Crane Lifting Equipment
HERMEQ crane lifting equipment carries heavy loads under control between the ground and the working level on construction, industrial and material-handling sites. Every attachment is built to a stated rated load, and many designs lift from a crane hook or on forklift pockets, so the same equipment works at grade and on upper floors.
The range covers concrete buckets, self-dumping and drop bottom hoppers, crane forks, goods and storage cages, personnel and rescue cages, block grabs and curb stone lifters, and the chain hoists, lever hoists and beam clamps used for rigging on jobsites, in warehouses and in mechanical rooms.
Types of crane lifting devices
Each type is built for one kind of load, so the choice starts with what the crane has to carry: wet concrete, waste, materials on pallets or loose, people, single stones, drums, or a load hoisted from overhead steel where no crane stands.
Crane concrete buckets
Wet concrete placed by tower or mobile crane goes in one of HERMEQ's concrete buckets, built in sizes from 132 to 528 gal. The hose-outlet concrete bucket puts concrete into wall forms, trenches and footings where the pour has to land in a narrow opening. The geared side-outlet concrete bucket suits slabs, column bases and trench fills that need a gate opened with precise control, and the bottom and side discharge concrete bucket lets one bucket handle bulk slab pours and precision placement on the same job.
Self-dumping and debris hoppers
Waste lifted from upper floors and roofs goes in a hopper chosen by how it has to empty. The crane-lifted boat dumpster and the self-dumping boat hopper discharge on the hook without anyone tipping them by hand, and both suit crane-only waste areas that produce steady volumes of mixed debris. The drop bottom hopper empties through a bottom flap without tilting, so rubble, scrap and demolition waste drop straight into a dumpster at grade. The circular dumping hopper is a compact round design for scaffold and rooftop zones that tips by gravity once its lock pin is released, and the crane lift dumping hopper carries waste out of hard-to-reach areas on certified lifting lugs.
Crane forks for pallets and brick packs
Material delivered on pallets or in banded packs goes up on crane forks when a forklift cannot reach the working level. The self-leveling crane forks keep the tines horizontal whether loaded or empty and adjust in height for taller packs, and the self-balancing crane pallet forks come with a safety net that contains the load in the air. Both pick a pallet at grade and set it down on a deck or scaffold landing without rehandling.
Material cages and brick baskets
Loose and non-palletized material travels in a mesh cage that contains irregular loads and lets the crane operator see what is inside. The galvanized goods carrying cages carry tools, cable and fittings on multi-level sites, and the heavy duty goods carrying cage adds an anti-slip mesh floor and versions with a loading ramp. A brick basket takes smaller lifts of bricks, fittings and hand tools to a bricklaying crew, and the IBC lifting cage holds a tote by lifting eyes at all four corners. Rigging gear and high-value tools that have to stay secure between picks go in the rigging storage cage or the lockable crane and forklift crate.
Personnel and rescue cages
The crane and forklift personnel cage lifts two workers to a task at height, with harness anchor points and an auto-locking gate. The stretcher rescue cage is an evacuation basket for one casualty on a stretcher and one first responder, lowered on spring-loaded landing legs that soften the set-down. Choose it for high-rise construction, industrial facilities and wind towers, where a casualty cannot always be carried down by stairs or ladder.
Block grabs and curb stone lifters
The block lifting grab clamps packs of brick, slabs and pavers and opens and closes on an automatic cycle, so no one has to release it by hand at the set-down point, while protective pads keep the edges of the pack intact. Single curbs, blocks and slabs are set with a curb stone lifter, which hangs from a crane hook or is carried by two people by hand. The heavy duty curb stone lifter takes larger curbs and structural stones on highway and urban curb lines.
Crane drum tilter
The crane drum tilter lifts a full plastic or steel drum vertically and tips it to pour once it is in position, with the tilt worked by crank handle or looped chain. The drums themselves are stocked with HERMEQ's drums and totes.
Chain hoists, lever hoists and beam clamps
Inside a structure, or anywhere without a crane, a manual hoist hung from overhead steel makes the lift. The manual chain hoist lifts vertically up to 22,000 lb with no power supply, for steel installation, HVAC and MEP rigging and maintenance lifts. The lever hoist lifts and pulls by ratchet in confined spaces, and its horizontal pull makes it the tool for aligning equipment. An adjustable beam clamp fits a span of I-beam flange widths and gives the hoist its anchor point, and the heavy duty beam clamp carries suspended loads up to 44,000 lb.
Fork-mounted jib
The fork-mounted jib slides onto forklift tines and turns the truck into a small crane, with a telescoping beam, an adjustable angle and several hook points for loads that cannot ride on forks. Further forklift and telehandler tools are grouped with the lifting attachments.
Crane only or crane and forklift handling
The range divides on how each design moves between crane picks. The boat hoppers, the circular dumping hopper and both sets of crane forks work off the hook alone: they depend on the crane to dump or to hold level, and they suit upper floors, rooftops and scaffold lifts that a forklift cannot reach. Plan a clear set-down spot under the crane for each of them, because the crane also moves them between picks.
The goods carrying cages, the drop bottom hopper, the personnel cage, the crate and the rigging storage cage have forklift pockets as well as crane lifting points. A forklift stages them at the landing zone, loads them onto a truck or returns them to storage, and the crane is booked only for the vertical part of the move. Where crane time is the limit on site, these dual-handling designs keep material moving while the crane works elsewhere. For handling that stays at ground level, HERMEQ's forklift attachments do the work without a crane.
Crane lifting equipment for debris and masonry work
Debris removal from upper floors and roofs
The landing point at a slab edge or roof needs edge protection systems in place before a hopper is set down and filled, and a level area large enough for the hopper and the crew working around it. Plan the crane path from the landing point to the dumpster so that a full hopper never swings over workers below.
Masonry, curb and hardscape work
Masonry and hardscape material arrives in four forms, and each form sets the attachment. Palletized packs go up on crane forks, brick and paver packs can be clamped in a block grab, loose block and brick travel in a goods cage or brick basket, and single curbs are set one at a time with a curb stone lifter.
Below the hook weight, rated load and footprint
Rated load and the full weight on the hook
The crane carries the load, the attachment and the rigging together, so all three count against its capacity at the working radius. The largest buckets and hoppers in the range weigh close to 2,000 lb empty, and that weight comes off the crane's capacity before any material goes in. Choose the attachment by the heaviest load it will carry on the job, then check the crane chart for that load plus the attachment at the farthest point the lift has to reach.
Footprint, loading height and set-down space
Where an attachment is filled and landed often decides between two models of similar capacity. The low loading lip on the crane-lifted boat dumpster lets a crew fill it by shovel or wheelbarrow, a round base fits a narrow scaffold platform, and landing legs need a firm, level spot at each end of the lift.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A below-the-hook lifting device hangs from the hook of a crane or hoist and holds the load during the lift. Crane forks, block grabs, curb stone lifters, concrete buckets, hoppers and lifting cages are all below-the-hook devices. The hoist, the crane hook and a beam clamp that anchors a hoist sit above the hook and carry their own ratings.
No. Goods carrying cages, brick baskets, hoppers and crates are built and rated for material only, and the brick basket listing states that it must never be used to lift people. Workers lifted to a task at height ride in the crane and forklift personnel cage, and a casualty is brought down in the stretcher rescue cage. These are the only two designs in the range built to carry people.
Both describe the maximum load a piece of lifting equipment is rated to carry in normal service. Safe working load (SWL) is the older term and working load limit (WLL) is the one most rigging gear now carries, and HERMEQ listings use either. Read them the same way: the figure is a ceiling for the load, and it assumes the load is lifted and lowered smoothly without shock.
A slotted bail arm and latch hold the hopper body level while the crane carries it. At the dump point, the crane operator triggers the tip through the movement of the hook, the body rolls forward and empties under the weight of its load, and the latch resets for the next cycle without anyone touching it. Each product page sets out the lifting and tipping sequence for that model.
Yes, provided it is chosen by rated load and not by gallon size. Broken concrete, brick rubble and wet soil reach the rated load long before the hopper is full, while light mixed debris fills it to the brim well under the rating. Crews that handle both fill the hopper only part way with dense material, or keep a smaller hopper for rubble and a larger one for light waste.
Check welds for cracks and the body for distortion, and check lifting eyes, lugs and bail arms for wear or bending. Hooks need working safety latches, locking pins and gates must be in place and closed, and every sling and shackle needs a legible rating tag. Any attachment with a damaged lifting point or an unreadable rating comes out of service until it has been inspected.