Made myself a Gantry Crane for the workshop (Video)
Hi all,
I have been busy making a mess in the workshop again. By some miracle this time the mess has given birth to a rather nifty gantry crane. The gantry
crane is sized to take a point load of 500Kg at mid span, so it's ideal for lifting engines in and out of cars etc. Hope you enjoy the video;
I'm getting quite into this whole YouTube thing-e-me-bob
I watched this video yesterday and I think you have done a very good job of it. One suggestion I would make is for the angled stabilisers, from the
I-beam to the A-frame. Rather than welding them on to the A-frame, I would have welded them on to a short length of angle section, which in turn gets
bolted to the A-frame. With this in place, and the gantry crane dismantled, the A-frame would be completely flat for transportation purposes. This
is purely to increase portability, which is a factor that you mentioned.
quote:Originally posted by acb2713
One suggestion I would make is for the angled stabilisers, from the I-beam to the A-frame. Rather than welding them on to the A-frame, I would have
welded them on to a short length of angle section, which in turn gets bolted to the A-frame. With this in place, and the gantry crane dismantled, the
A-frame would be completely flat for transportation purposes. This is purely to increase portability, which is a factor that you mentioned.
An excellent job; keep these videos coming.
Thank you all for your kindness.
Great idea, I will keep that in mind if it is ever a problem, thanks!!
My only observation, (not criticism) would be that it might struggle to clear the lift of an engine out of a "normal" car, due to the lost
height from your pulley and tackle?
