Al Ameen Steel Fabrication Engineering LLC
[email protected]
  • Home
  • Services
    • Welding/Fabrication >
      • Aluminum Fabrication
      • Stainless Steel Fabrication
      • Steel Fabrication
    • Custom Fabrication
    • Miscellaneous >
      • Waste Management >
        • Tipping Skips
  • Products
    • Forklift Ramps >
      • Xtreme Ramps
      • Standard Ramps
      • Rent Forklift Ramps
    • Container Ramps
    • Pallets & Cages >
      • Roll Cages >
        • Roll Cages Medical Hospital
        • Compactainer Roll Cages
        • Roll container cages
      • Safety Cage >
        • Crane Cage
        • Man Cage
      • Cylinder Cage
      • Storage Cage
      • Stillage Pallets
      • Wire Mesh Container
      • Steel Pallet Cages
    • Fencing >
      • Barricade Fence Sale
      • Barricade Fence Rental
      • Privacy Fence Screen
      • Barricade Push Cart
      • Fence Screen/Cover
      • Manhole Fence
    • Pipe Rigging Rollers >
      • Welding Rollers
    • Dropdeck Trailers
    • Industrial Utility Trailer
    • Custom Bespoke Trailers
    • Car Tow Dolly Trailer
    • Miscellaneous Products >
      • Manual Gantry Crane
      • Scissor Lift
      • Stanchions
      • Forklift Accessories >
        • Forklift Attachments >
          • Forklift Jib Crane
          • Forklift Spreader Bar/Beam
      • Loading Platform
  • Loading Solutions
    • Dock Systems >
      • Pitstyle Dock Levelers
      • Vertical Dock Levelers
      • Dock Board
      • Mobile Dock Platform
    • Dock Shelters
    • Wheel Risers
    • Custom made Ramp
    • PowerJack | Powered Landing Jack
  • Location
  • About us
    • Privacy Policy
  • Jobs
  • Contact us
  • Blog
Picture

AL AMEEN BLOG

Must Read Article Before Buying Hydraulic Forklift Ramp

16/11/2013

1 Comment

 
Did you plan to fabricate a new or modify existing forklift ramp? If you are installing hydraulic landing jacks then read this post as it can save you lots of money before you make mistake in buying one. Though this guide is not comprehensive it is good enough for you to understand your needs before welding a hydraulic cylinder jack to your fabricated ramp. So what do you have to know?
Hydraulic Ramp Power Options
3 phase or single phase Hydraulic ramp power?
a, Single Phase or Three Phase
Do you have single or three phase electric installation in the place where you will place your yard ramp? If you are ordering electric powered hydraulic systems then you have to read this section. Single phase powers most of the non-commercial and industrial outlets. Triple phase is used mainly in industrial firms which require high powered output on some machines. Ask your engineers or technicians and know this before hand before ordering custom steel fabricated ramps.
Frequency
50Hz or 60Hz Frequency
b, Frequency
In UAE the motors with 50Hz are used whereas in neighboring Saudi Arabia 60Hz is used. Ask the frequency of the pump motors of your power pack to know what you are getting.
Hand Lever Hydraulic Ramp
Hand Powered Hydraulic Ramp
Control Panel Hydraulic Ramp
Control Panel in Hydraulic forklift Ramp
c, Manual Lever or Control Panel
Manually lever is same as mechanical which has almost all the components same as the electric powered only difference is control panel unit. Lever unit costs about -$1000 to $1500 less (Dhs 3000-4000) and advantage of lever powered is that it can be used anywhere as it is not electric powered. Electric powered system is powered and you have to know if it is powered by single or triple phase. In the control panel other than up and down there should be optional emergency button.
50 ton ramp
50 ton yard ramp
15 ton ramp
15 ton yard ramp
d, Lifting Weight
If you are planning to use the ramp to lift 5 tons then you will have to add the weight of the ramp plus the forklift and the carrying material weight to get rough maximum load the ramp can carry. The reason is most of the load falls on the landing jack so it will have to carry maximum load to prevent load stress. If for example you want to carry 5 tons of goods then total weight you will have to plan is 4 ton weight of the ramp plus 5 ton weight of the goods plus 3 ton weight of the forklift ramp plus 3 tons grace weight space. Not that there is difference between static weight or ramps that sit still and the ramps that have moving loads. More weight requires more powerful hydraulic pump and thus it is more expensive.
Forklift Hydraulic Counterbalance
Counterbalance Valve
e, Anti-leak Safety feature
If there is leak in the valve of hydraulic the cylinder will give in under the weight and will slip which can be hazardous and dangerous. To prevent this there is an optional system put in place which prevents the cylinder to slip in case there is a leak. Ask your ramp manufacturer if they have this option in place for the ramp.
f, Hold and Release or Single Press
When you decide to get electric hydraulic option when you decide to install hydraulic ask if you want Single Press or hold and release. The difference is that in single press, hydraulics goes up and down with press of a button but in hold and release the hydraulic stops moving up or down when you take stop pressing the switch. Single Press is good if you know the height of the platform where the forklift or any goods will get up whereas hold and release is good for variable heights.

Check out our Forklift Ramps Here

1 Comment
Rodney@Shark Kage link
19/12/2014 04:09:18 am

Heavy duty ramps are essential to huge industries. I've been working on an auto industry for a long time now and i could really say that ramp is one of the vital tool that we need in production. I cant really imagine lifting those heavy auto parts myself. haha.

Reply

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    October 2024
    August 2024
    March 2024
    January 2024
    April 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    March 2022
    January 2022
    September 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    March 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    August 2020
    January 2020
    July 2019
    April 2019
    January 2019
    November 2017
    January 2016
    September 2015
    June 2015
    April 2015
    September 2014
    July 2014
    March 2014
    November 2013
    December 2012
    February 2012
    September 2011

    Tweets by @alameeneng
    View my profile on LinkedIn

    Categories

    All
    Boat Trailer
    Bunk Trailer
    Dropdeck Trailer
    Fabrication Uae
    Forklift Ramp
    Hydraulics Forklift Ramp
    Power Pack
    Roller Trailer
    Scissor Lift
    Steel Fabrication Dubai
    Steel Fabricator Dubai
    Trailer
    Trailer Uae
    Utility Trailer
    Yard Ramp
    Yard Ramp Hydraulics

    RSS Feed

Picture
We are a 30 year boutique fabrication company located in Dubai with passion in making great industrial equipment. Our mission is to create high quality products which would save time, money and increase productivity.

Quick Links

  • Home
  • Ask Free Quote 
  • About us
  • Blog
  • Location
  • Privacy  Policy
  • Contact us

Services

  • Steel Fabrication
  • Stainless Steel Fabrication
  • Erection 
  • Fencing
  • Lathing
  • Welding

Products

  • Forklift Ramps
  • Drop Deck Trailer
  • Pipe Roller
  • Storage Cage
  • Barricades
Call Us Now

SUBsCRIBE HERE

​Subscribe to our mailing list to get the updates to your email inbox!

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Approved
© Al Ameen Steel Fabrication Engineering LLC , 123 Ras Al Khor, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. All Rights Reserved
  • Home
  • Services
    • Welding/Fabrication >
      • Aluminum Fabrication
      • Stainless Steel Fabrication
      • Steel Fabrication
    • Custom Fabrication
    • Miscellaneous >
      • Waste Management >
        • Tipping Skips
  • Products
    • Forklift Ramps >
      • Xtreme Ramps
      • Standard Ramps
      • Rent Forklift Ramps
    • Container Ramps
    • Pallets & Cages >
      • Roll Cages >
        • Roll Cages Medical Hospital
        • Compactainer Roll Cages
        • Roll container cages
      • Safety Cage >
        • Crane Cage
        • Man Cage
      • Cylinder Cage
      • Storage Cage
      • Stillage Pallets
      • Wire Mesh Container
      • Steel Pallet Cages
    • Fencing >
      • Barricade Fence Sale
      • Barricade Fence Rental
      • Privacy Fence Screen
      • Barricade Push Cart
      • Fence Screen/Cover
      • Manhole Fence
    • Pipe Rigging Rollers >
      • Welding Rollers
    • Dropdeck Trailers
    • Industrial Utility Trailer
    • Custom Bespoke Trailers
    • Car Tow Dolly Trailer
    • Miscellaneous Products >
      • Manual Gantry Crane
      • Scissor Lift
      • Stanchions
      • Forklift Accessories >
        • Forklift Attachments >
          • Forklift Jib Crane
          • Forklift Spreader Bar/Beam
      • Loading Platform
  • Loading Solutions
    • Dock Systems >
      • Pitstyle Dock Levelers
      • Vertical Dock Levelers
      • Dock Board
      • Mobile Dock Platform
    • Dock Shelters
    • Wheel Risers
    • Custom made Ramp
    • PowerJack | Powered Landing Jack
  • Location
  • About us
    • Privacy Policy
  • Jobs
  • Contact us
  • Blog