Oct 29, 2026
Hydraulic Oil Contamination: The Cheapest Reliability Upgrade for a Crane Fleet
Dirt, water and wear metal cause most crane hydraulic failures. Where contamination enters, how to read the signs early, and a programme that costs little.
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Oct 29, 2026
Boom Drift and Creeping Outriggers: Testing Holding Valves Properly
How to test boom drift and outrigger creep safely, tell a holding valve from a cylinder seal, and avoid the false diagnosis that wastes parts.
Oct 29, 2026
Why Your Truck Mounted Crane Lifts Slowly — and What to Check First
Slow lifting is usually flow, not a worn pump. The four cheap checks in order, what not to adjust, and how to tell a tired pump from a drive fault.
Oct 29, 2026
Importing a Crane Truck into Canada: The Word That Decides It Is Modify
Canada's rule is the strictest on this list and the word that decides it is modify. The three exceptions, the 15-year threshold, and where the tax actually lands.
Oct 29, 2026
Factory Acceptance: What to Check on a Crane Truck Before It Ships
A factory acceptance visit is not a tour. What gets checked on a crane truck before it ships, what a load test proves and does not, and the four things to photograph.
Oct 29, 2026
Importing a Crane Truck into the United States: The Lane Question Comes First
For a crane truck entering the United States, the deciding question is not which crane. It is whether the truck is a motor vehicle or equipment, and that decides which EPA form is filed.
Oct 29, 2026
Mounting Hardware and the Packing List
Most post-delivery disputes are not about the crane. They are about a hose, a fitting, a pad or a manual. The lines that must appear on your packing list, and the four checks on the machine.
Oct 29, 2026
Cold Start, Hydraulic Oil and the First Winter
A crane truck specified in a warm market and delivered into a continental winter is not a machine that fails. It is a machine that was never specified for where it went.
Oct 29, 2026
Importing a Crane Truck into Uzbekistan: Who the Zero-Duty Rule Actually Covers
Uzbekistan has dropped duty and the utilisation fee on imported trucks. The decree's list covers tractor units and some semi-trailers. A crane lorry is not on it.
Oct 29, 2026
Importing a Crane Truck into Kazakhstan: The Class That Decides the Deal
Kazakhstan's tariff is not what decides the deal. Vehicle safety, fuel quality and duty are set at union level, and the ecological class inside TR CU 018/2011 is the entry condition.
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