I have seen a shop where the beam went the other way. It transverses two
bays. It is supported by steel columns.
Lets you back into or pull into lift off, and move left or right as the case
may be.
Also, you might consider a rolling gantry. This is the option I would take.
David Edwards
1954 3100 5 Window
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nelson, Jeff - DTC" <jnelson@paducah.k12.ky.us>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 12:57 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Shop Hoist Engineering Question
| I am in the process of designing my garage/shop which I am finally going
to
| build this summer. It will be 24' deep and 32' wide, with three bays and
| three 9' roll up garage doors. I am probably going to be building it as a
| pole barn type construction. I am thinking that I would like to engineer
it
| so that I have a steel I-beam running the full 24' depth down the middle
of
| the third bay so that I could support an overhead, rolling, 2 or 3 ton
chain
| hoist (I've put a copy of my draft floor plan on the web at
| http://www.chevytrucks.org/users/jeff/garage/garage_frame.htm if you are
| having trouble visualizing this.)
|
| I'd appreciate any input from others who have put overhead hoists in
shops.
| Any thoughts on engineering and construction details would be greatly
| appreciated. For example, could I just set the I-beam on top of the double
| 2"x12" wooden header that spans the 9' garage door opening, or will I need
a
| steel header?
|
| TIA
| Jeff Nelson
| 1953 3600
| Paducah, KY
| http://www.chevytrucks.org/users/jeff/
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