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Why Do I Need a Spreader

Bar?
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Why Use a Spreader

Bar?
Aspreaderbarisatypeofbelowthe
hookliftingdeviceusedtoaidcrane
operatorsinpickinguplargeand
sometimesheavyloads.Theidea
behindaspreaderbaristosimply
distributetheloadofaliftacrossmore
thanonepoint,increasingstability
anddecreasingtheloadsapplied
duringhoisting.Mostcommonlyused
whentheobjectbeingliftedistoo
largetobeliftedfromasinglepoint,
andnotdesignedtotakeanyadverse
loadingcausedfromangledslings
duringthelift.

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Thereareseveralstylesandoptionsofbelowthehookliftingdevicesthatcanbeusedtoaccomplishthis.The
stylesinclude:thespreaderbar,thespreaderbeam,andusingmultiplespreaderbarsstackedtogether.These
optionsarediscussedbelow.

Spreader Bar
Aspreaderbar(http://spreaderbarsonline.com/2016/02/13/anatomyofaspreaderbar/)typicallyhastwo
lugsgoinguptotransmitloadtothecraneandtwolugsdowninordertoattachtotheobjectbeinglifted.The
linesconnectingtheobjectbeingliftedtothespreaderbarremainclosetoverticalinordertoprovidethe
simplestloadingscenarioontheobjectbeinglifted.Thelinescomingoffthetopofthespreadertothecrane
angleupataknownangle(usually45degreesor60degrees).Whenanengineerdesignsthespreaderbar
hedesignsitspecificallytobestrongenoughtohandletheincreasedloadsfromslopedslingsoutthetop.
Thesebarsarecommonlytelescopicinlengthandcanrangeinsizefrom1ftto60ftorbigger.Thenatureof
thesespreaderbarsissuchthattheloadingthroughthebarhasalmostnobending.Thelugsareorientatedin
suchawaysothatthemajorityoftheloadispurelycompressivethroughthebarmakingitbehavelikea
column.Thisisafairlyefficientstructuralloadingscenarioallowingforspreaderbarstosupportagreatdealof
loadgiventheirsize.
Spreader Beam
Spreaderbeamsdifferslightlyfromspreaderbarsinthattheyusuallyhaveoneattachmentpointonthetop
andmultipleattachmentpointsonthebottom.Modernmanufacturingtechniqueshasleadtothesebeams
cominginavarietyofshapesandsizeshistoricallytheygottheirnameasliftingbeamsbecausetheywere
madefromIbeamswiththelugsweldedonthetopandbottom.Liftingbeamshaveacoupleuniquefeatures
thatmakethembeneficialoverspreaderbarsinsomeapplications.

Advantages:

1)Spreaderbeamshavemultiplehookpointsonthebottomsoyoucouldspreadtheloadofmorethanjusttwo
linesThisisespeciallyusefulifyouareliftingsomethingthatdoesnthavethestructuretosupportitsown
weightsuchasaflatpieceoflightgaugesteel.

2)Anothermainadvantageistheyarebuiltwithasinglepointconnectionoutthetopsotheytakeupalotless
craneheighttoliftsinceyoudonthaveanyriggingabovethebeam.Thisaspectmakesthemparticularly
popularforindoorcraneswherehookheighttendstobelimitedandnearlyimpossibletochange.

3)Thelastmainadvantageofspreaderbeamsisthattheycanbeturnedupsidedowntousetwocranestolift
oneobject.Thisisapopularconfigurationifyouareliftingsomethingthatexceedsthecapacityofonecrane
anddonthaveaccesstosimplygetalargercranetomakethelift.

Disadvantages:

Now,withallthoseadvantagesthereisonedisadvantagetothisdevice.Becauseofthesinglepointliftonthe
topthereisabendingmomentinthebeamwhichmeanstheytendtobemuchlargerandheavierthanan
equivalentspreaderbar.Inotherwordsa10tonspreaderbarwouldbesignificantlylighterandpotentially
cheaperthana10tonspreaderbeam.Withmultiplelugsonthebottomtheyalsodontlendthemselvesto
beingadjustableortelescopicveryeasily.
Combining Spreader Bars
Ifyouareperformingacomplexlargelift,itcanbecommontousemultiplespreaderbarsstackedontopof
eachotherinordertospreadtheloadbetweenmorepoints.Theseliftsarecommonusingbetween3,7or
evenmorepiecesofliftingequipment.Witheachnewlayer,youlosetheheightoftheslingssotheseliftsoften
requireareallytallcraneinordertohaveenoughhookheightforalltherigging.Ifyouareattemptingamulti
beamlift,aliftengineercanhelpyouplanandspecifyappropriatehardware/riggingtoperformtheliftsafely.

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LIFT.jpg)

Regardlessofwhetheryouareplanningtouseaspreaderbarorspreaderbeam,theybothfallunderthe
ASMEB30.20belowthehookliftingcode(http://www.spartaengineering.com/ratingplatesandbelowthe
hookliftingdevices/).ThedesignofsuchbarsisgovernedbyBTH1andneedtobecarefullyreviewedbyan
engineer.InCanada,theyarealsopartofanannualinspectionproceduretomakesuretheyarefitfor
continueduse.Ifyouarecuriouswhyyoushouldhaveyourebelowthehookliftingcodecertifiedpleaseread
thefollowingarticleoninspectionandcertification(http://www.spartaengineering.com/whyusecertifiedlift
equipment/).

(http://www2.spartaengineering.com/spreaderbarcalculator)Oneofthefirstthingsyoulearnasariggeristo
calculate(http://www2.spartaengineering.com/spreaderbarcalculator)slingloads.However,tomakethings
simplerIhavemadeaquickcalculatortohelpout.Thecalculatorcalculatesloadsonangledslingsand
verticalslingsonspreaderbarsorspreaderbeams.Thiscanalsobeusedtoappropriatelysizeyourshackles.
Pleasenotethatthesearerawnumbersandrequireanappropriatesafetyfactorbeaddedtotheminorderto
beused.Youcandownloadthiscalculatorhere(http://www2.spartaengineering.com/spreaderbarcalculator).
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