Crane & Heavy Plant Body Repairs
A crane or piece of heavy plant equipment isn’t repaired the way a vehicle is — structural damage to a boom, jib or outrigger isn’t just a panel-beating job, it’s a question of whether that structure is safe to put back under load. Most panel shops won’t take this work on at all.
We do. Max Smash Repairs handles body, structural and cosmetic repair for cranes, excavators, loaders and general heavy plant — with structural and fabrication capability built for the wear these machines take outdoors every day.
What We Do
Structural and Chassis Repairs
Assessment and correction of structural damage to frames and chassis, using equipment built for heavy plant geometry.
Boom, Jib and Outrigger Repairs
Repair work on booms, jibs, outriggers and stabiliser legs — components that carry load and need to be structurally sound, not just visually straight.
Operator Cabin Repairs
Cab and cabin panel repair to factory standard, including glazing and access points.
Corrosion and Rust Remediation
Rust cut out and replaced, corroded sections rebuilt, and structural integrity restored on machines that live outdoors.
Corrosion and Rust Remediation
Equipment stored or worked outdoors long-term develops corrosion differently to a vehicle — we treat it properly.
Custom Fabrication
In-house fabrication of replacement panels, guards and fittings where standard parts aren’t available.
Structural Certification & Compliance
Structural repairs to a crane or lifting equipment often need sign-off by a qualified structural engineer before it can go back into service. We factor this into how we scope and quote structural jobs.
Where a repair affects a load chart plate or capacity decal, we make sure it’s reinstated correctly as part of the job.
Our Repair Process
Assessment
we inspect the structure and liaise with your insurer and engineering sign-off contact to confirm scope upfront.
Quote
an itemised quote covering structural, panel and fabrication work, and certification requirements if applicable.
Repair
structural correction, fabrication and panel work using our heavy-plant-capable equipment.
Certification & Quality Check
structural work verified and made available for engineering sign-off where required.
Handover
equipment returned to your site, genuinely ready to go back to work.
Equipment We Use
Structural and chassis alignment systems capable of assessing frame geometry on heavy plant equipment; corrosion remediation for continuous outdoor wear; and in-house sheet metal fabrication for custom panels and fittings.
Why Max Smash Repairs
A Niche Most Shops Won’t Touch
Genuinely equipped and experienced with crane and heavy plant structural repair, not just cars and light trucks.
Certification-Aware Process
We scope structural jobs with engineering sign-off in mind from the start.
Trusted by Hire & Plant Operators
Long-standing relationship with Skell Hire and Komatsu Australia.
Equipment Types We Repair
Heavy plant is not one category, and the repair considerations change significantly depending on what the machine does and what it carries. These are the equipment types most often through our Smithfield workshop.
Mobile and Franna-Style Cranes
Operator cabins, counterweight housings, outrigger boxes and boom section damage. On any repair that touches a load-bearing structure, the question is not whether it looks right afterwards but whether it can be certified back into lifting service — which is why we scope these jobs with sign-off in mind from the first assessment.
Excavators and Earthmoving Equipment
Cabin panels, engine covers, track frame guards, counterweights and boom or dipper arm damage. Excavators live in abrasive conditions and often arrive with a mix of impact damage and long-term wear that needs treating together rather than separately.
Wheel Loaders, Skid Steers and Telehandlers
Cabin structures, ROPS and FOPS-related panels, boom arms, guards and access steps. Anything touching operator protection structures gets treated as structural work, not cosmetic panel work, because that is what it is.
Elevated Work Platforms and Scissor Lifts
Basket and platform damage, guard rails, chassis and outrigger components. These machines carry people at height, so the same principle applies as with passenger equipment on buses: it is repaired when it functions correctly, not when it looks straight.
Static and Site Plant
Generators, compressors, crushers and site equipment housings. Less glamorous work, but a rusted-through or damaged housing on site equipment is both a compliance and a longevity problem, and it is straightforward for us to put right.
Why Most Panel Shops Turn This Work Away
Three reasons, and they are all practical. First, the physical size and weight — most workshops simply cannot get the machine in the door, let alone lift or support it safely once it is there. Second, the structures are different: booms, outriggers and ROPS frames carry load in ways a vehicle body never does, and assessing them needs measuring equipment built for that scale.
Third, and most significantly, the structural liability. Straightening a car panel is a cosmetic decision. Repairing a boom, outrigger or ROPS structure is a decision about whether that machine can safely carry load again with people working around it. A workshop without the equipment to measure the structure properly, or without a process that accounts for engineering certification, is not in a position to make that call — and the responsible ones know it.
We are set up for the size, we have the equipment to measure frame geometry properly, and we scope structural work with certification requirements factored in from the beginning rather than discovered at the end.
Hire and Plant Operators
For a hire business, a machine sitting in a workshop is inventory generating nothing. We understand the utilisation maths, and we quote and schedule accordingly — including telling you honestly when a cosmetic tidy-up will get a machine back on hire faster than a full restoration, and when it genuinely should not go back out until structural work is done.
We have a long-standing relationship with Skell Hire and Komatsu Australia, and work with plant and earthmoving operators across Western Sydney. Damage on off-hire inspection, end-of-lease make-good, and refresh work between hires are all routine for us.
Machine cannot be transported easily? Talk to us about pick-up and delivery — we service Fairfield, Wetherill Park, Prospect, Blacktown, Parramatta, Liverpool, Silverwater, Eastern Creek, Erskine Park and the greater Sydney region.
Other Heavy Vehicles We Repair
Plant and crane work is one of three specialties under the same roof. If your business also runs trucks or passenger vehicles, we can handle those in the same workshop.
Truck & Prime Mover
Cab and panel repairs, laser chassis straightening, fleet repaints, tail lift and hydraulic repairs.
ExploreBus & Coach Repairs
Full-length body repairs, emergency exit and accessibility equipment testing, fleet livery repaints.
ExploreAll Services
Full capability list — structural, panel, paint, fabrication, fibreglass and compliance equipment.
ExploreGot Questions?
Insurance claims, turnaround times, warranty — our FAQ page covers it for trucks, buses, coaches and cranes.
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Call (02) 9756 5295 or email info@maxsmashrepairs.com.au with your job details.
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