Aggregate producer Harshman Construction uses genuine Komatsu Reman components to increase the life of its high-hour wheel loaders

Significant savings

Cost-effective way to maintain productivity

Aggregate producer Harshman Construction uses genuine Komatsu Reman components to increase the life of its high-hour wheel loaders

Multigenerational family business Harshman Construction LLC continues to serve customers with a wide range of aggregate products nearly 50 years after Frank Harshman and his sons Frank, Jeff and Warren started the operation. Today, the third generation of the Harshman family oversees 17 locations that produce hundreds of thousands of tons of materials each year.

“We have six crushing plants and a dirt crew that does all our own stripping,” elaborated Service Manager Burton Harshman, who leads the business with his brothers Sam and Casey as well as their cousins Katie, Trenton and Brendan. “We are strictly a material supplier, with products ranging from ag lime to riprap. Base rock, concrete stone and asphalt stone are our main products.”

With a fleet of more than 175 pieces of equipment that includes many Komatsu excavators and wheel loaders, Burton is responsible for fleet management that ensures the machinery continues to perform at a high level in order to maintain production.

“We pride ourselves on taking care of equipment, and because of that we have a large number of high-hour Komatsu machines that remain productive,” stated Burton. “We regularly service our equipment and change components as needed. A few years ago, we made the decision along with our Komatsu distributor to rebuild a couple of WA600 loaders with Komatsu Reman components as opposed to buying new. It proved to be a very cost-effective way to maintain their productivity and extended the life of those machines.”

In addition to being more cost-effective, the quality of genuine Komatsu remanufactured parts and components is better than will-fit items. Plus, the Reman parts and components are backed with a one-year, unlimited-hour warranty and a quality assurance program of up to 10,000 hours on major components. With fewer raw materials used in remanufacturing, they also contribute to improved sustainability.

Harshman Construction’s rebuilt Komatsu WA600 wheel loader utilizes Komatsu Reman components.

Easy decision

After seeing the high production the rebuilt WA600 wheel loaders delivered, the Harshman Construction team confidently decided to rebuild a Komatsu WA500 wheel loader on its own with Komatsu Reman components. Harshman Construction’s maintenance staff replaced the engine, transmission and pumps.

“The frame of the machine was really good, and the pins and bushings were still in excellent condition, even at 18,000 hours,” said Burton. “That, along with the cost savings of using Reman components and the warranty and assurance, made the decision to rebuild an easy one. Basically, we’re getting a like-new machine that we can run for several thousand hours. The savings allow us to invest more resources into growing our business.”

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