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Princess Auto 1 Ton Gantry Hoist $500, Calgary

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calgaryguy

Chris
From the ad:

"Gantry $850 Trolley $130 Hoist $150 Take the lot for $500 "

Math checks out. ;|

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looks modified with a spliced in bit at the left. Not sure I'd trust it to its rating anymore.
 
calgaryguy said:
"certification" from Princess Auto makes me smile....
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That's actually a very good point. I've always been under the impression that cranes of all types are highly regulated. But I can't see PA selling anything that would require certification paperwork.

I wonder what "the rest of the story" is?
 
Susquatch said:
That's actually a very good point. I've always been under the impression that cranes of all types are highly regulated. But I can't see PA selling anything that would require certification paperwork.

I wonder what "the rest of the story" is?
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My take is that in the worst case unless otherwise stated the “claimed” strength (that is, capacity) for anything without a real certificate is probably not more than the probable failure load, NOT anything like the SWL (Safe Working Load) so govern yourself accordingly. It might well be higher but you need to balance that against your risk tolerance.

As an example, I have some tie downs (Ericsson from PA) that state both the strength AND the Working Load Limit (WLL). Strength is stated as 3X the WLL.

If I recall, failure load for certified lifting apparatus is something like 5x the SWL/WLL (10X if you’re doing “man lift”). You can read up on these details in the Crosby catalog if you are curious. I believe they also ref: the appropriate ANSI etc. standards.

Bottom line, in the work place there are standards driven by occupational health and safety (and insurance etc.) but outside that environment you’re on your own.

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