“What’s a RELIFE?”
In the world of heavy machinery, innovation and maintenance sometimes go hand in hand. 4Rivers has recently embarked on a journey to breathe new life into equipment that has already undergone long hours of use, and the results have been nothing short of remarkable. These projects have been dubbed “RELIFE” transformations.
Rich Jeanblanc, Service Manager at 4Rivers in Colorado Springs, happened to know of some potential machines that could use the RELIFE treatment.
“Have you ever considered a RELIFE?” Bradley Grubaugh, president and CEO of Bradley Excavating in Colorado Springs, remembers being asked by Rich. “I said, ‘what’s a RELIFE?’ I thought he was talking about me at the time. But he said ‘no, on your machine.’”
A year and a half ago, Bradley decided to take the plunge with one of their excavators, a 330C LC. After the RELIFE process the machine performed exceptionally well, and according to Bradley they’ve had no issues with it since. Encouraged by this success, they decided to take on a new challenge: a 624J loader.
Challenge Accepted
Bradley purchased the loader back in 2006, and since then it has clocked in an impressive 12,000 hours of work. After the success of the first RELIFE, he brought the loader in and decided to give it the same treatment.
“It was an awesome opportunity to do a loader,” Rich said. “We have a little over 200 hours of work on it altogether. It was a well-maintained machine, so it made it a great platform for this project.”
During a small unveiling at the Colorado Springs location, in which the already transformed excavator sat in the background of the work bay where the ceremony took place, the team brought in the completed loader for all to see.
“Wow,” Bradley said in awe as he filmed it on his phone. “It looks brand new!”
“It is,” Rich said, with a smile.