12-Ton Crawler Spider Crane: Pre-Shipment Acceptance Tests and Criteria

Pre-shipment acceptance of an Onchtech 12-ton crawler spider crane should establish that the machine matches the ordered configuration, performs the agreed functions and has the records needed for shipment review. For overseas procurement, the inspection should connect each check to a documented requirement—not simply confirm that the crane starts and moves.

Use the checklist below to prepare a factory acceptance test plan with Hunan Hongchang Machinery Co., Ltd., the manufacturer behind Onchtech. It is a procurement and inspection framework, not a completed test report or a substitute for the machine’s operating instructions.

1. Agree on the acceptance basis before testing

Acceptance criteria should reference the purchase agreement, approved technical specifications, manufacturer’s load chart, operating instructions and applicable destination-market requirements. Agree on the inspection scope, test conditions, witness arrangements and required evidence before the inspection date.

• Identify the machine: record its model, serial number and the technical-document revision used for acceptance.
• Freeze the configuration: confirm the engine, boom, controls, attachments, finish and other ordered options.
• Define measurable criteria: specify the relevant dimensions, functional checks, test methods and permitted tolerances in the approved plan.
• Set the release process: identify who reviews deviations, verifies corrective action and authorizes shipment.

2. Verify specifications and ordered equipment

The following published specifications provide a starting point for configuration verification. Customized equipment must be checked against the approved order rather than assumed to match the standard reference.

Resolve unclear units, dimensional references or conflicting specification entries in writing before approval. A published specification is not, by itself, evidence of a measured test result.

3. Inspect structure, hydraulics and operating functions

For each inspection item, record the method, observed result, acceptance reference and status: pass, deviation or not applicable. The criteria below should be incorporated into the agreed test plan.

4. Control lifting tests through an approved procedure

Any load test requires qualified personnel, a controlled test area, suitable ground support and an approved procedure. Do not improvise test loads, overload percentages or holding times from the product’s headline capacity.

• Specify the test load and its verification method, working radius, boom configuration, rope reeving and outrigger setup.
• Define environmental limits, exclusion zones, personnel responsibilities and stop conditions.
• Record the required lifting, lowering, holding and stopping observations against explicit acceptance criteria.
• Identify whether statutory proof testing or independent witnessing is required for the destination market.

Factory acceptance is not blanket regulatory approval. Export suitability, emissions compliance and any personnel-lifting use of an optional work basket require separate verification for the ordered configuration and intended market.

5. Close deviations and assemble the shipment record

Agree which documents must accompany the crane and which must be reviewed before shipment release. Keep the record linked to the inspected machine’s serial number.

• Configuration record: approved specifications, equipment list and identification photographs.
• Inspection evidence: completed checklist, measurements, functional-test results and any agreed load-test report.
• Operating information: applicable load chart, operating and maintenance instructions, and documentation for installed options.
• Compliance evidence: documents required by the contract and destination market, verified for applicability to the supplied machine.
• Deviation closure: issue description, corrective action, reinspection result and authorized disposition.
• Shipping readiness: agreed packing list, loose-accessory inventory, stowed configuration and transport preparation records.

A photograph or demonstration video can support the record, but should not replace required measurements, signed reports or unresolved-deviation review.

Questions overseas buyers should resolve

Does a 1.86 m machine width mean the crane can lift within that footprint?

No. Machine width is an access-planning reference. Lifting requires the outrigger arrangement, ground conditions and clearances specified for the selected operating configuration.

Are remote control and a load-moment device standard equipment?

The supplied product information lists these as options. Confirm the ordered devices and distinguish display-only functions from protective control functions before defining acceptance tests.

Can a general company certificate replace machine-specific checks?

No. Review certification scope and applicable machine documentation separately. A company-level credential does not establish that a particular configuration meets every destination-market requirement.

Prepare an inspection scope for your order

Share your destination country, lifting requirements, access restrictions, requested options and witness requirements with Onchtech. These inputs provide the basis for confirming the crane configuration, agreeing on pre-shipment acceptance criteria and defining the inspection records to be reviewed before release.