Refining
Gearbox Repair in Texas City
Marathon's Galveston Bay Refinery, Valero's Texas City Refinery, and the Port of Texas City make this the county's industrial heart, and we rebuild the drives that keep it turning.
Galveston County, TX · Industrial gearbox repair
Industrial Gearbox Repair in Galveston County, Texas
Solution Gear Co. provides industrial gearbox repair for Galveston County, Texas from our own family owned Houston shop, where one crew tears down, machines, and rebuilds every unit in house. Plants in Texas City and Galveston run some of the hardest working gear drives on the Gulf Coast, and when one fails we pick it up, magnaflux and measure every component, then rebuild it stronger than OEM and test run it before it goes back. Every job gets free shipping both ways, a free inspection, an up to 24 month workmanship warranty, and 24 hour emergency service, and you approve a firm quote before any repair begins.
Solution Gear Co. rebuilds industrial gearboxes for Galveston County plants from our Houston shop, about 42 miles from Texas City. We handle pickup, crating, and rigging ourselves, rebuild the unit in house, and return it test run and ready to install. Free pickup, free inspection, free shipping both ways, an up to 24 month workmanship warranty, and 24 hour emergency service on every county job.
The county at a glance
Where Galveston Bay meets heavy industry.
Galveston County runs from the southeast edge of the Houston metro down to the Gulf, wrapping the lower half of Galveston Bay. Galveston, the island city that gives the county its name, is the county seat, while Texas City holds the county's heaviest concentration of industry on the mainland shore. The two economies are different on purpose. Texas City is refining and petrochemicals at enormous scale. Galveston is cargo, cruise, and marine repair. Both run on gears, and both are within about an hour of our shop.
The scale here is national, not local. Per the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the two largest refineries in the United States by capacity both sit on the Texas Gulf Coast, and one of them is Marathon's Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City. Marathon Petroleum rates that plant at 631,000 barrels of crude oil per calendar day. That one facility helps anchor a state that, per the Office of the Texas Governor, can process almost 6.3 million barrels of crude oil per day, roughly one third of the nation's refining capacity.
For a gearbox shop, that concentration matters. Refineries, terminals, and docks cannot wait weeks for an OEM replacement when a drive fails, and Galveston County sits close enough to Houston that it does not have to.
Cities we cover in Galveston County
Two very different industrial towns, one repair shop.
Marine
Gearbox Repair in Galveston
Port terminals, cruise operations, and the Pelican Island dry docks depend on winches, cranes, and gear drives that we rebuild in house in Houston.
Each city page covers local industry, drive times, and exactly how we handle pickup. Plants in the smaller communities between them get the same free pickup, free inspection, and up to 24 month warranty on every job.
What actually runs here
Refineries on the mainland, working waterfront on the island.
On the mainland, Texas City is one of the densest refining zones in the country. The Galveston Bay Refinery covers roughly 1,200 acres on Galveston Bay at the entrance to the Houston Ship Channel and is Texas City's largest single employer, with approximately 1,550 full time workers plus thousands of contractors, per the plant's Wikipedia profile. Next door, Valero's Texas City Refinery adds approximately 260,000 barrels per day of throughput capacity with about 450 employees. The Port of Texas City that serves them has ranked among the largest United States ports by tonnage, handling 52.6 million short tons in 2008, 14th in the nation and 3rd in Texas that year, driven almost entirely by petroleum and petrochemical cargo, per the port's Wikipedia entry.
On the island, the economy turns on the waterfront. Cargo operations at public and private terminals on Galveston Harbor generated $6.5 billion in statewide economic value and supported about 19,000 Texas jobs in 2023, a year in which the port moved 3.6 million tons of cargo, per the Port of Galveston. Galveston is also one of North America's busiest cruise homeports. Nearly 1.5 million passengers embarked on 354 cruises in 2023, supporting 4,547 local jobs, per the port's 2024 budget release. And on Pelican Island, Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Rig Repair operates a marine repair facility that dry docks, repairs, and retrofits vessels and offshore drilling rigs, per the Port of Galveston facilities directory.
Every one of those operations depends on gear drives. Cooling tower fans and charge pumps in the refineries, crane and hoist drives on the docks, conveyor reducers in the bulk terminals, winch and windlass drives on the dry docks. That is the exact class of equipment we tear down and rebuild every week, and it is why a county with no dedicated gearbox rebuilder inside its borders still has one less than an hour away.
How we actually serve this county
No satellite office. One shop, one accountable crew.
We will be straight with you: Solution Gear Co. does not keep a storefront in Galveston County, and we do not subcontract county work to anyone. Every Galveston County gearbox is picked up by our crew, rebuilt at our shop at 8449 West Bellfort Ave in southwest Houston, test run, and delivered back to your site. The same machinists who quote your job do the teardown, the gear cutting, the heat treat, and the reassembly.
Distance is the honest question, so here is the honest answer. Texas City is about 42 miles from our door, roughly 45 to 55 minutes via Beltway 8 East and Interstate 45 South. Galveston is about 52 miles, roughly 55 to 70 minutes down Interstate 45 and over the causeway. That is close enough for same day pickup runs and site visits, and far enough that we built the whole service model around free pickup, crating, rigging, and delivery so your team never has to move a multi ton reducer.
Why county plants pick us
Built for the way refineries and ports actually fail.
In house
Quote to bench, one team
Family owned and operated for over 20 years. Teardown, magnaflux, gear cutting, heat treat, and test run all happen under our roof, so nothing waits on a vendor.
Reverse
Engineering without drawings
Older port cranes and legacy refinery drives often have no OEM support left. We measure the failed parts and cut new gears to match, no drawings required.
Save
Up to 50% versus OEM
A complete rebuild can save you up to half of the OEM purchase price, and every unit ships back with an up to 24 month workmanship warranty.
24/7
Emergency response
Line down at 2am? We pick up the phone. We have rebuilt failed units and returned them to service in as little as 5 days.
Travel and pickup
What the drive looks like from our shop.
45 to 55 min
To Texas City
About 42 miles via Beltway 8 East and Interstate 45 South, straight into the refinery corridor on the mainland shore.
55 to 70 min
To Galveston
About 52 miles down Interstate 45 and across the causeway to the port, the cruise terminals, and the Pelican Island yards.
Free
Pickup and shipping
Pickup, crating, rigging, and shipping both ways cost you nothing on any Galveston County job, emergency or scheduled.
For scheduled work we coordinate pickup around your outage window. For emergencies we dispatch as soon as you call, at any hour, any day of the year.
Questions, answered
What Galveston County plants ask before shipping us a gearbox.
Do you serve every city in Galveston County?
Yes. Texas City and Galveston anchor our coverage and each has its own service page, and we serve the smaller industrial communities across the county the same way. If your plant sits anywhere in Galveston County, the same free pickup, free inspection, free shipping both ways, and up to 24 month workmanship warranty apply.
What does industrial gearbox repair cost in Galveston County?
Every job is quoted individually after a free teardown and inspection, so you never pay for a diagnosis. Shipping is free both ways, pickup is free, and a complete rebuild can save you up to 50 percent versus the OEM purchase price. You see the real condition of your unit and approve a firm quote before any repair work begins.
How do you handle pickup from Texas City or Galveston?
We come to you. Our crew handles pickup, crating, and rigging, even on units that weigh thousands of pounds. Texas City is about 42 miles from our Houston shop and Galveston is about 52 miles, close enough that pickup is a quick local drive rather than a freight booking. Your gearbox is rebuilt in our own facility and delivered back to your site.
Can you respond to emergency gearbox failures in Galveston County?
Yes. We answer crash and emergency calls 24 hours a day, and we have rebuilt failed units and returned them to service in as little as 5 days. When a refinery drive or a dock crane goes down, call 713 270 6000 at any hour and we start on a recovery plan right away.
What kinds of gearboxes do refineries and ports send you?
Cooling tower gear drives, pump gearboxes, crane and hoist drives, conveyor reducers, winch drives, and extruder gearboxes are the most common. We rebuild every major brand, including Falk, Lufkin, Flender, Dodge, and SEW Eurodrive, and we reverse engineer gears when OEM drawings are not available. If it has gears, we can rebuild it.
Get a fast quote on your Galveston County gearbox repair.
Free pickup anywhere in the county, free inspection, free shipping both ways, and an up to 24 month warranty on every rebuild. Email Shop@sgearbox.com or call and we will reply fast, often the same day.
Nearby service areas
Beyond the county line.
Galveston County is one of several Gulf Coast counties we cover from Houston. See every city and county we serve on our Texas gearbox repair service areas page. Just across the county line, our Harris County coverage includes Houston, Pasadena, Baytown, and La Porte along the Houston Ship Channel.
In this county: Gearbox Repair in Texas City and Gearbox Repair in Galveston.