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To celebrate; we are offering 15% off ALL GIS Electric Chain Hoists.
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CM Lodestar Training Course
Hello lifting and rigging world.
You may or may not follow this blog, some of it will make sense to you, other bits may confuse you and you may ask why i write some of the things i do. Don’t worry, its nothing special.
Anyway, recently i was invited to attend the CM Lodestar industrial training course up at the Columbus McKinnon headquarters in Prenton, UK. The course was based on giving a hands on approach to people such as myself who sell these hoists all day long but have not had a more hands on experience than the basic operation of the hoist.
The course was an excellent opportunity for me to gain an extended product knowledge with the added benefit of having a hands on experience and the ability to fault find and help customers troubleshoot should they experience any difficulty with their hoists. The course offered the full package from a theory exercise and examination to stripping down the hoist, making adjustments to the brake and re-assembling and testing of the units.
All in all a great crash course for anyone in the lifting or rigging game looking to extend their product knowledge and technical ability with the CM Lodestar Hoist and at the end of the course i was presented with a certificate of completion, ideal to add to the growing list on my resume and a great selection of CMCO promotional goodies! -Thank you Columbus McKinnon.
Training Courses
It is all good and well having a lifting equipment supplier, but do they know what they are talking about? Can they assist beyond the literature infront of them? We can…
Next month I will be attending training courses at Columbus McKinnon (Yale, Pfaff, Steerman, Lodestar etc.) and Lift Turn Move to learn even more about the products we sell and to get a ‘hands on’ experience with some of the more technical products such as electric chain hoists.
You can be sure that we keep lifting standards with our ever growing product knowledge and experience combined with our yearly audited ISO 9001:2008 quality assurance certification.
I will blog a few images and lines to show readers that we do attend training courses to raise standards and product awareness.
Swing Jib Cranes
Lifting Equipment Store are proud to announce that we are now quoting for brand new Demag swing jib cranes.
Our jib crane systems are of the highest German manufactured quality with safe working loads up to 1 Ton (or more on request). Our Demag jib cranes are a necessity in the 21st century production line, lifting components is made easy while dual speed controls help raise and lower goods and components with precision. For ultimate control we recommend a Demag jib crane with the addition of a Demag Manulift Electric Chain Hoist.
We have nationwide engineers that are certified to install, test and certify your new jib crane or jib cranes! We are also proud of our competitive installation prices.
Our Demag jib cranes feature ultra low resistance trolleys to make operation of your jib crane a breeze, helping keep your workers happy and maintain a faster production pace.
For a competitive quotation for a jib crane please contact Lifting Equipment Store.
Ratchet Lever Hoist Application
What happens when your working from above the load you wish to hoist? Well if you have plenty of room to pull a long hand chain, maybe use the Yale 360 chain hoist. If you are short on room then i suggest the use of a Ratchet Lever Hoist or other wise known as a ratchet hoist, lever hoist or pul-lift.
The ratchet lever hoist is made combined of a top hook for suspending the unit, a bottom hook attached to a load chain for hoisting. The load chain is raised and lowered by the user operating the ratchet lever, this turns gears in the hoist to move that chain up and down, the hoist operation can be reversed to lower the load. Limits at the end of the chain prevent it from being hoisted all the way though the unit causing the chain and load to drop out.
The safest way to use a ratchet lever hoist is to suspend it from a beam trolley or beam clamp.
Chain Hoist
A chain hoist commonly known as a chain block is a basic manual pulley system that is made up of a few simple but effective components that are all rated to the relevant working load limits.
The hoisting unit features two hooks, one to suspend the chain block and one to lift the load from below. Regular hand chain hoists feature two chains. One called the ‘hand chain’ this is the chain the the user pulls in a constant motion to either raise or lower the load, this is supported by an internal brake to ensure that when the user lets go of the chain the load does not slip and fall, a great standard safety feature. The hand chain rotates a cog in the chain block which turns other gears to create an easy lift whatever the weight!
If you have ever used a chain hoist you may have been surprised at how easy it is to pick up anything from 20kg to 20,000kg! Chain blocks, Chain Hoists, Block and Tackle, whatever you want to call them are great pieces of kit for the money and they are built to industrial standard all shipped with certificates of conformity from Lifting Equipment Store.
To purchase or enquire about chain hoist’s and chain block’s contact Lifting Equipment Store today!
Electric Hoists
Our aim is to supply a hoist that will last a good working life, not a hoist that was imported from a unknown manufacturer, we only supply hoists that we are official approved dealers for. All of our electric chain hoists are tested and certified before being despatched.
We are approved suppliers for the following manufacturers:
My personal favourite brand is Stahl Electric Chain Hoists, they never let me down, short lead times and competitive prices, this German manufacturer knows quality.
For specialist applications, heavy duty use and great for production lines, i fully stand behind Demag chain hoists.
Need a brand you can trust? Need spares on demand? For this we recommend Yale electric chain hoists or Lodestar electric chain hoists, both manufactured by huge American company; Columbus McKinnon.
If you are an Italian Stallion and require a competitively priced hoist that will provide long lasting service and quality, Donati electric chain hoists are the one.
Choosing a hoist can be like choosing a car, firstly the brand, then to decide on the specification and optional extra’s, for more information and help on purchasing an electric chain hoist, contact Lifting Equipment Store.
Used Overhead Cranes
Overhead cranes these days can be a very expensive handling solution for your company, manufactured to such high standards, industrial overhead cranes are built to last, used overhead cranes are the cost effective and super fast alternative to the lengthy process of design and building of a brand new expensive crane built using newer more expensive steel work, save your money and grab a bargain today.
Steel and resources were cheaper a few years back when these used cranes were manufactured, there for they cost less to build and guess what? They sell for even less used!
Contact Crane Handling for Used Crane Sales
On a strict budget for the opening of your new manufacturing plant? Need a large (usually expensive) overhead crane? Say bye bye to sky high crane prices, Crane Handling buys big so you pay less! They can also delivery, install, test, certify and maintain your used crane. They can even supply gantry supports and steel work.
So check out our sister company Crane Handling‘s huge UK stock of Used Overhead Cranes.
Electric Chain Hoist
This week at lifting equipment store you can save up to 15% off selected electric chain hoists when you mention this blog post to sales staff. All electric chain hoists conform to ce standards and are presented with certificvets of conformity upon delivery. Lead times as little as 2 days, if you need your hoist in a hurry contact lifting equipment store for your electric chain hoist requirements.
Jib Cranes Explained
Lets use our imagination a little here, So you’ve got a manufacturing facility where for example you are loading large objects into a lathe that cannot be lifted by hand, you need a lifting solution. The best lifting solution for such a job?….A Jib Crane.
Jib cranes are floor or wall mounted cranes that can lift loads usually up to 5000kg (5TON) depending on the model. They have the ability to slew 360 degrees (motorized or manual). The usual setup is a combination of the jib crane and an electric or hand chain hoist on a push or electric travel beam trolley that runs along the Jib’s arm.
Buyers can customize their Jib cranes to suit their application such as arm length, Jib height, electric or manual slew, wall or floor mounted, articulated jib, over braced or under braced arms (detailed below), hoist specifications such as dual or single speed hoisting, maximum safe working load, the list goes on.
Over-braced or Under-braced? That is the question.
As a sales executive I am always asked by customers “what do you recommend?” I can recommend that you measure the headroom above the Jib arm, over braced means that the jib arm is supported by a support above the Jib arm, this increases the overall height of the Jib (but does not increase the height of the Jib arm itself). Under braced is where the Jib arm is supported from underneath, thus saving headroom where needs be. Alternatively if you have a wall nearby a Jib can easily be mounted using the correct fittings and bolted to the wall (providing the wall is strong enough) This is usually the most cost effective option if you are so lucky as to have a wall just where you require the crane.
Images below show the different supports you can specify when purchasing.
Crane Handling (lifting equipment store’s sister company) have been supplying Jib cranes to the industry for over 30 years, they have trained and certified engineers that can fit a Jib crane in a matter of hours and leave your workspace neat and tidy. Even if your floor is super solid Crane Handling have access to special diamond drills to complete the task ahead, we can supply a full solution to your lifting requirements.
In just as little as 6 weeks Crane Handling could be installing a Donati Jib Crane (or alternative manufacturers such as Abus, Demag, etc.) at your premises, making your workers job easier and your company safer and more efficient.
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