Crane Junction Box
Simple Steps to prevent down time
Improper crane junction box lid installation and dirt on gaskets is one of the most common reasons for water in enclosures, especially in junction boxes and cable reels for crane service. Contrary to what may be intuitive it is not good to bolt an enclosure lid down […]
Crane Service and Rigging Mobile Apps for Iphone and Ipad
Crane Service
Joe Lane, an inspector and surveyor for Cairo Marine Service, Wickliffe, Ky., provided the following information in the Fall 2011 newsletter of the Crane Certification Association of America (CCAA). Note the CCAA will hold its fall meeting Oct. 16-18, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. There […]
Bode Technical Services Retrofits Entire Fleet of Cranes and Provides Crane Service
Crane Service
Bode Technical Services was recently asked to retrofit an entire fleet of 10 cranes and provide crane service. With our expertise, we were able to recommend the PAT Hirschmann Maestro, PAT Hirschmann Mark4E2, and LSI's Wireless 820 with all applicable parts such […]
Demag AC665 Boom Pinning Evaluation
Demag AC665 Evaluation and Service
We had the great pleasure of helping one of our customers in Africa with some Demag AC665 boom pinning evaluation and repair, 300 ton machine. The following are some pictures of the job that included a thorough evaluation of the PAT-Hirschmann PDC LMI system as well […]
Crane LMI Water Damage
Simple Steps to Prevent Down Time
This step first appeared in the December 2010 Issue of Crane Hot Line Magazine where Bode Technical Services published an article on water protection for crane owners for crane repair:
Much like the beads of water on an ice-cold drink on a hot summer day, condensation […]
Simple Step #1 to Preventing Unnecessary Crane Down Time – Power Washing- Crane Repair
Crane Repair
This step first appeared in the December 2010 Issue of Crane Hot Line Magazine where Bode Technical Services published an article on water protection for crane owners:
Most crane control electronics are rated water protection class “IP65.” With regard to […]
Terex Crane Client Uses Hammerheads to repair ships
Terex Crane
Two Terex Crane SK 415 hammerhead tower cranes are being used for repairing large vessels at a shipyard on the American East Coast, providing an unusual solution for servicing large vessels.
Detyens Shipyards of Charleston, South Carolina specialises in the repair and refurbishment of international state and […]
Demag AC535 Jib
Demag
We were recently able to help one of our customers with their jib on a Demag AC535. We wish them many good picks in the future.
Bode Technical Services specializes in crane repair on Terex Cranes, Demag Cranes, Grove Cranes, Liebherr Cranes, and Krupp cranes. Beyond crane repair, Bode Technical Services also utilizes […]
Two Liebherr luffing jib cranes construct Latin America’s tallest tower
Liebherr cranes
Two Liebherr luffing jib cranes are being used to construct Latin America’s tallest tower, the 300-metre (984ft) Torre Gran Costanera in Santiago, Chile, with another 12 Liebherr tower cranes being deployed for the construction of the Costanera Center, of which the tower forms the […]
Terex Crane
Terex Crane
Terex Crane Corp., Westport, Conn., will close its Wilmington, N.C., production facilities over the next several months.
The facility does some assembly and fabrication of tower cranes and small crawler cranes. Service and aftermarket support for these product lines will remain in Wilmington for the foreseeable future. Parts will be housed in Southaven, Miss. […]
