Crane Tech Services

✅✅…day two - frames are all in… ✅✅

✅✅ A rather difficult work station crane that is starting to take shape today… step one is columns at north wall …. ✅✅.

✅✅ We have implemented a Crane Safety program at Weldco that has been highly successful. Entry level workers start at Q-1 and are limited to 2,000 Lbs. lifting. The Q-3 worker is permitted to lift 7,500 Lbs. Advancement to a Q-3 includes successful rotation of an excavator bucket ✅✅

✅✅ I won this ladder at a BBQ draw… how cool is that? ✅✅.

✅✅… repairs to several of these Budget Propane trucks. Called Venturo HT66KX crane.

Some more difficult then others… customer is very happy with the Crane Tech people! (…us…)

Our entire team had everything to do with this. We scheduled properly - reducing downtime. We repaired as economically as possible… to save customer $$.

We inspected and approved after repaired… We communicated - getting these trucks back into service quickly…

Congratulations Team Crane Tech!!!

✅✅…crane wheel bearings munched… signs were while under load “machine gun” noises - Pratt Sheet Metal - back and running ✅✅.

✅✅…Tevin brought in those glasses so we could watch the eclipse! ✅✅.

✅✅ Brakes on a trolley motor… replaced and repaired… ✅✅.

✅✅… before and after… the Budgit hoist is no longer built… it has been folded into another brand… these hoists were pretty tough in the day… ✅✅

✅✅ …stacker inspections … stackers are a large conveyor used to create a mountain of sand. This mountain of sand is loaded as needed into dump trucks with a wheel loader… ✅✅.

✅✅…changing a cable at Zagermans. The biggest thing about changing cables is patience. One wrong step and kinking can occur. The worst is making sure they do not twist. Otherwise the rope guides can get damaged… ✅✅

✅✅ … not every inspection passes.. we struggle with “not ALI Certified” 2 post and 4 post lifts like this Hydralift “Millenium” 9,000. For more information about this topic, look for my Blog #62 - on “What is an ALI Certified Lift” ✅✅.

✅✅ Happy New Year to our followers! We wish you a great year ahead and thank you for your support! ✅

✅✅ Merry Christmas to all! Thanks for following us! I know our instagram can be a bit boring but once in a while we do have interesting projects posted. Thanks for following! ✅✅.

✅✅… Isabella!! She is our little angel rocking her little Crane Tech Hat! We love Phil from Computer Solutions R Us and his team of angel daughters that come with him on service calls! ✅✅ .

✅✅.. we built this crane system about 8 years ago - and they love it! Now we are doing Crane and Forklift Safety today! Great guys! ✅✅ .

✅✅…sometimes when I train people we just have such a great time! Crane Safety Training at Rock Solid on Friday ✅✅ .

Forklifts

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. After looking at the unit and diagnosing the needed repairs, we noted that there were motor issues, cab issues, and mast issues. Our technicians were able to repair the motor issues and cab issues but when it comes to mast issues, they require major work, which means major money.

Unfortunately, following these discoveries, we found out that the owner of this unit had been plowing snow in his yard with it for the past couple of years. All in all, forklifts help us every day and we need to ensure we are using them appropriately so there doesn’t present any unwanted issues down the road!

To prolong their lifetime, make sure to l**e them up once in a while, treat them to a bolt tightening or two every month, and they will certainly pass inspections and ensure they're operable everyday.

Please remember that Forklifts and Telehandlers don’t do well with impact. They are also not built to withstand the pushing and shoving around of snow loads, the rollers break, and the Telehandler equalizer chains can snap.

Remember that Crane Tech Services inspects all types of lifting devices!

Give us a call if you're in the Simcoe County area!

This week let's take a look at the Hiab 081 Truck Crane!

Over the many years of being in business, we have learned that the Hiab Truck Crane is a very durable and long lasting machine... therefore, would offer your company a reliable and useful piece of equipment!

However, it will not be continuously reliable if you don't keep up with your Hiab's annual inspections.

Crane Tech Services will inspect your Hiab year after year to ensure it will be just as dependable as it was when you first purchased it!

We inspect all types of lifting devices!

Call Crane Tech Services today for your lifting device repairs and inspections at 705-734-0012.

We know your equipment best!

Safety importance of Crane Wheels

As mentioned previously, crane wheels are of great importance, more specifically the issue of mismatched wheels. To further explain, the wheel must match the profile of the rail, I Beams require angled wheels, and W Beams require flat wheels.

Clearly mismatched wheels is a safety concern. What happens when mismatched wheels are discovered? Well, let’s answer these two questions: What are the issues and how do we correct them?

Did you know that underslung crane wheels exist all over the place? Simple examples are Jib Crane Trolleys. A simple trolley is easy to replace, and is cost effective. Unfortunately, in the case of 5 Ton Capacities and greater, repair costs are high. On top of that, purpose built wheel situations are really difficult. However, if loading of the wheels is within 25% to 50% of maximum loading, then there is potential that the trolley stub shafts will survive.

Another example we have seen and had to repair by welding, is the twisting of beams, more specifically, the case of “Wheeled Gantries”. Similarly, stub shafts are under shear and bend. This is normal. However, when the bearing surface is not riding on the beam properly, point loading becomes extreme. The moment on the stub shaft is more than designed for. This can cause the stubs to bend and possibly fracture. As a result, catastrophic failure can occur.

In the nondestructive world, we are looking for indications. How can you possibly see behind the wheels? Well, “Squealing” noises are an indicator. In one recent situation, the squealing of the wheels on the rails was the giveaway. When the end trucks were reinforced (our engineered repair) with C-Shaped ends, the wheels were reinforced. They were no longer in “bend”.

Each situation has to be considered upon what the service condition looks like. Our technicians spot this prior to failure. Consulting Crane Tech Services prior to major installs and builds can save you a lot of money. The savings become significant 10 years down the road when workers find out that the crane doesn’t operate properly. At Crane Tech Services we save you money, and using Crane Tech keeps your workers safe.

We are business as usual here at Crane Tech Services!

Check out this photo from one of our recent inspections. For this customer, our technicians conducted annual lifting device safety inspections as well as mobile repairs!

Did you know we can come to you!?

We inspect all types of lifting devices!

Call Crane Tech Services today for your lifting device repairs and inspections at 705-734-0012. We know your equipment best!

Check out one of our recent jobs!

Our certified technicians inspected a forklift as well as the truck ramp!

Did you know that your truck ramps also need to be safety certified every year!? Well they do... and we will do it for you!

We inspect all types of lifting devices!

Call Crane Tech Services today for your lifting device repairs and inspections at 705-734-0012. We know your equipment best!

Crane Wheels

Crane Wheels and the proper installation of them are of high importance to ensure a functioning piece of equipment. The slip of an engineers pen, the specification made in error, And the error transposed onto a drawing are all easy mistakes to make. These mistakes have happened in the past and continue to happen in todays’ crane installations.

More specifically, an I-Beam (or S Shape Beam) has an angled fl**ge and a W Shape Beam (H Beam) has a flat fl**ge. Why is this so important? Well, the crane wheels must match the profile.

For example, an Angled beam (S Shape) requires an angled wheel. Trolleys that are motorized with mismatched wheels are a problem. Bridges with mismatched wheels are also a problem. Now, why does this happen? Often a structural contractor will install the steel and then a crane manufacturer will assume the fl**ge is flat. Workers will then not see the wedging effect or misalignment, as the assumption is that the build is correct. A flat wheel operating on an S-Shape with the angled fl**ge will, over time, open up or show up in the form of different service conditions.

At Crane Tech Services we save our customers money, as well as keep your workers safe.

If you are in the Barrie, Newmarket, Huntsville, Peterborough, and Toronto areas give us a call. We inspect cranes, auto hoists, elevating lift platforms, bridge cranes to name but a few.

Check out our recent inspection for Creemore Springs Brewery!

Our technicians inspect Creemore Springs equipment annually. We inspected their entire facility ,which includes Scissor Lifts, Jib Cranes, Fall Arrest Harnesses, and Fall Arrest Life Line Devices to name a few.

Did you know that we have the capability and the products to inspect and service lifting equipment with food grade facility restrictions!?

We inspect all types of lifting devices!

Call Crane Tech Services today for your lifting device repairs and inspections at 705-734-0012. We know your equipment best!

Overview of the Genie Z45 Boom Lift:

The Genie Z45-25J is a tough and versatile machine.

If you are going to be responsible for the safety of the worker, you better ensure you have a reliable machine, like the Genie Z45!

While there are many types of Elevating Lift Platforms, the Genie Z45-25 is a great piece of equipment. We see them at pits, we see them used for Millwrighting, and overall we see them for all kinds of maintenance.

Also, the safety features are good, the build is economical, and the bucket is as comfortable as can be expected.

If you are a good operator you can get this thing anywhere. The jib design allows you to get up - over - under - thru - all sorts of movements to get you to where you need to be.

Crane Tech Services does your annual inspections for the Genie Z45-25J.

If you are in the Barrie, Newmarket, Huntsville, Peterborough and Toronto areas give us a call. We inspect cranes, auto hoists, elevating lift platforms, drywall cranes to name but a few.

Customer Service:

Crane Tech Services cares about its' 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.” Rob was a customer I had met about 10 years ago. At the time he was operating a crane for Trans Canada Pipeline. We had certified his Hiab 244E for several years. However, this inspection was actually for a Fassi F170.A type of crane.

As is normal, we talked about life. On top of inspections, many of our customers are friends. Rob has 3 grown kids that are doing very well with their careers these days.

It is a very high honour to have good people – good customers – look us up again. We work hard to earn your trust.

At Crane Tech we save you money. If you are in the Barrie, Newmarket, Huntsville, Peterborough and Toronto areas give us a call.

We inspect cranes, auto hoists, elevating lift platforms, drywall cranes to name but a few. Remember that the Crane Tech Inspection team can conveniently inspect all of your lifting equipment at the same time.

One call for all of your lifting equipment! Crane Tech inspects and maintains your Hoist Lifting Equipment.

Let's take a look at one of our recent jobs with our customer Sunbelt Rentals!

First, we inspected and safety certified this Fassi Boom Truck to ensure it's ready for operation. Our owner Dave then conducted Crane Safety Training to a few employees to ensure they're ready to operate the equipment!

Do you currently use us for your equipment's' safety inspections? If not, what's stopping you!?

Here at Crane Tech Services, we are a one stop shop! We can inspect all types of lifting devices, as well as train your employees to ensure they're certified to operate it!

Call Crane Tech Services today for your lifting device repairs and inspections at 705-734-0012. We know your equipment best!

✅✅ The Genie Z45-25 is one tough and versatile machine. We inspect dozens of these each year. Parts are easily available for repairs where so that they pass inspections. ✅✅ .

Crane Tech Services engineers specialized lifting devices.

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 connection points. From concrete anchoring to Open Web Joist connections, we are familiar with your plant and how it is constructed.

As well as that, we are also very good at engineered clear spans. Your operators prefer not having a post in the way. We will gladly work around any of these site conditions.

We also provide a wide range of services for our customers, including a few listed below:

- Specialty Lifting Attachments

- Workstation Bridges

- Workstation Monorails

- Jib Crane Engineering

- Bridge Crane Engineering

- Engineered Fall Protection

Keeping up to date on your inspections on a yearly basis, the safety is improved, and the repair costs are reduced by catching problems quickly.

So, if you are in the Barrie, Newmarket, Huntsville, Peterborough and Toronto areas give us a call.

We inspect cranes, auto hoists, elevating lift platforms, drywall cranes to name but a few.