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Opinions... Jib Crane, Gantry, Or Just An Engine Hoist?

Discussion in 'The Tool Shed' started by ITLKSEZ, Jul 28, 2016.

  1. Jul 29, 2016
    Admiral Cray

    Admiral Cray I want to do this again.. Staff Member

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    Don't you have a tractor?

    I got a set of forks for my ant farm tractor. My tractor will lift about 500 LBS with them. Works for my needs...

    I would vote for a gantry...(y)
     
  2. Jul 29, 2016
    timgr

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    Sure. The 226 used in Jeep Utility Wagons and Trucks is a Continental engine. The engine company goes waaaay back, and they were owned by Teledyne for a while in the 60s-70s. From what I gather they only make aircraft engines now, and are owned by a Chinese company.
     
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  3. Jul 29, 2016
    ITLKSEZ

    ITLKSEZ Hope for the best, prepare for the worst

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    Nope. It would be suicide where I live. Even our garden is terraced like a Japanese tea field.
     
  4. Jul 30, 2016
    Danefraz

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    I bought the HF hoist. I like it, but some assembly required. The chinese guy that drilled the holes must have been drunk. I had to weld shut and re drill a couple holes, also added a couple tack welds an inch long here and there
     
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  5. Jul 30, 2016
    Focker

    Focker That's a terrible idea...What time? Staff Member

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    Gantry over the door of the shop. My friend did his that way... It's awesome.
     
  6. Aug 5, 2016
    GeoffreyL

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    Don't let the hard tires scare you, I drove one just like that only 5k lift capacity home across town down the road (3miles) pot hole hurt a little but it made it, then I buried it in my stone driveway and pushed it to by the garage with my snowplow. Works great even on packed stone, just stay away from deep stuff and dirt, unless you have the snowplow ready for push duty. I got mine for 100... I couldn't pass it up.
     
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  7. Aug 5, 2016
    GeoffreyL

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    The continentals were put in everything back in the day, forklifts generators air compressors. Plenty of parts around. Mine has one.
     
  8. Aug 6, 2016
    dozerjim

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    I also have a gantry that I built myself,had to have it to pull a motor out of a dozer,very handy for everything,also have engine hoist.I like the chain falls as you have absolute control of the load,anything with hydraulics is prone to drifting(especially with age),and a forklift is great to have around,but it's one more old engine to keep running.
     
  9. Aug 6, 2016
    wheelie

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    The guy who set my Dana 27 gears up has a jib at his roll up garage door. It's super heavy duty and had has an electric hoist on it that rolls on the horizontal I beam. He builds engines mostly. Picks up anything he needs to with. It swings around to the outside of the door to pick or place on the back of customer's trucks and swings around to the inside to pick up or drop the stuff well inside of the door. It's the cat's meow.
     
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  10. Sep 12, 2016
    PeteL

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    I'll just leave this hereā€¦



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  11. Sep 12, 2016
    wheelie

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    Now that's funny right there. like.
     
  12. Sep 15, 2016
    DanStew

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    Do you guys have pics of your homemade Gantry's?? I am kind of in the same boat. I use my engine hoist for alot of things but i get limited at times to fitting the dang legs under stuff and i just need it to be longer. I have done the "extension" with some pipe to make it work, but that is an accident waiting to happen. I would like to do a jib setup so it can swing out from the side of the garage. I have a metal building and i do not trust the supports for any heavy stuff. I was debating on adding steel to the steel support to make a leg for a jib. Maybe combine the two and have the reinforced leg support against the wall as one side of the gantry but keep it stationary, then make a pivot like a jib, add the I beam and then have the other leg on wheels so it can swing out and roll but have extra support. That way it can roll against the wall out of the way.
     
  13. Sep 15, 2016
    DanStew

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    kind of what i am talking about with my supperb diagram ;)

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  14. Sep 15, 2016
    tarry99

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    Dan, Great Idea if you have the open space within the swing area all the time...........If not , it might be cumbersome to have to clear the space each time you want to use it. I would also think that floor would have to be fairly level and smooth enough to move heavy things across it........last you would need to find a decent HD ball bearing caster with either a suitable hard plastic or cast Iron wheel large enough that rolled easily.
     
  15. Sep 15, 2016
    DanStew

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    Fortunately i can do it, but i would need to plan at times. The area it will cover is the usual area to pull a rig in so it is relatively clear. And if I can make the mobile leg bolt on, i should be able to remove the leg, spin the beam out and then reconnect the leg if i had something in the way. I do have a good flat concrete surface so that is another plus :)
     
  16. Sep 15, 2016
    ITLKSEZ

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    At first, that looked like a great idea, but what would be the main benefit of that design over a gantry? Just the fact that it is easier to get out of the way when not being used? The way I see it, that leg is going to need some sort of triangulated foot with two casters (like a gantry, but with the wheels aimed in an arc) to keep it from just kicking out from under itself, and at that point, you're just working with a gantry that you can only move half of.

    I'm not trying to shoot down your idea, just talking it through.
     
  17. Sep 15, 2016
    tarry99

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    I would also think that since your not to comfortable with the strength of the metal building in the sense of anchoring it there , then a concrete footing of sorts for the main upright that added suitable lateral 180 degree support might also have to be considered.
     
  18. Sep 15, 2016
    Warloch

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    This is what mine looks like:
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    I can get you measurements if you like... I had a drawing around here somewhere I've sent to others too, if I can find it.
    Hard part was getting the I beam at a reasonable price.

    I'll also add - it's been a life saver on many occasions - being able to roll it out and use it is great too. When I built it - sized to fit around trailers, trucks, and just under shop doors. Works great on cement and hard packed dirt with a bit of effort. Different wheels would be needed for more on soft ground.
     
  19. Sep 15, 2016
    DanStew

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    My idea was kind of like a gantry, i mean i could just go full on gantry but i kind of like teh idea of it being able to just turn and secure to the wall. The bottom of the stationary leg would be anchored to the ground, since there is an entire leg on the other side going to the ground and no support wire like the Jib crane. There should nnot much side load and the building would be fine. I would attach the leg so it is just attached in one more location than only the floor. The other leg will have a triangle support. I was also thinking about adding someway to pivot the triangle so i can move it flush to the wall when secured.
     
  20. Sep 15, 2016
    rejeep

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    I have a a great, although rather unique setup.. ill snap some pics and post up later..

    basically a gantry on a single track.... no side to side movement

    Works awesome!
     
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