[PSUBS-MAILIST] Gantry lift

[swaters]

I didn't think of that. I will put down some plate steel.
Thanks,
Scott Waters




Sent from my U.S. Cellular© SmartphoneJimToddPsub at aol.com wrote:Scott,
It just occurred to me that the load bearing capacity of your floor slab needs to be considered as well.  Each of the four wheels of the gantry has a contact area of not much more than 1 sq. in.  You might need to put something down over the area where the gantry will be when it's under load in order to spread the load out.  Otherwise you might end up with a cracked floor.  It might be a needless concern, but I've seen several instances where slabs have been cracked and distorted.
Jim
 
In a message dated 4/2/2014 11:37:57 A.M. Central Daylight Time, swaters at waters-ks.com writes:
Haha. Good advice Alec. I just bought the 5 ton one from Harbor freight. I'll get my wife Katy to put it up for me. She works out. Haha.
Thanks,
Scott Waters




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Alec Smyth <alecsmyth at gmail.com> wrote:
The one that broke was a 2 ton Harbor Freight. I now use a 3 ton and its been fine. They also have a 5 ton, which I would suggest for a K350. These things are cheap and there is little price difference between them, but the're really heavy and I like taking the hoist down when not needed, to get all the chain out of the way. If you use a 5 ton, you will probably want to leave it in place because it weights about 80 lbs. I can reach up with the 3 ton hoist and click it onto the crane, but it weighs 50 lbs so is getting near my limit. Which all goes to prove that if you have a K350 instead of a K250, you'll have to spend more time at the gym.

Best,

Alec


On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 9:40 AM, swaters <swaters at waters-ks.com> wrote:
Ok. Cool. Thanks Steve. Alec, what was the hoist you had that broke on you?
Thanks,
Scott Waters




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Steve McQueen <psub101 at indy.rr.com> wrote:
Scott, I just bought a generic trolley and hoist (Harbor Freight). The trolley needs to fit your beam size (mine was adjustable) and I chose ratings over what I expected. 

 I didn't considered an electric vs. manual hoist at the time but you might add that to your considerations.

Steve


On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 2:53 PM, <swaters at waters-ks.com> wrote:
I just purchased a gantry lift on craigslist in Texas. It doesn't        have a trolley or chain hoist though. I started looking on the internet and there is a huge range of trolleys and chain hoists. Does anyone have a suggestion what to get and where to get it?
 
Thanks,
Scott Waters 

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