Re: Load Rating on I-Beam

Posted by Walt Davies on January 10, 2007 at 21:37:20 from (72.173.58.4):

In Reply to: Load Rating on I-Beam posted by 4020 on January 10, 2007 at 20:45:52:

In last days at work i was an Inspector and one of my jobs was to load test cranes for safety.
The crane had to lift 10 percent over its rated load.
If you put the beam up use a certified scale and load test it till it just starts to move then use that amount minus 10 to 15 percent and you will be safe. Pull from the center of the beam and don't stand under or near it. 30 feet long with what you have described is not going to hold much weight. The fact that it is so thin tells me that there is a pretty good chance that it will twist and then come right down. If I were you i would start looking for something that it made for the load that you want to lift. And maybe cut down on the length to save money. That might work for hauling hay bails from the truck to the barn but I sure wouldn't lift an engine with it.
Walt

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