WHECO's own Dave Wood discusses why structural repair requires stringent processes and consistent procedures in the December 2020 American Cranes & Transport magazine. WHECO found itself part of the lifting equipment business almost 30 years ago when it had some structural work performed by a third party on a crane it was repairing for a [...]
Read MoreThis article appeared in the May-June Issue of Access, Lift & Handlers and feeatures insight from WHECO company President David Wood. This article along with many others can be found at www.khl.com/alh. As technology changes every aspect of our lives, we must be willing to adapt and change with the times. Dave Wood, president [...]
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WHECO relocates to 43,868 sq. ft. Facility located at 9835 Santa Fe Springs Rd., Santa Fe Springs (SFS), California. In 2001 WHECO vacated this very same location and conducted business just a few miles away off of Warm Springs Rd. in SFS, but when the opportunity arose to return to the beautiful facility, it was [...]
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One of WHECO’s “Power Up” project began in spring of 2015 at our facility in Santa Fe Springs California on a 1985 Manitowoc 4000W Crane. The crane owner requested a new Tier 4F Cummins Model QSL9 engine compliant with California requirements replace the original Cummins Model NTA 855 engine.
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WHECO President Dave Wood stands in front of a 1940s-era Badger crane that was used in a rock quarry near WHECO's headquarters in Richland, WA. WHECO has five U.S.-based facilities and one in the Marshall Islands. WHECO has been a major player in the product support realm of cranes for many years, and yet the [...]
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Thad Pirtle, Vice President of Traylor Bros. talks about the repairs that WHECO Worldwide Services did on his Manitowoc 4100 Butt Sections.
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While repairing booms by welding in a new section was relatively easy on older cranes, on the modern generation of machines things are less straightforward. Gone are the old mild steel box section telescopic booms and in their place are half-round…
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If you are keeping up with our blog, you will see that this is the fourth in a series of blog posts about service life extension/restoration projects for cranes. We have written about crawler, RT, and cab down cranes, and it was time to do one for conventional truck cranes. So, it is not a coincidence [...]
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By Jay Shiffler If from the start, you never think of a damaged crane part or component as being reparable, then you are likely never to consider a repair option. Historically, it has been ingrained into our thinking that structurally damaged cranes and crane components are not safe to repair. For decades, the manufacturers have [...]
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The cab-down crane has long been used as an application specific crane. However, with the market being relatively small most of the manufacturers have ceased production of these cab-down units. Despite this, there has remained a pretty steady demand for good used or restored cab-down machines.
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One common problem that manifests itself when the hydraulic boom is fully extended is that the top plate on the base section sometimes separates from the sides. And, while Grove has been very proactive in providing repair procedures it can be challenging to communicate with all of the owners that are out there in the market.
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It would stand to reason that an authorized distributor for a crane manufacturer, who has almost proprietary access to a manufacturer’s technical staff and information, and receives preferred parts pricing and availability, could not be beat in providing better product support and customer service. So why do third-party crane repair services exist, and how is [...]
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