Crane Repair, Inspections and Rebuilds

John Hutchinson, one of the owners of Kraus Maintenance Services Inc has been involved in Crane Repair, Operations, Inspections and Refurbishments since 1978 covering all types of cranes and crane applications. His experience in the crane industry has been utilized in the United States, Australia, Asia Minor and Europe

Types of service provided to the crane industry

 Major Overhauls – On location or off site
 Repairs
 Mechanical Inspections to determine the reliability of the crane and overall condition
 Operator Training – Good operating practices
 Crane Maintenance – Provide scheduled maintenance of cranes
 Crane Inspections – Provide a calendar or hour based inspection regiment
 Designing crane PM and Inspection instructions – Custom designed instructions to ensure high degree
      of equipment care and reliability
 Cable change outs – all types and situations – cables changed out over 300’ in midair

Types of cranes serviced

 Conventional – Air over Friction
 Hydraulic
 Hydraulic over friction
 Electrical over friction
 Electric over Friction
 Electric over Hydraulic
 Crawler
 Mobile
 All Terrain
 Pedestal
 Rail

Benefits of using Kraus Maintenance to care for your cranes

 Kraus brings over 35 years of onsite, client related crane service to the client
 Kraus promotes Preventative Maintenance over repairs, meaning that most repairs can be avoided
      with proper preventative maintenance and Kraus helps the client develop a reliable Preventative
      Maintenance Regiment
 Kraus will work with your equipments management after the repairs are completed to develop a
      program to manage crane care, reducing cost and downtime in the future

QC & QA Considerations

 Kraus provides full and detailed documentation of all repairs, from the description of the repair needed
      to complete repairs. All details of the repair are documented and provided to the client
 Kraus makes all repairs as to the requirements of the manufacturer
 Kraus’s Mechanical Inspections provide details of the equipments condition that are mostly missed by
      the Annual and Quad Annual inspections for certification. We inspect the gearboxes, take oil samples,
      inspect lining wear, clutch and brake adjustments and overall PM performance. Our inspections
      provide the information you need to manage your equipment
 Kraus provides over 35 years experience of on location repair services
 Kraus is able to work with the clients in all regards of crane care, not just the repair aspect. We believe
      a sound working relationship with the client with the goal of avoiding repair requirements, through
      inspection, maintenance and replacements of wearable parts provides our clients with the highest
      degree of crane safety, reliability and justification of costs