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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