MaintenanceEpisode 024 Oct 2026 · 18 min · AudioSample episode
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Three ways to maintain a crane, and what each really costs when you add downtime, spare parts and safety.
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Breakdown maintenance
You repair only when the crane stops. It looks cheap — until you count the hours of lost production, urgent parts by air freight and the risk of an accident.
Preventive maintenance
Planned visits at fixed intervals: inspection, adjustment, lubrication and replacing parts before they fail. This is the base of every TMA maintenance contract.
Predictive maintenance
You measure the condition — rope diameter, brake wear, motor temperature, vibration, operating hours — and plan the replacement just in time.
In practice the best plan combines preventive visits with a few simple measurements, so most repairs happen during planned stops.