Radiator Shop

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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) [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Here’s some pics of an aluminum charge-air-cooler, or aftercooler, we cleaned & repaired. This cooler is off of an Epiroc Pit Viper drilling rig. The cooler had some damage to it externally as well as some leaks which we fixed by tig welding. The brackets that had worked their way loose were tig welded back [...]