From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vk9ghm$mv2t$1@dont-email.me...   
   ...   
   A jib crane is really secondary.  Primary is a gantry crane to meet most   
   of my needs without buying a forklift.  Yes I have bucket forks, but   
   they will only lift about 1500 (and it complains about it) pounds, the   
   tractor doesn't have room in the shop, and it doesn't reach high enough.   
      
   --   
   Bob La Londe   
      
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   This past summer I had to move a 20' log that was hanging from the gantry   
   sideways to swing the ends past its supports. I set up two tripods with   
   lever hoists in more or less a triangle with the gantry hoist and was able   
   to move the log in any direction after a 3-D learning curve. Three 1-ton   
   chainfalls hung from your roof (if strong enough or braced) could let you   
   position a load anywhere within their triangle.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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