Shop trolley crane system
I need some clarification on terminology for shop crane systems.
I'm considering the type of crane that runs along a beam from one side of the shop to the other, AND slides along a rail on the other two sides ... think a big letter "H" laid down horizontal. I'm not sure exactly what these are called, so hard to narrow down my search. Only want about a 1500 lbs limit.
The last shop I built many years ago I just bought a big I-beam supported it on posts against the wall and bought a trolley that road along the beam for the chainfall, of course it only ran in a straight line. I'm looking for something where I can cover about 2/3 of the shop space in both horizontal directions.
Of course a lot depends on the allowable spans, beam size, load capacity etc. Span of the moving trolley beam would end up being about 34- 36' ... which is a big ask probably.
Since I'm getting to be an older gentleman I want to make life as easy as possible the next couple decades.
All comments welcome (yes I realize it will be expensive)
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