3ton loading bay help

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Looking to erect a loading bay that will take 3ton, 25m long 9m wide 9m height, any one any info on bay sizes lift heights,
 
legally, you need a drawing scaff.

otherwise just knock it up with the gear you've got and put a sign on it :D:D

Seriously pal i would get a drawing for that, its quite a size although not too much weight?

or if its in a back street? 1m grid should suffice all standards braced, plenty of trannies in the top lift.
 
get a design

Tubular techniques (chris eng) is forum sponser there banner is top right of the page , i wouldnt commit to that without a drawing mate
 
All true mate.

You can't just slash that up!

Well, you could, but it's not advisable....:laugh:
 
Good luck with that one mate. Surely they want it that size cos weight will be spread across that distance which is nothing per m2. You might struggle finding gates that big tho ha ha
 
In simple terms this is a special scaffold. Any scaffold to be loaded by mechanical means requires a design, also it features on the design list from the HSE.

Hence design required.

IF
 
defo need a design mate keep your arse covered if not 1.5m centres double standards make sure everything is checked
 
scaff38 said:
Looking to erect a loading bay that will take 3ton, 25m long 9m wide 9m height, any one any info on bay sizes lift heights,
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Done a loading bay few months ago, 13mx13mx10m.high. to take 15 ton. Done it in cuplok, 1.3m grid.x 1.5m lifts. fully braced. top standards were open ended. Placed a 12inch butt with a welded half coupler onto a 6 ton jack and fitted beams and tranny'd it out, underslung tubes with B/P's and raked up to the tranny's. Days work for 4 men, good price though. You could do something similar with T/F, take a bit longer, but for 3 ton you could increase the grid size.
 
75ft x 27 ft and to take a total of 3 tons or 30kn per square metre.. nice size.
 
Sorry how many lifts ? Did a loading area offshore for 10ton just made the centre's 70's all round and beams for the top lift full brace every bay double tran's every 50 hope this helps bit over the top.
 
Hi Scaff38

The grid centers will depend if the 3 tonne is spread evenly over the whole loading platform or concentrated on a specific area.

Also if it is to be placed by crane as this creates and additonal impact load.

Once it is placed on the platform how is it to be moved, with a hydraulic trolley ?

A platform on a 1m square grid will take 1 tonne a square meter, but you may be better off for this size making runs of independent 9m long and spanning at the top with beams, then you dont need to cut so many horns.

Also it is easier to erect to comply with SG4, rather than raising fully boarded deck to each of the lifts.

All the best

Chris Eng
 
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