Blew a hydraulic fitting near Green Bay last Tuesday

Was lifting a precast concrete panel for a parking garage and the main hoist line started dripping. By the time I got the load down, I had a puddle of Mobil DTE 24 about 4 feet across under the cab. Had to call a service guy from Badger Crane Repair, cost me $380 and lost half a day. Any of you guys carry spare O-rings for older Liebherr models or just wing it?

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julia28614d ago

You carry spare seals for an older Liebherr?

uma_reed2614d ago

Wait, does anyone actually stockpile seals for old gear like that? lol

olivere301d ago

You know what, I used to think carrying spare seals was a waste of space, but then I had a job way out in the sticks and the o-ring on a boom lift blew. I spent three hours driving to a dealer and back, and the customer was furious. After that, I started stashing a little kit with common sizes for the old gear I run across most.

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