Top Five Reasons To Hire A Qualified Crane Appraiser 3 Jul 2024 3:32 PM (9 months ago)
This post is written by Tim Hillegonds, a former insurance expert for NBIS and contributor to American Crane & Transport magazine. There’s an old Mark Twain quote that talks about the difference between the right word and the almost right word being similar to the difference between the lighting and lighting bug. If we were to take Twain’s concept and apply ... Read more
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Crawler Crane Restoration – It’s All About the ROI! 3 Jul 2024 3:30 PM (9 months ago)
The crawler crane has long been considered the most common and practical type of crane to restore. They have a very long, useful service life, and depending on the make and model, parts and components are still readily available. While technology continues to evolve, the old conventional crawler cranes continue to provide safe and dependable service. Developing ... Read more
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How Crane Recovery Can Reduce Your Crane Insurance Premiums 3 Jul 2024 3:29 PM (9 months ago)
This post is written by Tim Hillegonds, a former insurance expert for NBIS, and contributor to American Crane & Transport magazine. For those that are not in the crane insurance industry, it can seem like a complex and hard-to-understand system. Terms like risk management, loss mitigation, subrogation, and loss control are thrown around at random, and the policy ... Read more
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Structurally Repaired Crane Components | Can They Be Better Than New? 3 Jul 2024 3:26 PM (9 months ago)
Can a structurally repaired crane component ever be considered better than the original? Yes! Is it possible to take a damaged crane component like a boom or jib section, or even a major weldment like an outrigger box, beam, or superstructure, and make it “better than new”? We think so, and here’s why. Most manufacturing ... Read more
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Who Says You Can’t Have Your Own Crane Repaired? 3 Jul 2024 3:25 PM (9 months ago)
This Post Comes from one of WHECO’s newest team members, Greg Etue Since joining WHECO Corporation this past October, the number-one question I get from customers is: Do I need the approval of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) before making structural repairs to my own cranes? Having worked for many years in retail crane distribution, I ... Read more
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Bait & Switch: Underbidding Crane Repairs 3 Jul 2024 3:21 PM (9 months ago)
Crane and other heavy construction equipment accidents can be challenging to repair. It can also be difficult to provide accurate appraisals and assessments for putting the machinery back into service. But, if you are a customer or an insurance provider, it is not too much to expect. It is very common that significant crane accident ... Read more
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STRUCTURAL REPAIRBY DAVE WOOD 17 Apr 2024 1:11 AM (11 months ago)
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 …
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Structural Repair by Dave Wood AC&T 12/2020 6 Jan 2021 1:02 PM (4 years ago)
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 more
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Roll Over Protection System (ROPS) Repair 7 Sep 2018 7:00 AM (6 years ago)
Machine Tipping Inspection WHECO Los Angeles recently received a call to repair a machine with a Roll Over Protection System (ROPS) which needed to be repaired to function properly again and meet OSHA safety specifications. WHECO used a number of resources and techniques in order to determine the proper steps of the repair. Roll Over ... Read more
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Excavator Swing Bearing 31 Aug 2018 7:00 AM (6 years ago)
Excavator Breakdown and Inspection WHECO Portland was send an excavator by a customer who was having an issue with their swing bearing. Upon inspection WHECO Technicians confirmed that the Swing Bearing was cracked. Because of where this equipment is used WHECO had to spend several hours cleaning the unit to confirm this and to get ... Read more
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