WHECO Rotating bed cracks were discovered on a Manitowoc 4100 Series II as well as some previous and ineffective non-OEM attempts to resolve the issue. WHECO provided engineering procedures and a repair solution that were both approved by Manitowoc. The repairs were performed and the supporting documentation was provided to the customer.
One outrigger box and beam were damaged on this RT865B by falling job site debris. A comprehensive survey and engineered repair plan was developed by WHECO and approved by Manitowoc.
This Grove HL 150 jib base section damage resulted from a two-block incident. All four chords were bent upward with the center of the bend being just forward of the support plate that tied the upper and lower chords together.
This Link-Belt HTC-8660 inner-mid section was damaged and required either a repair or replacement. WHECO was able to provide a safe, time- and cost-effective, compliant, engineered repair plan to remove the damaged areas, fabricate two new side panels, and return the boom section to pre-accident condition. The repair was documented and the boom was … Read more
The top plate on a Grove TMS750 crane boom was damaged due to an overload. An engineered repair was developed by WHECO and approved by Manitowoc. The crane was repaired, documented, and returned to revenue-generating service.
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.
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 … Read more
One of the truly great injustices done to crane owners and insurance companies by the manufacturers, that is costing millions of dollars annually in unnecessary crane component replacement, is spreading the misconception that unless a repair or repair process to a crane is approved by an OEM it is to be considered a “modification”.
Companies that manufacture, sell, repair and use construction cranes complain that qualified workers, such as welders, machinist maintenance technicians and operators, remain extremely difficult to locate even as U.S. construction and manufacturing joblessness remains high.
Ron Williams didn’t purposely set out to get into the business of repairing damaged cranes. In fact, it was another company’s shoddy work that caused the chairman and chief executive officer of WHECO Corp. to consider getting into the repair industry.
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