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Gantry crane comparison: A type gantry crane, U type gantry crane, L type gantry crane

20 Mar, 2017

Gantry cranes with different leg designs can classified into A type gantry crane, u type gantry crane, and L type gantry crane? How to select a gantry crane for your application? Check the differences of types of gantry crane now.

Gantry Crane

When your goods yard or freight yard need gantry cranes for handling and lifting, how to select? A-type gantry crane or U-type gantry crane, or L type gantry crane?

  • A-type Gantry Crane mainly used for handling and lifting materials in open storage, stock ground, railway freight station, ports and so on.
  • U-type gantry crane is used in open freight yards and along railway operations, because the large leg space, it is suitable for lifting large volumes of goods, and also can lift containers; its gantry frame is similar with container gantry.
  • L type gantry crane is usually a single girder gantry crane, with L shaped crane leg and lifting capacity from 5 ton to 50 ton, which is used indoor or outdoor material handling.

A type double beam gantry crane for sale,
A type double beam gantry crane for sale,

L type single beam gantry crane for sale
L type single beam gantry crane for sale

U type gantry crane for sale
U type gantry crane for sale

Differences and features of types of gantry crane

If handling large volumes of goods, or the goods can horizontally and vertically lifting through the gantry crane one side legs, U-type gantry crane give more space during lifting.
Generally, under the same technical specification and requires, A-type gantry crane has advantage in price. Its price is lower than U-type gantry crane. If do not have any requirements on the crane inner handling and lifting space (leg space), Dongqi Cranes recommend you to choose A-type gantry crane, which has advantage in price.

L-type gantry crane is with large net space due to L-shaped structure. L-type gantry crane lifting capacity is generally under 50tons. This type of gantry crane with light weight, low overall height, compact structure, more cost savings, and it is cost-effective gantry crane compared to A-type and U-type gantry crane. Maximum lifting capacity is of 50 tons. Its price is lower than A-type gantry crane and U-type gantry crane. If do not have any requirements on the crane lifting space (leg space), lifting height is low lifting capacity under 50tons, Dongqi Cranes recommend you to choose L-type gantry crane, which has advantage in price.

Anyhow, before you make a decision to choose a gantry crane, please let us know your detailed requires, how much weight do you usually lifting? What’s the gantry crane span and lifting height? How many hours it usually work per day? What object the gantry crane used to lift?

By understanding the end user specific situation, Dongqi Cranes can give the optimized advice and gantry crane solution.
No matter A-type gantry crane, U-type gantry crane or L types gantry crane you choose, Dongqi Cranes will finally provide you with best gantry crane technical solution, most favorable and competitive gantry crane price! Dongqi Crane is here to lift you up.

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