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Counterbalanced Floor Crane With Forward Facing Stability Legs upto 2000kg SWL
Parallel fixed leg heavy duty counterbalance floor crane with short legs and fixed counter-weight to allow a short cantilever from the front of the crane chassis. can be made to customer specification
SLFC-3147



This is a heavy duty floor crane modified so that the jib arm protrudes (sticks out) further than the end of the forward facing stability feet. This is possible by adding counterbalance weight to the rear of the crane chassis. Each crane is designed for a specific application with dimensions and SWL to customers specification. There are many additional features that can be built onto this type of workshop crane including a rotating jib arm that will articulate 15 degrees left or right) We can also supply this crane made from stainless steel or Modular construction so that the crane can be easily split and re-assembled.
For dimensional information please contact our sales department, all these special floor cranes are made to suit our customers bespoke requirements.
This heavy duty rigid leg floor crane can be supplied with a removable vertical mast, horizontal lifting arm and hydraulics. This is referred to as our export version because it is more easily packed for export orders.
Note: The pictures shown are our artists impression only and are only indicative of our capability. (for display purposes only) All cranes are made individually and the the design may be subject to change according to your required specification; the pictures are not to scale, general arrangement drawings will be issued for approval on receipt of your order.
We can also supply with many other standard and optional extras as per the list below.
- Spark resistant features available on request.
- Optional stainless steel design, suitable for offshore or food production / pharmaceutical.
- Directional locking Castor's
- Large castors
- Overhead crane lifting points
Example of Rotating Column - Special painting for offshore use
- Removable jib column
- Electric powered lifting
- Fully dismantleable version
- Optional rotating jib
- Extremely robust extra heavy duty construction.
- Quality construction.
- All cranes are bespoke designs to customers specification
- Top quality hydraulics throughout
- Each crane has been individually tested to 25% overload as a complete unit.
- Test certificate / letter of conformity supplied with each crane
- Crane can be supplied with removable column on request for export packing and removable legs
- Comes with a 12 month guarantee.
Floor Cranes With Spark Resistant Features / Explosion proof.
For Floor cranes to be used in potentially explosive areas / atmospheres such as Zone 1 or 2, SELS can include any anti-sparking features that our customers specify - this will increase its anti-sparking properties and therefore make the crane more suitable for use in a potentially explosive environment!

Power Lift Version
SELS will not to take the responsibility of supplying our floor cranes described as 'spark proof' as this is ‘too broad’ a term. We believe that total compliance is probably impossible because of the mechanical operation and movement of a floor crane; i.e. we cannot offer a 100% guarantee that no part of the assembly is capable of generating a spark which could ignite a flame! IE: SELS will supply / manufacture cranes with anti sparking features to our customer’s requirements though will not certified them as sparkproof / explosion proof. Our cranes have been successfully supplied to customers in the offshore Oil and Gas industry in the UK on this basis.
Case Studies of the Short Leg Long Jib Floor Crane
Below is an example of a bespoke version of our the long arm, short leg counter-weight floor crane. This sample product was made to lift telecommunications boxes into place on the streets of the UK. The crane is fitted with large Castor's for ease of movement over foot paths and for getting up pavements. The arm articulates to allow the cabinets to be positioned into corners, giving maximum maneuverability. On this unit we supplied bespoke lifting beam and the crane was fitted with push pull handle.
Cabinet Lifting Floor Crane
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Cabinet Lifter Floor Crane | Cabinet Lifter, Lifting a Cabinet | Jib Arm and Cabinet |
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Rear View - Jib Rotated Left | Rear View - Jib In Centre | Rear View - Jib Rotated Right |
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Front View - Rotated Left | Front View - Jib In Centre | Front View - Rotated Right |
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Side View with No Load | Arm to Right Lifting Cabinet | Side View Under Load |
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Counter Balance Weights | Jib and and Cabinet Spreader | Side View Including Brakes |
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Jib Rotation Point | Transportation Handle Locked | Transportation Handle Released |
Pricing

This is a heavy duty floor crane modified so that the jib arm protrudes (sticks out) further than the end of the forward facing stability feet. This is possible by adding counterbalance weight to the rear of the crane chassis. Each crane is designed for a specific application with dimensions and SWL to customers specification. There are many additional features that can be built onto this type of workshop crane including a rotating jib arm that will articulate 15 degrees left or right) We can also supply this crane made from stainless steel or Modular construction so that the crane can be easily split and re-assembled.
For dimensional information please contact our sales department, all these special floor cranes are made to suit our customers bespoke requirements.
This heavy duty rigid leg floor crane can be supplied with a removable vertical mast, horizontal lifting arm and hydraulics. This is referred to as our export version because it is more easily packed for export orders.
Note: The pictures shown are our artists impression only and are only indicative of our capability. (for display purposes only) All cranes are made individually and the the design may be subject to change according to your required specification; the pictures are not to scale, general arrangement drawings will be issued for approval on receipt of your order.
We can also supply with many other standard and optional extras as per the list below.
- Spark resistant features available on request.
- Optional stainless steel design, suitable for offshore or food production / pharmaceutical.
- Directional locking Castor's
- Large castors
- Overhead crane lifting points
Example of Rotating Column - Special painting for offshore use
- Removable jib column
- Electric powered lifting
- Fully dismantleable version
- Optional rotating jib
- Extremely robust extra heavy duty construction.
- Quality construction.
- All cranes are bespoke designs to customers specification
- Top quality hydraulics throughout
- Each crane has been individually tested to 25% overload as a complete unit.
- Test certificate / letter of conformity supplied with each crane
- Crane can be supplied with removable column on request for export packing and removable legs
- Comes with a 12 month guarantee.
Floor Cranes With Spark Resistant Features / Explosion proof.
For Floor cranes to be used in potentially explosive areas / atmospheres such as Zone 1 or 2, SELS can include any anti-sparking features that our customers specify - this will increase its anti-sparking properties and therefore make the crane more suitable for use in a potentially explosive environment!

Power Lift Version
SELS will not to take the responsibility of supplying our floor cranes described as 'spark proof' as this is ‘too broad’ a term. We believe that total compliance is probably impossible because of the mechanical operation and movement of a floor crane; i.e. we cannot offer a 100% guarantee that no part of the assembly is capable of generating a spark which could ignite a flame! IE: SELS will supply / manufacture cranes with anti sparking features to our customer’s requirements though will not certified them as sparkproof / explosion proof. Our cranes have been successfully supplied to customers in the offshore Oil and Gas industry in the UK on this basis.
Case Studies of the Short Leg Long Jib Floor Crane
Below is an example of a bespoke version of our the long arm, short leg counter-weight floor crane. This sample product was made to lift telecommunications boxes into place on the streets of the UK. The crane is fitted with large Castor's for ease of movement over foot paths and for getting up pavements. The arm articulates to allow the cabinets to be positioned into corners, giving maximum maneuverability. On this unit we supplied bespoke lifting beam and the crane was fitted with push pull handle.
Cabinet Lifting Floor Crane
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Cabinet Lifter Floor Crane | Cabinet Lifter, Lifting a Cabinet | Jib Arm and Cabinet |
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Rear View - Jib Rotated Left | Rear View - Jib In Centre | Rear View - Jib Rotated Right |
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Front View - Rotated Left | Front View - Jib In Centre | Front View - Rotated Right |
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Side View with No Load | Arm to Right Lifting Cabinet | Side View Under Load |
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Counter Balance Weights | Jib and and Cabinet Spreader | Side View Including Brakes |
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Jib Rotation Point | Transportation Handle Locked | Transportation Handle Released |
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