Terms of Use

Agreement

By using HeavyEquipmentFix (heavyequipmentfix.com) you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the site. The service is free reference material, calculators, an AI assistant, and a community forum for people who work with heavy equipment.

The big one: safety

Everything on this site is general reference information, not professional advice and not a substitute for your machine's official documentation. Fault-code guides, specs, torque values, capacities, and calculator results can be wrong, incomplete, or simply not applicable to your machine's exact model, serial range, or configuration. Before you act on anything you read here, verify it against the manufacturer's service documentation for your exact machine, and follow your workplace safety procedures. Heavy equipment can injure and kill; you are responsible for what you do with this information.

Accounts

You need a free account to ask the AI assistant questions and to post in the forum. Keep your credentials to yourself and tell us if you think your account was compromised. We apply daily fair-use limits to AI features and may adjust them. We can suspend or close accounts that break these terms.

Community content

You own what you post. By posting, you give HeavyEquipmentFix a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to display, store, and distribute that content as part of running the site. Do not post anything illegal, harassing, deliberately dangerous, spammy, or that infringes someone else's rights. Links posted by users are user content, not our endorsement. We may remove content or restrict accounts at our discretion.

AI-generated content

Parts of this site are generated with AI and reviewed editorially; AI assistant and forum AI answers are generated live and labeled as such. AI output can contain errors. See our AI content policy for exactly how we use it.

Intellectual property

Manufacturer and product names (Caterpillar, Bobcat, John Deere, JLG, and every other brand mentioned) are trademarks of their respective owners. HeavyEquipmentFix is independent: not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any equipment manufacturer. Our own content, design, and code belong to us; you may not scrape or republish the site wholesale.

If you believe content on this site infringes your copyright, email support@heavyequipmentfix.com with the material, its location, and your contact details, and we will review and respond promptly.

No warranty

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ACCURACY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HEAVYEQUIPMENTFIX AND ITS OPERATORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR PERSONAL INJURY ARISING FROM USE OF THE SITE OR RELIANCE ON ITS CONTENT.

Changes

We may update these terms; meaningful changes move the date at the top of this page. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the updated terms. Questions: support@heavyequipmentfix.com.