The Equipment Replacement Timer: Repair, Replace & the Fund That Ends Emergencies

Machines rarely die; they get expensive first. The sample's compressor took $4,650 of repairs in twelve months against an $8,400 replacement — 55%, past the 50% rule — plus four down days at $700 each. Limping it costs $6,800 a year. A new one costs $1,040 a year over its life, and pays for itself in 17.5 months.

How it works

• The Asset Board — every machine with twelve months of repairs tracked BY MACHINE (the one "repairs" bucket in your P&L hides exactly this). The 50% rule flags REPLACE; 30% flags WATCH
• The Decision Math — the limp priced honestly (repairs + downtime, because a dead compressor doesn't cost $0 while you wait for parts) against the replacement per year of life, with the payback in months
• The Replacement Fund — a monthly set-aside per asset in a separate account, pooled. Start WATCH lines the day they flag: the jetter is $272 a month starting now, or a $9,800 surprise on a Tuesday in three years. Same money; one of them ruins a week

Built for

Any business that owns things that break: trades · landscapers · restaurants · shops · anyone whose equipment decisions currently happen at the machine's convenience instead of yours.

What you get

One .xlsx file, four tabs, instant download. Excel, Google Sheets, Apple Numbers, LibreOffice. No macros, no subscription.