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Construction Materials Hoist Automatic Operations Save Over 500k per Job

Materials Hoists that are automated from CraneGear can enable you to load up a building quickly. Whole semi’s loads can be moved to the sixth floor with four people in just a couple of hours. Enable your subs to manage their own hoisting and find a half million or more in savings on the projects. These are a game changer.

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What Defines “The Load” in Rigging

The Load is what goes in the container. If the load is loose or flowable, it needs a load container to be safe. That load container must be rated. But Construction companies seem to think it’s an optional matter. It isn’t. Let’s take a deeper look at the problem.

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The Best Crane Attachments for Tower Cranes

CraneGear offers a wide range of crane attachments for tower cranes that you won’t find elsewhere. We range from 10 yard concrete buckets to 10 yard skip pans that dump out automatically. Is this a way to excavate with a crane in the end, Yup. From small hand held clamps for precast items to 13’ wide Crane Loading Platforms that are modular and retractable with the highest rating on the market, we’ll have the rigging options you need at CraneGear.

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Do You Load Your Forklifts Properly

Loading a forklift in ways manufacturers don’t recommend effectively makes your forklift an unrated lifter. You have zero rating and protection if you are loading it. You can manage this with forklift attachments.

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Lift Planning for the Worst Scenarios

Are you planning for the worst case scenarios in your rigging practices? If you aren’t, are you serving your employers and co workers as well as you can? We have solutions to make this process easy while speeding up your work.

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Materials Hoists

Automated Materials Hoists are perfect for loading Multi-Family buildings. If you want to load up a building quickly and affordably, there is no faster way than through the automation of a hoist. We can help you implement that as a plan in your company and supply the right hoists for the job. Earn 100% or the expense back on the first job the hoist does and watch it print money for the next 15 years for your developments.

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How to Inspect Below the Hook Lifting Devices

Inspecting Below the Hook items is a little discussed issue. We don’t get much in the way of training on the thought process or the content of OSHA and ASME on the topic. Let’s take a walk through what needs to be done to improve our processes in inspecting below the hook attachments and the codes surrounding them.

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Skip Pans & Hoppers In One

Stacker Tippers work with both your cranes, and your forklifts. And with the size range, they are just the right tool for waste operations in industrial settings. What’s more is that they are also the more affordable way to handle the task. Forklift tippers and crane skip pans cost more than this option that covers both tasks. These are just the right skip pan, and forklift hopper in one tool.

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Bin Block Lifters By CraneGear

Bin Block Lifting is safest and done the fastest with a purpose built tool versus rigging or using built in lifting eyes. At CraneGear we have several options to make the work quick and easy. Let’s take a look at how to make this process simple.

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Are your Construction Loading Platforms Rentals Too Expensive?

Are Construction Loading Platforms worth the Rental Premium? Are they bringing new technology? Are they mitigating risk? Do they cost your jobs 100k per job? If you said no, no, no, and then yes, we should show you how we can realize savings for the next 30 years with ownership.

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Tall Posts on Crane Loading Platforms

Tall posts for Retractable Crane Loading Platforms have recently been delivered by Eichinger. If you have tall floors on your building and you need a solution, we have a solid option with our Crane Outriggers from CraneGear.net

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Safety in Hoisting Begins in Design

Proper Skip Pan design begins in Germany. Let’s deliver a design that helps your employees make safe decisions and get the job done quickly while covering your responsibilities. Too many items are unsafe in the field. We can make it so your crane skip pans are the safest in the world.

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New Crane Loading Platforms by Eichinger

Crane Loading Platforms are evolving with Eichinger. We have added fall arrest anchorages and a new set of gates to provide another layer of fall protection on the building. Come see the other additions we have made to the decks to provide safety to your operations.

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Shipyards & Crane Rated Items

Shipyard operations are served quite well by Eichinger’s vast catalogs. We can also deliver great savings versus ordering items one at a time. If you need to solve multiple problems, we can help at CraneGear.net‍ Supply your shipyard with order of multiple items and save on shipping and the retail price point. Not only do we have the right gear, it’s the gear at the right price.

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Crane Materials Baskets vs Unrated Lifters

What is a legal “Structural Lifter” or Load Container? When is a Crane Materials Bin in need of a rating? What should riggers and crane operators be looking for with these items. Come check out our blog to learn what ASME and OSHA say on this very important crane topic.

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Construction Equipment for Rent

Learn about the advantages of renting equipment and how it leads to savings due to the hidden costs of ownership. If your items are going to be used on every job, then ownership makes sense. If the item is occasionally utilized, sometimes rentals lead to savings relative to ownership. Breakdowns are addressed quickly without impacting the job schedule when you rent. If you own, delays in parts or expertise can lead to delays in the job that cost far more than a rental.

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Buy the Mast Climbers

You wouldn’t rent a hammer to get a job done. If you are using scaffolding over and over, why not just buy a Mast Climber and own the means to production? Many of your competitors aren’t doing this. But you can take the lead and the work from them if you own the tool. It’s not just about saving the rent and turning that into a profit. It’s also about how many hours are lost in loading, unloading, organizing and stacking scaffolding. With a mast climber, it’s often delivered on one single truck and assembled the same day. That’s one day and just one truck per side of the building. And you can run multiple levels of decks with our unique design.
Own the tools of the trade. Find us at CraneGear.net

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