Scheduled servicing
A tower crane is serviced on a schedule set by the manufacturer and by hours run. Each visit works through the hoist and slew gear, the brakes, the limit and overload switches, the rope and its termination, the electrical system, and the structure and bolted connections. The point of the schedule is to find wear in the workshop window rather than as a breakdown mid-pour.
The parts that wear first
Contactors, brake linings, limit switches and sensors are the components that fail first, and they are the ones we keep on the shelf at our QLD Depot. Holding local stock is the difference between a crane back up the same day and one waiting on a container. Larger items are ordered against the machine's build.
Compliance
Cranes carry a logbook that is maintained daily and stays with the machine, and they are subject to major periodic inspections. On a dry hire the operator and daily pre-start are the client's responsibility; the scheduled servicing and inspection regime is ours.
Breakdown response
A breakdown holds up the whole site, so we treat it as urgent. The commitment on hired equipment is a four-hour response with labour continuing within that time, no back-charge for a single breakdown, and hire waived after eight hours of downtime. Call the number on any page of this site and you will reach a technician.
Who does the work
We are an authorised Potain and YHX service provider, so the technicians are trained on the exact equipment they work on. See the capability page for the full picture of service, parts and the systems we fit.
Common questions
How often does a tower crane need servicing?
On a manufacturer schedule and by hours run. We set the interval with you when the crane is commissioned and hold you to it.
Do you service cranes you did not supply?
For Potain and YHX machines, yes. Send us the model and we will tell you what we can cover.
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