<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>I didn't think of that. I will put down some plate steel.</div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Scott Waters</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:75%;color:#575757">Sent from my U.S. Cellular© Smartphone</div></div> <br>JimToddPsub@aol.com wrote:<br><font id="role_document" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial">
<div><font size="3">Scott,</font></div>
<div><font size="3">It just occurred to me that the load bearing capacity of your
floor slab needs to be considered as well. Each of the four wheels of the
gantry has a contact area of not much more than 1 sq. in. You
might need to put something down over the area where the gantry will be when
it's under load in order to spread the load out. Otherwise you might end
up with a cracked floor. It might be a needless concern, but
I've seen several instances where slabs have been cracked and
distorted.</font></div>
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<div>In a message dated 4/2/2014 11:37:57 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
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<div>Haha. Good advice Alec. I just bought the 5 ton one from Harbor freight.
I'll get my wife Katy to put it up for me. She works out. Haha.</div>
<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>Scott Waters</div>
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Smartphone</div></div><br>Alec Smyth <alecsmyth@gmail.com> wrote:<br>
<div dir="ltr">The one that broke was a 2 ton Harbor Freight. I now use a 3 ton
and its been fine. They also have a 5 ton, which I would suggest for a K350.
These things are cheap and there is little price difference between them, but
the're really heavy and I like taking the hoist down when not needed, to get
all the chain out of the way. If you use a 5 ton, you will probably want to
leave it in place because it weights about 80 lbs. I can reach up with the 3
ton hoist and click it onto the crane, but it weighs 50 lbs so is getting near
my limit. Which all goes to prove that if you have a K350 instead of a K250,
you'll have to spend more time at the gym.
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<div>Best,</div>
<div><br>Alec</div></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 9:40 AM, swaters <span dir="ltr"><<a title="mailto:swaters@waters-ks.com" href="mailto:swaters@waters-ks.com" target="_blank">swaters@waters-ks.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>Ok. Cool. Thanks Steve. Alec, what was the hoist you had that broke on
you?</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>Scott Waters</div>
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<div class="h5">Steve McQueen <<a title="mailto:psub101@indy.rr.com" href="mailto:psub101@indy.rr.com" target="_blank">psub101@indy.rr.com</a>>
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<div>Scott, I just bought a generic trolley and hoist (Harbor Freight). The
trolley needs to fit your beam size (mine was adjustable) and I chose
ratings over what I expected. <br><br> I didn't considered an electric
vs. manual hoist at the time but you might add that to your
considerations.<br><br></div>Steve<br></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 2:53 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a title="mailto:swaters@waters-ks.com" href="mailto:swaters@waters-ks.com" target="_blank">swaters@waters-ks.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>I just purchased a gantry lift on craigslist in Texas. It doesn't
have a trolley or chain hoist though. I started looking on the internet
and there is a huge range of trolleys and chain hoists. Does anyone have a
suggestion what to get and where to get it?</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>Scott
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