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Aluminum Bar and Plate Oil Cooler Heat Exchanger Cleaning and Repairing

Here’s some before & after pics of a heavy duty aluminum oil cooler that came in for cleaning & repairing. The core is a bar-and-plate design while the tanks, or end caps, are constructed of thick aluminum extrusions. After thoroughly cleaning the cooler inside & out we pressure test to locate the leaks. Once the [...]

2025-05-20T00:34:28+00:00May 20th, 2025|Radiator Shop|

Komatsu WE1850 Loader MESABI Radiator Repair On The Machine

Here’s some pics of a repair we did to a MESABI radiator on the machine. The machine is a Komatsu WE1850 loader which suffered some damaged to the radiator from some rocks & debris. In addition to some of the tubes & seals leaking we also found a crack in the steel bottom tank. After [...]

2025-05-10T16:24:26+00:00May 10th, 2025|Radiator Shop|

Caterpillar 18M Grader Radiator Hardnose Cooling Package Rebuilding

Here’s some before & after pics of a Caterpillar 18M grader radiator hardnose cooling package we rebuilt. All of the cooling system components were removed from the hardnose for cleaning, repairing & rebuilding. The aluminum radiator, aftercooler, oil coolers & all of the other components are reinstalled into the hardnose & ready for another round [...]

2025-05-07T22:24:50+00:00May 7th, 2025|Radiator Shop|

Case Backhoe All Metal Copper Brass Radiator Cleaning, Rodding and Repairing

Here are some before, during & after pics of a Case Backhoe radiator we overhauled. The radiator came in leaking in the headers. It is an all metal copper and brass radiator. Both the top & bottom tanks were removed so we could re-run both headers. After the headers were run, we reset the tanks [...]

2025-05-05T21:04:33+00:00May 5th, 2025|Radiator Shop|

Komatsu 830E and 930E MESABI Radiators Repairing and Rebuilding Service

Here’s some pics of a couple of Komatsu haul truck radiators we picked up for rebuilding. The radiator on the back of the trailer is for an 830E & the radiator on the front of the trailer is for a 930E-5. Both radiators are MESABI's. Motor Mission Machine & Radiator 5435 Desert Point Dr. Las [...]

2025-04-19T16:54:08+00:00April 19th, 2025|Radiator Shop|

Hitachi EX5600-6 Mining Shovel MESABI Radiator Repairing and Rebuilding Service

Here’s some pics of a Hitachi EX5600-6 Shovel MESABI Radiator we did a complete overhaul rebuild to. After separating the high temp & low temp radiator halves all the tubes were removed for reconditioning. There are just over a thousand individual MESABI radiator tubes & each one gets a thorough cleaning inside & out and [...]

2025-04-17T00:35:21+00:00April 17th, 2025|Radiator Shop|

2250 Manitowoc Crawler Crane Radiator Repairing and Rebuilding

Here’s some before & after pics of a radiator out of a 2250 Manitowoc crawler crane. The radiator core is a mechanically bonded, or MB, type unit which is common for locomotive radiator applications. We disassembled the radiator & did a complete rod & repair overhaul. Motor Mission Machine & Radiator 5435 Desert Point Dr. [...]

2025-04-15T15:44:32+00:00April 15th, 2025|Radiator Shop|

Heavy Duty Industrial Mining Equipment Radiator Repair and Rebuilding Service

Here's some pics of a conventional sectional core radiator for a Komatsu shovel we rebuilt. The radiator is comprised of a low-temp half & a high-temp half which is basically two radiators to make up the complete assembly. The cores of the radiator are conventional type with flat continued fins in an MB (mechanically bonded) [...]

2025-03-29T05:13:59+00:00March 29th, 2025|Radiator Shop|

Epiroc Drill Rig Aluminum Bar and Plate Oil Cooler Recoring Repair and Rebuilding

Here’s some pics of an aluminum oil cooler we had in for repairing & rebuilding. The cooler is an all aluminum bar-and-plate heat exchanger that came off of an Epiroc drill rig. The cooler came in leaking due to some cracked tubes. We cut the tanks off the original core & then machined them to [...]

2025-03-27T05:54:45+00:00March 27th, 2025|Radiator Shop|

Garbage Trash Truck Crankhole and Diesel Pusher RV Motorhome Radiators

Here’s some pics of a couple heavy duty industrial bolt-on radiators we are rebuilding with new cores. The radiator with the crankhole in the core is for a garbage truck. The new radiator core with the blank headers is for a diesel pusher RV motorhome. Recoring both radiators with new heavy duty cores was recommended [...]

2025-03-25T05:34:06+00:00March 25th, 2025|Radiator Shop|