While I was looking for a coil for a Genie Z45 the other day, I noticed how our selection of parts has grown over the years. Because we repair so many bridge cranes and equipment, we have made it a point to stock more and more of the common items that need replacement. Brakes for […]
Cranes have upper limit switches to protect the worker and the workers in the environment. A limit switch prevents the chain from breaking due to the motor overcoming the strength of the chain and the load falling to the ground. This is a safety feature for your team and equipment. For some reason, and it’s […]
When Crane Tech Services works on your equipment, we ensure we are matching the paint perfectly to make it look fresh and new! Did you know that paint is a very important part of the inspection process? Short of the body shop, there are few inspection services that work so hard at paint […]
This week let’s discuss forklifts! Did you know that we inspect forklifts!? However, we need to remember that forklifts are NOT snow plows. Unfortunately, we need to remind people that forklifts are not to be used to plow snow! In a recent situation, we took on a 16,000lbs Forklift Mast Repair, more […]
This blog will discuss the safety importance of crane wheels, more specifically the issue of mismatched wheels. Mismatched wheels: the wheel must match the profile of the rail. I Beams require angled wheels, and W Beams require flat wheels. This is part two of crane wheels as discussed in the previous blog. Clearly mismatched wheels […]
This week let’s chat about the importance of Crane Wheels. The slip of an engineers pen. The specification made in error. And finally the error is transposed onto a drawing. These are all very easy mistakes to make, and it has happened in the past and continues to happen in todays’ crane installations. […]
Let’s talk about our company and what can be expected from the Crane Tech Services team! At Crane Tech Services, our service and inspection teams are excellent! Our office team have already set the work into motion by filling in all of the insurance forms and compliance forms conforming to your companies standards. And since […]
Here at Crane Tech Services, we care about our customers! Our owner Dave goes above and beyond for his customers, which eventually develops a friendship rather than a business relationship. Here’s a story from Dave: “It was an easy decision.” That was a comment from my customer Rob, from Walker Drilling. “I’ll call Crane Tech.” […]
Overhead cranes can be highly technical so lets try to better explain them! Below is a list of some select terms that our technicians use when speaking with customers and workers: “Crabbing” is when one bridge crane end truck lags behind the other. This can be from a wheel to rail pinch contact condition, a brake […]
Did you know that Crane Tech Services engineers specialized lifting devices?! Well we do! Lately, we have been busy with several lifting engineering projects. From customers moving into bigger buildings, to very simple operator lifting requirements, we have developed a strong trust with our customers. Also, we have a rather large library of commonly used […]
