Took a swing on a used remote for my 25-ton in Tulsa and it's been solid for 4 months

Vera Roberts · 2026-11-01T00:40:04.800962+00:00

I always figured used electronics for cranes were a gamble you lose. But when the joystick on my Grove started sticking last fall, a new OEM one quoted at $2,300 and I wasn't ready for that. An old operator at the yard in Tulsa told me to check a rebuilder he trusts, so I rolled the dice on a refurbished unit for $480. Four months of daily picks and it hasn't glitched once, and the deadband feels tighter than the original. Now I'm wondering what else I've been overpaying for out of habit. Has anyone here had good luck with rebuilt load cells or should I stay away?

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