Spreader Bar Lifting Beam

Our lifting spreader beams and bars allow you to turn a crane hook into a multiple point lifting tool.

Spreader bar lifting beam.

A lifting beam is a below the hook lifting device that performs the same function as a spreader. Choose from modular adjustable and two position spreader beams and fixed and adjustable fiberglass battery lifting beams. This is a much less efficient use of material and as a result lifting beams are in general heavier and more costly than spreader bars. Steel corner cap frames and components.

Steel end cap spreader beam assembly. Find the load capacity minimum and maximum spread and headroom that fits your application. However spreader beams do require more headroom than lifting beams due to the two legged sling arrangement at the top. A spreader beam is designed to take primarily compressive loads as can be seen in the figure above.

At the outset it is important to clarify the difference between a spreader and a lifting beam. Models include the tsb1103 tsb1106 tsb 1204 tsb 1304. Lift beams with fixed pad eyes. A spreader bar also known in the industry as a spreader beam is designed for use with a sling that connects the lifting machine hook to the ends of the beam.

End cap spreader beams frames. If we resolve the forces on the whole beam we get the force diagram as above. The main benefit of lifting beams is the substantially reduced headroom required. Tsoc offers short span standard duty basket sling universal lifting adjustable lifting four point sack four point adjustable and adjustable telescopic spreader beams for cranes.

The beam typically has connection points on the underside that hook to the cargo for lifting. The most versatile of the range is the telescopic combination lifting beam spreader bar. Arrangement of a spreader bar spreader beam vs lifting beam. Aluminum end cap spreader beam assembly.

High quality spreader beams from grainger help lift uneven loads and keep them level for increased safety. Lifting beams on the other hand consist of a long beam that converts the lifting load into a bending moment through the beam. All ways rigging gear provides both lifting beam and spreader beam options. Lifting spreader bar and adjustable beam lifts.

It consists of a body and a set of lugs just like a spreader bar but lifting beams generally have one lug on the top in the center and 2 or more lugs along the bottom.