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Types of Beam Trolley

There are three main types of beam trolleys, push travel, geared and electric. All of which have their own individual benefits. Their effectiveness will depend on how you intend to utilise the trolley and the type of lifting applications it is going to be used for.

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Trolley systems can greatly enhance Jib cranes and Mobile Gantry cranes. The main benefit being that using a trolley allows you to traverse the hoisting equipment and load across the working span of the beam. Thus enabling you to locate equipment and/or load in a precise position.

Our trolleys work equally well with both electric hoists and chain blocks.

Push Travel Trolley

Push travel trolleys are the most basic type of trolley, and therefore usually the cheapest option. They are also the easiest to maintain. These types of trolleys are manually operated and are moved across the beam by a push – pull action. Lifting Equipment Ltd can supply manual push travel trolleys with safe working loads up to 5000kg and to fit a range of beam widths. Our Delta range now incorporates an additional safety feature to prevent tilting. Prices start from £less than £47. See the product page below for more.

Geared Travel Trolley

Geared travel trolleys are a mid-range system; they fit to the beam the same as a push travel trolley. The main difference with a geared trolley is that they incorporate gears on 2 wheels which are fixed to a chaining mechanism, with minimal effort the chain is pulled down causing the chain to run over the gear sprockets turning them, this in turn rotates the wheels to move the trolley across the beam to its required location. Please ask if you would like one of these.

Electric Travel Trolley System

Electric travel or power drive trolleys are at the top end of the scale and whilst may be more expensive initially they could be more cost effective in the long term. These electrically powered trolley systems can smoothly and effortlessly traverse the beam at the touch of a button. They are ideal for use on larger cranes, either higher, where push or geared trolleys cannot be reached easily, or cranes with a wider span to allow quicker and easier movement of loads across a wider area. Get in touch if you need this option.

Beam Clamps

A beam clamp is another method of creating an anchor point on a steel beam. They are different to trolleys in that once fitted they remain static rather than travel across the beam. Although they can be removed and re-positioned as often as required. Easy to adjust onto the beam with the screw bar. At the bottom there will be some type of anchor position for attaching other equipment. We can supply the GT Viper beam clamp from 1000kg up to 5000kg and with prices from under £37.

Get in Touch

Its easy to get in touch with Lifting Equipment LTD, whether you need advice, help or to place an order over the phone, simply call 01384 76961 or email us from the contact page or rapid enquiry button.