- 1. Re: was Prepping a floor, Now lifting beam (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Trovato <trovato@computer.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 16:05:01 -0400
- I have an I beam across my garage. It's not there for the purpose you describe, it's there to hold the rest of the house up! I've considered putting a trolley on it for engines, etc, but I haven't co
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- 2. Re: was Prepping a floor, Now lifting beam (score: 1)
- Author: JNiolon@uss.com
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 06:33:37 -0500
- The design you are talking about moves in an arc. I don't exactly get this, but it still seems that an old fashioned engine crane would have more flexibility. Am I missing something here?.......... n
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- 3. Re: was Prepping a floor, Now lifting beam (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:25:41 -0400 (EDT)
- nice shop and nice crane, but I dunno that I'd want to lift a ford fe with it. I think to lift an engine I'd want the arc and boom (?) to be made from a railroad rail. but then I'd worry about the ce
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- 4. Re: was Prepping a floor, Now lifting beam (score: 1)
- Author: dms@scheidt.chem.nd.edu
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 18:23:43 -0500 (EST)
- I had a friend who had a shop in an old industrial building. It had an overhead trolly system at some point, presumably for loading and unloading trucks, as it extended out the front door. The neat t
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- 5. Re: was Prepping a floor, Now lifting beam (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Williams <ronin@aristotle.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 06:19:31 -0600
- I've used both longitudinal and lateral fixed trolley beams. They worked just fine. For longitudinal, you just roll the car back to sit the engine down. Right now I just have a fixed lift point and m
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