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:
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>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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