Recent content by Mike9940

Jim, Send me some specs you are looking for and I'll get back to you. My email is [email protected]. Mike Flynn

Jim, My gantry cranes are 16 inches taller than the lift height. My 4400R model has a max lift height of 122 in. So max assembled height is 138 in. We also build to suit. Our stuff is professional grade. We sell to Ontario Hydro (OPG), Fed. Govt, water and sewage plants, etc. Our shop is...

The problem with the lift chain hitting things as it plays out can be fixed with a chain bag. You might be able to fix one up using a leather or canvas bag. Tie it to the chain hoist so the chain falls into the bag when you raise the load and plays out when you lower the load. The bags are...

The Yale 1/2 ton hoist is air driven so there is no motor other than the control valves operated from the pendant control. The electric motor, gearing, case, etc. on the electric hoist gives it its weight. I sell gantry cranes to truck shops and most of the big ones use a 2 ton electric hoist...

I am a manufacturer of portable, lightweight aluminum gantry cranes that can be moved under load. We sell these to professional truck garages and I wonder if there is a need for such a crane in shops run by the members of this forum. We have sold these cranes to Class 8 shops and light duty...

Further to what Alan said about epoxy anchors they are the best. Our company makes davit cranes and bases for water and sewage plants and we use Hilti 5/8x7-1/4 in. 316SS anchors. The trick to installing anchors correctly is first to find out what the yield strength of the concrete is, how...

My shop does about 80% of work in aluminum. One technique the fellows use is to clean the surface of small parts and heat them to about 1200 deg. before welding. This heating stops the heat from draining off and increases the penetration of the weld. We make gantry and davit cranes and have...

Just found your group and am interested in the solutions home and professional mechanics use when having to lift things. My company makes industrial quality lightweight portable aluminum gantry cranes for a variety of industries and applications. All the parts we use are made (not just...