Spring for latch on hook.

[banjo]

We keep having problems with the spring that closes the latch on the hook. Problem is: It keeps breaking. What are others using for this spring?

 

[BostonBull]

Nothing. We just lock the gate shut with cotter pins. Much safer!

 

[allmark]

What type of hook do you have and when is it breaking? Is something pushing the latch sideways?

 

[Courierguy]

I go through a latch spring about every 4 to 6 months, thats with an average crane use of maybe 20 to 30 hours per week. Usually one leg of the spring will break first, giving some warning. I always carry a spare, in addition to a flagged pin. Check out www.awdirect.com under "latch kits", in stock from 2 to 7 ton hooks.

 

[banjo]

Its actually my brothers rig. I'll get more info out of him. Thanks for the replies.

 

[banjo]

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Nothing. We just lock the gate shut with cotter pins. Much safer!

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Do remove and replace the cotter pin every time you put something on the hook?

 

[BostonBull]

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Nothing. We just lock the gate shut with cotter pins. Much safer!

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Do remove and replace the cotter pin every time you put something on the hook?

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We put the slings on on the ground, and take them off when the job is done. We use shackles so we dont have to open and close the hook all the time. Much faster this way IMO.

 

[Colin]

Crikey, I would hate having to do it that way!

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[BostonBull]

How do YOU do it? thats any easier?

 

[Colin]

I do it like everybody else.


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[BostonBull]

Dont make me tickle it out of you! Hows that? I thought we did it like everyone else?

 

[Thillmaine]

do you have slings with a splice in the end with some sort of connecting device? A shackle or clevis or somethign? I dont see it being possible with continuous loop slings..maybe i am loco

 

[BostonBull]

We use continuous loop slings. http://www.lift-all.com/PDF/Tuflex/TuflexEndless.pdf

Shackle on the end like these

We swing the sling end and shackle around the tree, open the shackle put the two legs of the sling through, and off it goes!

 

[allmark]

I do it likeboston bull alot now to. It is just as quick and thw ball or in my case the boomtip keeps clear of debris. It is kind of like tieing a knot repetetively. It becomes quick and easy after a while.

 

[Thillmaine]

nice set up...

 

[arborlift]

how often have you dropped the pin for the shackel, seems problematic...

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

I shackle my stuff when doing a crane job. I haven't lost one, yet.

 

[BostonBull]

Once in four years.

 

[allmark]

I never drop anything. Well there was a handsaw at a comp once...