Bill D
Diamond
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2004
- Location
- Modesto, CA USA
I know I will need to talk to an engineer but I wanted to see if anyone has seen one. And if it worth the money to pay one to look into it. I would like to mount a job crane, may two ton, at ground level but set it up so it can swing over a sunken patio walkout basement. If the foundation was down in the patio level the post would need to be over 18 feet tall.
So I was thinking mount it near or even make the foundation part of the retaining wall. I am not real clear on the foundation is it just a counterweight or is the soil part of the opposing forces to prevent it from tipping over. I have seen recommendations here to bore a deep hole in the middle of the foundation and fill that with rebar and concrete to act as a lever.
I am sure they must mount them next to a loading dock which is a similar situation
Bill D.
PS: it will be 8 feet down to the patio from the ground level.
I saw a foundation plan for a similar crane with a normal flat area. 6 foot across by 4 feet deep
So I was thinking mount it near or even make the foundation part of the retaining wall. I am not real clear on the foundation is it just a counterweight or is the soil part of the opposing forces to prevent it from tipping over. I have seen recommendations here to bore a deep hole in the middle of the foundation and fill that with rebar and concrete to act as a lever.
I am sure they must mount them next to a loading dock which is a similar situation
Bill D.
PS: it will be 8 feet down to the patio from the ground level.
I saw a foundation plan for a similar crane with a normal flat area. 6 foot across by 4 feet deep