[TheForge] Bridge Crane etc.

[Larry Brown]

I like fork lifts if you have hard floors, in dirt they leave a little to 
be desired. (except for the big tired ones designed for outside but kinda 
big for a shop). You can always build a jib boom onto the fork lift to 
swing things around
Larry Brown


At 07:27 PM 9/27/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>I would like a bridge crane for the coverage it offers, as it gets to 
>every corner of the shop. Problem is finding a used one when you need one. 
>How many times have we all heard "oh you should have been here a week 
>ago......"
>
>If you build 2 or 3 jib cranes you can stagger them to cover most of the 
>shop floor. They are cheaper and easier to build, but not as convenient.
>
>A friend of mine keeps telling me to go with a fork lift with an extended 
>lift. These can be very useful, if you have the room for one in the shop. 
>One great thing about the fork lift is that it can move loads in and out 
>of the shop.
>
>Jonathan