Thank you for your ideas and input folks! The electric hoist was a Ramsey 8,000 lb hoist (12VDC). It pulled the load up to the stop on the A-Frame, then continued to pull the loaded frame to 2 degrees past vertical and stopped. Then we could lower the load safely down to the barge deck for...
Hello - On a barge, we are rigging a formerly electric operating A-Frame hoist with two hydraulic cylinders for smoother operation. It must lift from about a 30 degree position (up from horizontal) to slightly past total vertical. The idea is to lift a load through the A-frame, just past...