All about Cantilever Gantry Cranes

The cantilever gantry cranes are actually the semi gantry cranes, in which the bridge girders or trusses are extended on one or both sides of the crane runway. These are combination of Foot (free standing or bolted), Boom lateral stand (adjustable/fixed height-adjustable/fixed width), and Integrated cantilever (load trolley operated by chain drive from safe a zone). The entire system of the cranes can be individually height adjustable as well adjustable in regard to width.

These are made from the aluminum that is quite light in weight and this feature makes them easy and suitable to be used, both in indoors as well as outdoor. Moreover, in both the cases, one can use it temporarily or have it installed permanently. These cranes are unique from other cranes because in their use, one never feels the need to bend over to move the load, when you position it over the falling edge, and saves you from the possible risk of falling. These can be supplied in many different configurations like;

1. Freestanding with integrated ballast
2. Freestanfing
3. Permanent installation

Freestanding ones are those which have no bolts attached to them and instead are integrated with ballast that is a counterbalance gantry. Freestanfing is the one which is tied to another structure and the permanent one is that which has bolts attached to it and thereby is bolted to a floor.

How to Order?

Whenever you would like to place an order for the cantilever gantry cranes, you would need to provide the manufacturers with the following information:

1. Type of Gantry needed (temporary or permanent)
2. Length of cantilever or the entire length of the gantry
3. Safe working load (SWL/capacity)
4. Preferred method of lifting (manual or powered)
5. Height of lift
6. Environment to be used (indoors/outdoors)
7. Height to underside of lifting beam fixed/adjustable legs)

These are some important facts, which you have to keep in mind while placing an order. Once you would be clear in your specifications, you would get the perfect crane according to your need and requirement.

The uses of these cranes require you to be very careful to ensure your safety, as these can be life taking as well. So for this you have to take of care that while lifting and lowering a load, you or the one operating it, would be doing so from a safe distance from the falling edge. Also, in case of using the chain drive, it is advisable to move the load along the total length of the cantilever.

So, the information mentioned above gives you quite an insight of the cantilever cranes, the way they are manufactured, they way of placing an order for them and most importantly the facts related to safety, which you have to keep in mind for you as well as for any other person operating the crane for you. For more information, you can search the web and can get to have full fledged information on these cranes.