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Wedg1e
They call me Mr. Bodge-angles
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We hired a 3 Tonne rated aluminium gantry with a 4.6m beam to lift pipes down at the Navy base, that was movable by two people although we only had a 500Kg electric hoist on it.
Assembly and disassembly was another matter: took four people to stand the thing up once it was bolted together.
I guess if you made it from steel it would be a whole new experience!
Assembly and disassembly was another matter: took four people to stand the thing up once it was bolted together.
I guess if you made it from steel it would be a whole new experience!
Pushability all depends on the condition of the surface you are moving it over and the size of the wheels fitted. Even a slightly rough surface will stop small wheels from rolling. Large wheels will cope much better. Heavy cranes tend to run on steel track for ease of movement.
Good point. I was thinking of using forklift wheels. The floor is pretty rough...
I wondered about an electric drive to a wheel on each side to help. Speed is unimportant - won't be used much, just when nothing else will do.
Wedgie - it'll sit outside my workshop and I can 'raise' it initially with my forklift, so that should all be ok. I guess it'll weigh around a tonne, so pretty easy to pull up with the right kit.
Hmmm... Still thinking.
Al.
I wondered about an electric drive to a wheel on each side to help. Speed is unimportant - won't be used much, just when nothing else will do.
Wedgie - it'll sit outside my workshop and I can 'raise' it initially with my forklift, so that should all be ok. I guess it'll weigh around a tonne, so pretty easy to pull up with the right kit.
Hmmm... Still thinking.
Al.
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We have a Carl Stahl gantry at work, the link may give you a few ideas.
Ours is rated at 1000kG but has a 100kG electric hoist fitted
we will have to upgrade as one of our new checking fixtures wieghs 230kG!. Our metrology man was a bit worried about his very expensive CMM when we used a fork truck to get the fixture on & off earlier this week 
Ours is rated at 1000kG but has a 100kG electric hoist fitted
we will have to upgrade as one of our new checking fixtures wieghs 230kG!. Our metrology man was a bit worried about his very expensive CMM when we used a fork truck to get the fixture on & off earlier this week 
gavuk
artful-bodger
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We had a big hand hoist changed recently at work,rated at over 7 ton,it was changed because of the gearing,It took ages to raise and lower about 4ft,try and use any hoist you may be interested in buying to check how hard you have to pull on the chains to lift and how many pull chain rotations to lift a reasonable distance..before parting with any hard earned 
