Major EWP Inspections in Bendigo (5 & 10-Year)
Machines that have spent a decade on central Victorian work carry a particular kind of wear — long transport legs between goldfields towns, dusty civil sites through the dry summers, and the temperature swing between hard frosts and 40-degree days that works hydraulic seals and paint alike. None of that shows in a walk-around, which is why the major inspection strips the machine back to bare structure to find fatigue and corrosion before they find you.
EWP Australia runs major inspections for Bendigo owners — full structural strip-down, NDT of welds, pins and bosses, hydraulic and electrical overhaul assessment, load testing and the engineering documentation that resets the machine's inspection baseline. Major inspections fall due at five or ten years depending on the machine's class, and the scope is agreed and quoted before anything is pulled apart, so the job can't drift into an open-ended rebuild.
10-Year Major Inspections — The Scope
- Full strip-down and inspection of structural and load-bearing components
- NDT (crack testing) of welds, pins, bosses and critical sections
- Hydraulic, electrical and safety-system overhaul assessment
- Load testing on completion, witnessed and documented
- Engineering documentation recording the machine's new inspection baseline
- A clear scope and quote before work starts — no open-ended rebuilds
Full Service Detail
These pages describe how 10-year major inspections works for Bendigo operators. For the full service description — process, standards and FAQs — see:
10-Year Major Inspections in Bendigo — Common Questions
How do I find out whether my platform reaches its major at five years or at ten?
The trigger sits with the equipment class rather than a single figure — certain platforms are up at five years and others not until ten. Pass on the make, model and details from the compliance plate and the applicable interval is confirmed before you're locked in.
The machine will be off the road during the strip-down — how should I prepare for that?
The scope and a realistic timeframe are settled at the outset, which gives you room to line up a substitute. Getting the booking in ahead of the due date means you decide when the machine comes out of service rather than the calendar deciding for you.
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