Cranes And Concrete Floors

It’s a hard decision, but it comes up a lot. Industrial concrete floors, Can they handle your lifting requirements? How’s the concrete in your floor? What is your concrete depth? Customers argue this point with me somewhat frequently when they want us to install a jib crane or an automotive hoist. It’s understandable. Who wants the additional costs and mess of pouring concrete to support a crane? But it’s often necessary. When installing equipment onto concrete floors, care must be taken. Before the installation. Some equipment such as jib cranes and automotive hoists use concrete to resist overturn. That is to say, the concrete of a floor is an important structural element. The strength and weight are important. But the depth is critical. A 12’ pedestal mounted jib crane that is rated at 1,000lbs capacity requires a concrete pad that is 4’ x 4’ x 4’ deep. Remember that 12’ is a long distance to be lifting 1,000lbs. One yard of concrete weighs 4,000 lbs. So, for the above dimensions, roughly 2.25 yards of concrete weighs 9,000 lbs. Call an expert such as us here at crane tech. Often concrete and the cost to cut, dig, pour concrete dictates the type of lifting device that you can install. We have installed many different types of cranes that economize on installation costs. Gantry cranes, bridge cranes, workstation cranes, jib cranes, pedestal (floor) mounted jib cranes are all options. Please give us a call for any of your repair, service and inspection of your lifting devices. At Crane Tech we save you money. We work as hard as you do! Using Crane Tech keeps your workers safe. So, if you are in Alton, Melville, Orangeville, Mono, Sleswick or Caledon East give us a call. We inspect cranes, auto hoists, elevating lift platforms, bridge cranes, racking to name but a few. Remember that the Crane Tech Inspection team can conveniently inspect all of your lifting equipment at the same time. One call for all of your lifting equipment! Crane Tech inspects and maintains your Hoist Lifting Equipment. Call us at 705-734-0012. See us on Instagram. On the web www.craneservices.ca. We know your equipment best!