Excavator

How To Replace the Alternator of

If you’re the kind of person who likes to tinker with machines, you’ll be happy to know replacing an alternator in a John Deere 35G mini excavator is

September 26, 2023

Maintenance
Why You Should Not Use A Tool To Tighten Up A Spin On Oil Filter

Why You Should Not Use A

You shouldn’t tighten a spin on filter with tools because the filters’ walls will collapse under the pressure of a tool, which is much greater than wh

May 09, 2024

Maintenance

No Hydraulic Pin Press? No Problem!

Don’t let the lack of a pin press hold you down to change your excavator tracks.Read on to see how we swap the steel tracks on a Joh Deere 135G Excava

February 23, 2024

Maintenance
How to Put a Track Back on a Mini Excavator

How to Put a Track Back

Whether one of your tracks came off the undercarriage or you need a new set, we’ll show you how to put a track back on an excavator.Although the post

May 09, 2024

Maintenance
Excavator Not Starting? Learn How To Replace an Excavator Ignition Switch

Excavator Not Starting? Learn How To

It’s common to have trouble with the excavator ignition switch (especially during winter). If the ignition switch on your excavator fails, it can caus

September 26, 2023

Maintenance
Less Than One Minute Maintenance: Change Out an Excavator Cab Filter

Less Than One Minute Maintenance: Change

Changing a cabin air filter will take 1 minute, more or less.You won’t probably even need tools to do it.In this case, we’ll replace the filter on a C

October 09, 2023

Maintenance
2 Second Bolt Tension Inspection Using Only a Hammer

2 Second Bolt Tension Inspection Using

Due to constant use, the bolts along the cutting edge on the buckets and blades on heavy equipment will start to come loose. You want to occasionally

May 23, 2024

Maintenance
Your Guide to Water Separator Fuel Filters on a John Deere 35G Excavator

Your Guide to Water Separator Fuel

Inside the hatch within the excavator, you will see a part that has a red ring inside as the part is filled with a mixture of water and fuel. This par

July 18, 2023

Maintenance