Normally the lifetime of any product mainly depends on the maintenance. Likewise, for the chain hoist of the crane also need some maintenance for long life.
Clean the chain hoist
Chain hoist are durable and they need regular maintenance. Rust and debris are the most common in chain hoist and main reason for chain wear. These devices consist of few bearing points that should be oiled once or twice in the year depending on the usage and keep them free from sand and grit. The gears should be clean with the help of dismantling and then greased with a tacky high-pressure lube like never seize and gear grease.
Lubrication
There are some checkpoints per electric chain host to perform a better maintenance and chain hoist for long period. Replacing the gear oil for minimum five years of time is good. This replacement not depend on the usage of hoist, even if it not used for a long period replacing the oil is mandatory. To avoid the abnormal performance of the friction clutch and hoisting you must maintain the standards of gear oil.
Be aware of common issues
To maintain a piece of equipment you should understand how it works. It is important to know how it works, so that you are capable to understand and identify when your equipment effectiveness is being affected. There are three kinds of chain hosts like hand chains, lever ratchets, and differential. Tear and wear can affect the ability for the chain to rotate, which is the source of many problems.
Perform Regular inspections
The crane or hoist required regular visual inspection in daily basis to ensure the equipment is working properly. Every month a detailed inspection must be done.
Look for damage
When you notice some damage stop working to avoid accidents. Some important points to remember while replacing the chain such as single and double fall chain, take down stopper, attach C link chain circle, attach end to C link, maintaining lowering chain and operate to lower chain and installing chain spring.
Bottom Line
Just follow the above-mentioned tips to maintain your cranes chain hoist for long life and safety. Maintenance also saves your money from repairement.
