Maintaining your tower crane requires many considerations, including lubricating moving parts, inspecting and cleaning equipment and making sure that it remains safe.
Manitowoc also provides crane remanufacturing and rebuilding services, including the restoration of hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical systems according to industry-standard or engineering specifications.
Tower Crane Gearbox Repairs
Tower cranes offer more than just reduced risk and cost savings through reduced gear failure, but also by helping avoid expensive repairs. A specialist crane hire company will have the knowledge and expertise to assess your equipment, assess any repairs required and offer flexible options for hiring an expert tower crane operator.
Large crane manufacturers are realising the benefits of investing in their repair departments for both their customers and global efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Refurbishing new components can often be cheaper than purchasing and installing an entirely new machine while protecting our natural resources while eliminating waste due to unnecessary disposal – this is especially relevant with regards to components like helical gear units.
Tower Crane Gearbox Services
Tower cranes are large pieces of equipment used for lifting and positioning materials, requiring teams of people to operate and maintain it properly. These teams include a crane operator, swamper/lift director and rigging crew – the latter of which performs pre-operational checks to make sure everything works as it should be.
These checkups include nondestructive testing of critical components like the slewing unit, load-movement indicator system (LMI), scale and hoist motor controller. Copper rails should also be cleaned regularly in order to avoid corrosion and ensure uninterrupted contact between copper rails and tracks.
Many major crane manufacturers offer repair services for equipment and its parts, from large cranes to smaller components like small parts. Repair services are often cheaper than purchasing new parts while protecting natural resources. Liebherr offers Reman, an intensive refurbishing program which rejuvenates spares back to life.
Tower Crane Gearbox Rebuild
Replacing crane components with new ones is expensive and time consuming, while refurbishing existing parts saves 75 per cent in material and energy costs while protecting natural resources. Furthermore, refurbishment saves shipping costs while eliminating landfill waste altogether.
Mining companies use tower cranes to service tanks, repair screens and install motors. Furthermore, tower cranes can move equipment for upgrades as well as demolish old towers.
These tasks would be impossible without the power of a tower crane, and maintaining its proper functioning requires keeping its moving parts properly lubricated – to ensure its optimal performance, and selecting appropriate lubricants that match up to operating environments and conditions. Failing to perform regular maintenance checks can lead to damage being done to systems; regular inspections may help protect from this threat.
Tower Crane Gearbox Refurbishment
Use of a crane requires enormous forces that must be distributed evenly. Engineers frequently learn how to balance these forces – this prevents tower cranes from tipping over.
Lubricating a crane regularly is also key. Lubrication improves performance, reduces downtime, and protects equipment against harsh environmental elements.
Power companies rely on tower cranes to install and remove poles for transmission lines, replace transformers, build steel distribution towers, and build steel transmission towers. Since these projects can be both time and cost intensive, planning ahead is vitally important.
Tower Crane Gearbox Overhaul
Keeping a tower crane well maintained will ensure it performs as intended and extends its service life. Lubricating moving parts regularly will also help prevent premature wear and tear; doing so ensures uninterrupted contact between conductor bars and collector shoes.
Manitowoc’s EnCore repair division offers tower crane owners an effective option to upgrade their units to industry standards and engineering specifications, by remanufacturing all hydraulic, mechanical and electrical components remanufactured through this process. This will increase efficiency while decreasing maintenance costs significantly. A newly available software feature for indoor crane control also delivers significant value – with sensorless anti-sway controls reducing hook swinging for more effective indoor use while increasing load capacity over longer reaches.