I finally broke down and called the rental yard for that old Grove crane

Had a job in Lancaster last week where the swing brake on a 1987 Grove RT528C started dragging halfway through setting trusses. My guy on the crew swore he could fix it with a wrench and a prayer but after 4 hours of messing with it I finally called the rental yard. They sent a tech who had the thing running in 45 minutes. Anyone else waste half a day trying to fix old iron yourself before just making the call?

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jana_scott4d ago

4 hours of messing with it" yep been there.

mila_harris4d ago

Have you tried unplugging it completely and just walking away for 20 minutes? Sometimes that lets the stubborn thing reset itself and it just works after. I learned that hack after spending way too many evenings rage-clicking through settings. Usually the fix is something stupid simple too, like a hidden checkbox you missed the first three times.