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Types of Jib Cranes
Jib cranes are made up of a trolley hoist on a horizontal load-bearing boom. This boom is attached to a pivoting vertical member and up to 20 feet long. Jib cranes could move loads between any areas within the boom's arc of rotation. Light duty models are utilized in warehouses and factories for loads weighing up to 5 tons. The BestJibCranes.com web site features the major jib crane models as being either free-standing, wall-mounted or mast mounted.
Free Standing
Free-standing jib cranes are able to stand alone not needing support from the building structure. The horizontal boom in this particular case is connected to a pivoting vertical column which is solidly anchored to the floor of the building. This kind of jib crane can rotate a full three hundred sixty degrees and requires a foundation made of either steel or concrete.
Mast-Type
The vertical column on the mast-type jib cranes are supported by pivot points at the top and the bottom. These pivots are attached to the floor of the building and the overhead steel structure. These jib-cranes provide 360 degrees of rotation with the advantage of not requiring the massive foundation required for free-standing units.
Wall Mounted
Wall mounted jib cranes are connected to the building wall instead of supporting a regular vertical column. These cranes offer a horizontal boom. These equipments are ideal in areas where the full three hundred sixty degree rotation is not required and provide up to two hundred degrees of rotation.
Depending on how the boom is supported, there are two model varieties. One type uses a tie rod from above the boom that is connected to the wall. The other variety supports the boom from below by utilizing a cantilever brace which is connected to the wall too.
To recover heavy items or to move materials to areas and places that are not normally accessible, boom trucks would utilize a winch. Like for instance, they are normally utilized maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
Bigger trucks are equipped with a boom winch that is mounted in the bed of a truck. It is capable of transporting construction items and other equipment from the side of the street to a particular location. There is another boom truck configuration which is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version enables arborists to access treetops easily.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is equipped with outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck can range from an aerial work platform which is moved by a hydraulic lifting device that is mounted on the bed, up to a Class 8 tractor-trailer rig with a bucket. It is also possible to have a modified boom lift manufactured to suit the particular needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks which could raise workers to great heights. Normally, buckets or cherry pickers move employees from the ground up to high places like the sides of buildings, treetops, for fire department and firefighting or up utility poles.
Location
The boom platform can be operated by remote from the truck'[s cab. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a large truck. Larger booms need outriggers which horizontally extend from the truck so as to stabilize and level out the crane during its use.
Controls
This kind of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster which could move the boom from inside the cab. It is normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.
