In the late fall of 2013, WHECO was approached by one of its top national customers about performing a SLEP (Service Life Extension Project) program to one of its duty cycle machines.

WHECO’s team took on the challenge and immediately set out to perform a site inspection of the machine. From that inspection and several conversations with the customer, WHECO was able to jointly develop a custom Scope of Work (SOW) tailored to the machine and the customer’s requirements. When the initial SOW was agreed upon, the machine was shipped to WHECO’s Richland, Washington, Crane Service Center, where it is currently being dismantled.

Over the next several months, WHECO will detail the progress of this project as it moves through the many stages of receiving an extended and productive life in the industry. Stay tuned and watch the progress.

UPDATE 1/27/2014

WHECO has completed the disassembly of the crane, and is now in the inspection process to determine the final Scope of Work.

UPDATE 1/27/2014

WHECO has completed the disassembly of the crane, and is now in the inspection process to determine the final Scope of Work.

UPDATE 2/3/2014

The crane has now been disassembled fully, and repairs are in process. Parts are being ordered based on the inspection, and the machine will now start taking shape and begin to look like a crane once again.