Jib Crane Ideas

[dragrcr890]

I have a new garage, should have done a few things different but here goes. I have a cherry picker, I would rather have a jib crane. 34 wide 28 deep 13 foot ceilings last I checked. anyone have any good jib crane ideas? I've seen the type with concrete anchors, wall mounted type. I pull an engine once in awhile from a dragster, a few heavy items out of my truck. I don't need a 4 or 2 post lift, in the way and my race car has its own rolling stands to service it, my buddy has a automotive shop so I don't work on my cars if I don't have to... just seeing if anyone has any experience with them, again maybe 750lbs at the most capacity. Thanks

 

[dragrcr890]

my dad is a mechanical engineer, so he's helping. He prefers the wall mount for my situation. my garage floor slab is 6" thick. I'm not against the floor mount, just trying to get some ideas on how the arms can extend, trolleys, hoists and such. Thanks for the reply

 

[kbs2244]

They typicaly have a deep foundation for the mast.
There is a lot of leverage when lifting at the far end of the jib.
If you use part of the structure for the mast, the top must be braced for tipping.
Do a search, we have some good examples.

 

[Crusarius]

My last garage I replaced the wood beam supporting the roof joists with a steel Wide flange beam (I beam). I bought a cheap trolley and 2 ton chainfall from HF. I placed the beam on the walls and reinforced to the floor.

That setup worked amazing for me. I was able to lift from bed of truck then slide it to open bay and set it down. Also worked amazing as a third arm. Plenty of times I used the chainfall to hold large items in place while I tack welded them.

The span I was dealing with was about 29'. The beam was less than 12" tall. Worked great for me. Probably not for others.

 

[MattN03]

I've gotten some quotes for a jib for work, and they're pricier than I expected. The one quoted was a Gorbel with 250 LB capacity, floor mount (requires min 6" floor), electric hoist, and installation for nearly $5400. For home use, maybe a gantry with chain hoist from Harbor Freight would do? It would be a fraction of the cost of a jib. http://www.harborfreight.com/1-ton-telescoping-gantry-crane-41188.html

 

[tjdux]

That jib crane seems insane high priced to lift 250 pounds. You could go buy a small used tactor with loader for nearly that money. Seems silly in the quote you need to provide them with a forklift that could lift more than the crane they are installing and said forklift could probably do 25-90% of the crane jobs.

Harbor freight gantry crane seems like the financial win.

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[73RR]

my dad is a mechanical engineer, so he's helping. He prefers the wall mount for my situation. my garage floor slab is 6" thick. I'm not against the floor mount, just trying to get some ideas on how the arms can extend, trolleys, hoists and such. Thanks for the reply

Good to hear that you have a ME at your disposal!
I'm sure that he'll find the most practical solution.

 

[dragrcr890]

I think I may have found it...http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/m...mpaignId=T9F&gclid=CMqul4WUsdICFUe4wAodWKkE8Q
1000lbs wall mount for $580? I haven't read into how they attach

 

[zkdiesel]

Wouldn't be without mine
Have two two post lifts as well as a skidsteer that forks 2600 lbs
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=235294&showall=1

 

[73RR]

I think I may have found it...http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/m...mpaignId=T9F&gclid=CMqul4WUsdICFUe4wAodWKkE8Q
1000lbs wall mount for $580? I haven't read into how they attach

If that is all that you need then it should be easy to duplicate.

 

[padroo]

What type of construction is your building? You need good structural support for a wall mount, or a floor mounted post to carry the weight and tied into the building to take the side load.

 

[driftpin]

I adapted a 2,000 lb capacity cherry picker into my loft storage space, here are some design steps along the way, it's mounted into a 'shoebox' of 1/4" plate steel hung in the void between the loft floor joists. One end of the steel 'shoebox' is through-bolted to a 4" X 8" X 1/2" wall thickness steel box beam which runs across the front of the loft, as the front structural support. I don't intend to lift anything even 1/2 of that 2,000 rating. More-likely it's going to be < 500 lbs. I placed a steel plate between the lift pieces and adapted a 2,000 lb capacity steel cable winch to the steel plate for mounting, and the cantilever cherry-picker arm. It works great. I would have liked a full 2nd story, but that wasn't in the $$$, so this is what I came-up with. The remote control keeps me from harm's way. I haven't lifted anything more than approx. 400 lbs, and that went up and down like it was nothing.

The 2x4 is in-place of the hydraulic cylinder for fabrication, as is the vise-grip and the cold chisel as a pivot for the pulley. I had a machinist friend weld up and machine things, he made a few suggestions which I adopted.

I didn't have the space to install a bridge crane, so this was what I came up with to be able to lift heavy, bulky items into the loft.

 

[sberry]

Way too complicated.