Ceiling Supported or Floor Mounted?

Knowing how the crane system will be supported is another important question to ask yourself. Here at Kundel we have different approches toward floor mounted systems and ceiling supported systems. Let's tackle each one individually.

Ceiling Supported
Ceiling supported systems are nice if you lack room on the floor and have the capablility to hang from the ceiling. Three questions that arise while quoting a ceiling hung system are:

1) What are you hanging from?
2) How high is the ceiling?
3) Is there anything in the way of crane travel?

We carry ceiling hangers for just about any application on the market. The first question is important because we have to know which hanger to supply (By the way, if you need a speacial hanger, we will make it). The second question is important because we need to know how far down to drop the crane from the ceiling. Finally, air conditioers, piping, tools, garage doors, etc, are all things that end up getting in the way of crane travel. If there is something that is going to be in the way, we need to know. In most cases, simply highering or lowering the hanging rod will get us around the obstruction. Below you will see a picture of one of our Hybrids. This gives you a good sense of both the ceiling supported system and the floor mounted system. Yes, Kundel manufactures hybrids as well.

The Importance of Capacity

Our next few posts will revolve around quoting a Kundel Crane. We will start the series with the importance of knowing what is being lifted, the Capacity.

The first, and foremost important thing to understand before quoting a Kundel crane system is what is being lifted (The size and weight of the object). Knowing this piece of information tells us a lot.

Kundel has three different crane series, The SnapTrac, K-Trac, and T-Trac. Each of these series is rated for different capacities. SnapTrac is rated for anything less than 1/2ton. K-Trac is rated for anything less than 3ton. T-Trac is rated for anything less than 10ton. Knowing the capacity allows us to pinpoint which series we need to focus on. Let us say for instance, we get a customer that needs a crane rated for 2ton. Knowing the 2ton capacity tells us that this eliminates the possibility of using the SnapTrac(1/2ton) for the application.

The capacity also helps us design the layout of the crane system. Knowing the capacity also tells us how far we can span with our runways and bridge. In other words it tells us how many posts will be needed, and how far apart they need to be. The further the span the less posts needed. Less posts not only means less expensive, it means more room to work. More room means you can now install that much needed CNC machine or pull in one more car into your garage... the list goes on.

These are just two small examples of the "behind the scenes" information we get from knowing the capacity. We will touch more on capacity later as we go through the various topics. Thanks for reading, and remember… Always ask yourself “What is being lifted?”