That was essentially my plan but to run an I beam above/on the ceiling
trusses and suspend a second from that.
Looks like the appropriate solution is to run one hefty beam across the
short dimension of the shop (30') and support it at the walls with
upright beams. I can brace it laterally from the walls.
But none of this is going to happen anytime soon.
Has anyone put a lift in? :-}
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rex Burkheimer [mailto:rex@txol.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 9:38 AM
> To: Steven Trovato; Robert Paul; shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: ceiling truss loading
>
>
>
> A while back this same thread came up. Several suggested
> building a gantry
> crane with I-Beams. If your shop was narrow enough - say, 25
> feet max - you
> can span the ceiling with an I-beam, support by posts against
> each wall. Add
> a trolly hoist from Grainger or maybe HF and you are in
> bidness. I expect
> you could do this for around $600
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steven Trovato <trovato@computer.net>
> To: Robert Paul <rpaul@surfree.com>; <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 8:18 PM
> Subject: Re: ceiling truss loading
>
>
> >
> > They have these in the Travers catalog. They seem to run
> about $1000 to
> > $1600 or so, in 1 to 3 ton capacities, with varied height
> ranges. I'd
> have
> > to pull a lot of engines to justify that over a regular
> shop crane. And
> > for those who think a shop crane uses up too much shop
> space, even with
> the
> > I beam overhead and out of the way, the two sets of legs
> seem like they
> > would take up a bunch of real estate. I don't know about
> Spanco, but
> these
> > do not seem to be quick "assemble/ disassemble for storage" types of
> items.
> > It looks like that process would take longer than pulling
> the motor.
> > Also, the lowest height range of any unit is 9 feet, which
> I suppose means
> > it must need at least 10 feet or so of clearance. Maybe
> some day if I
> > start pulling several engines per day, and move to an
> aircraft hanger.
> >
> > At 01:05 PM 1/9/00 -0500, Robert Paul wrote:
> > >
> > >Robert,
> > >
> > >How about a "gantry" crane. I was looking at them for an
> application at
> my
> > >work. They look kind of like a swing set but with
> wheels on the bottom
> of
> > >each leg. They come in different length spans to clear
> the widest of
> > >cars. You can roll them around and they can be taken
> apart easily for
> > >storage. The company I was looking at was called
> Spanco, I believe
> they
> > >have a web site too.
> > >
> > >Bob
> > >
> >
> >
>
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