Four routine inspections of gantry cranes and treatment of reducer wear
Gantry crane is a deformed form of bridge crane. It is mainly used for loading and unloading outdoors, and it is widely used. So do you know that four routine inspections are required when using gantry cranes? Let’s get to know it together.
- Inspection of main parts: mainly to check whether the screws of the equipment are tight, whether the lubrication is good, whether the operation is stuck, etc.
- Inspection of electrical equipment: mainly to check whether the cable is aging, whether it needs to be replaced; whether it is necessary to clean up the dust; whether there is leakage of electrical equipment, etc.
- Steel structure inspection: mainly to check whether the main structure such as the main beam of the gantry crane is rusty or corroded, and whether the bolts of the connecting shaft are tightened or deformed.
- Lifting structure inspection: mainly the routine inspection of the gantry crane spreader, such as whether the hook is rusty, whether the screw is loose, whether the wire rope and pulley are complete, whether the reel is stable, etc.
Because the gantry crane is used very frequently, its driving wheels and reducers need to be operated frequently to meet the needs of normal operation of the equipment. Therefore, in the process of long-term use, the gantry crane reducer is very prone to wear. In response to this situation, Dongqi Machinery has summarized some methods on how to deal with the wear and tear of the gantry crane reducer.
When the reducer of the gantry crane is worn out, the traditional repair welding or galvanizing method cannot be used to repair it, because these methods have some drawbacks, we suggest that you can use the method of replacing the parts to solve it.
After replacing the gantry crane reducer parts, it is necessary to do the relevant maintenance work, regularly clean the equipment, fill the crane equipment with lubricating oil, check the operation of the equipment, and take preventive measures for failures.
