Jib Crane Terminology

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Jib Cranes can become slightly confusing when it comes to making your first purchase as factory management it is your responsibility to ensure everything goes to plan, so reading this article will help you get to grips with Swing Jibs and ensure you pick the right one!

Firstly there is the type of Jib Crane, will you be floor mounting or wall mounting?

Donati Swing Jib Crane.

Donati Swing Jib Crane.

Types of Jib Cranes

Free Standing- When specifying a free standing jib crane the jib arm is supported by a floor mounted support, this is secured by chemical anchors that are fitted to the ground and base plate. These can be over-braced or Under-braced, if headroom issues are bound to occur (meaning you do not have enough room above the jib arm to fit the crane) under-braced ensures that the total height of the crane is no taller than the required hook path (height of lift).

Wall Mounted- The name is self explanatory, easily mounted to a wall using fixing stirrups or chemical resin anchors, giving more room on the floor of the production line. Additional height of lift can be achieved at a better cost without the need for tall columns for mounting.

Jib Cranes can have up to 360 degrees of manual or electric slew in order to efficiently and effectively reach material and lift up to 10 Tonnes. For more information and competitive quotations on Donati Swing Jib Cranes please visit Crane Handling.

Used Overhead Cranes

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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!

Used Cranes

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.