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Animal Tractor Expert
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:25 am Post subject: Jib cranes |
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I am looking into a floor mount crane whats your opinion of them. I had an A frame lift, but when it was not in use it was in the way. |
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Tracy Brown Long Time User
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:00 am Post subject: Re: Jib cranes |
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The only thing about it that will dissapoint you is that you did not get it a long time ago. |
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old Tractor Guru
Joined: 12 Mar 2000 Posts: 75214 Location: Lake of the Ozarks area of MO
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:02 am Post subject: Re: Jib cranes |
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Do not know about that set up but in my shop I have an I-Beam with 2 trollies and 2 chain hoists on the trollies. It is 20 foot long so easy to split a tractor with that set up. I do plan to add another 20 foot to it so as to make it easy to bring things in from out side but just have not gotten around to it yet |
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Puddles Tractor Expert
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:26 am Post subject: Re: Jib cranes |
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I've been thinking about building one over my welding table for years, just can't justify it. Anything that I work on that is that big, I just work on under my bridge crane. It is 24-feet span with 40-feet power travel. The center legs are 8”x 8”x 1/2 ” wall square tube. The welding table is pushed up against one of these legs. I think it would be real easy to mount a swivel beam on this leg. Maybe one of these days I'll do it.
I would think the biggest problem with a floor mount jib crane is anchoring it to the floor. I would look into saw cutting, and chipping out the slab, dig about a 2-feet deep hole. Build a sole plate with bolts through it, and weldable grade rebar candy canes welded to the bottom, and top of the sole plate. Pour the sole plate in concrete.
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Husker44A Tractor Expert
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 11:52 am Post subject: Re: Jib cranes |
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I don't have any pictures. But we use several jib cranes with three two ton electric chain hoists that slide on rollers. The arm which is hinged on a pole that swings over to the support pole. Very handie to have. |
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