Queensland Rigging Hire has invested in a large range of Water Test Weights and Wireless Load Cells to assist in providing the local market the correct equipment to take on projects whatever then size and scale, whilst providing comprehensive support and assistance throughout the duration of the project from experienced and qualified staff.
Using water test weights has a few key advantages, mainly that they can be transported significantly easier than solid steel weights. An average 50 ton load test would fit all the equipment including the load cell in 2 pallet spaces on a truck. Water test weights are designed to assist in load testing of all kinds of lifting equipment including Gantry cranes, Excavator Buckets, winches, davits, and generally in areas where it is difficult to get steel test weights to site.
Queensland Rigging Hire Managing Director, Ben Fitzgerald explains more.
“We have enough Water Test Weights to be able to test up to 250t loads and these bags are in stock and available from our Brisbane warehouse. We also have the ability to test loads over 400 tons with help from our interstate network of rigging and lifting equipment ‘partners’.
“However, we understand that it’s not always about large and heavy lift projects. Our range of smaller bags with capacities under 10t capacity are our most popular products. Our comprehensive range includes 1t, 3t, 5t, 10t, 20t & 35t Water Test Weights. These are in stock in our Brisbane warehouse and can be despatched within a few hours’ notice,” said Ben.
“We stock both the Seaflex range which are designed and manufactured in the UK, and the Safe T Bag range which come from Turkey. Both are compliant to ISO9001:2008 with full compliance certification,” said Ben.
“I have received factory training from the team at Seaflex which enables me and my team to maintain and repair their Water Load bags when required and of course, I am passing on this training and my experience to our team here at Queensland Rigging as we grow our fleet of Water Load bags and rigging equipment in general,” he said.
A recent project involved testing a jib crane 10 storeys up in a tower.
“Traditionally, steel hand weights would have had to be hand carted up to the top tower to conduct the test, but by accepting our advice and using our equipment, the testing officer was able to throw an empty 1t bag over their shoulder and carry a load cell up the stairs in one trip,” said Ben.
“Over the years we have made a significant investment in our range of load cells and we now have over 70 in our hire fleet. All are wireless with full NATA calibration and they come in tension force from 2t capacity up to 300t capacity and in compression from 50t capacity all the way up to 1000t capacity. The tension load cells are all supplied with shackles at no extra charge, and we do this to ensure the correct shackles are used with our load cells to reduce the risk of damage to the load cell during use,” said Ben.
“Recently, we added a 4 x 250t compression load cell to our fleet which has the capacity to weigh loads in compression up to 1000t which is one of the largest kits available in Australia for dry hire. This kit uses the same software as our other compression load cells and we can assist in setting them up for data logging and recording, whilst still having the capacity to add and remove up to 100 cells from the one handset.
“We also have the ability to be able to synchronise the cells to read on one display and the newer models have a peak hold function for displaying the maximum force under a dynamic force test. Future plans for our load testing division include working towards steel weights to test up to 50t and this is a goal we hope to achieve in the next 18 months,” said Ben.
“This is a very exciting time for Queensland Rigging Hire and for the lifting industry in general. We continue to invest in equipment and technologies that provide our business with a significant competitive advantage. Our customers know we take great pride in the quality of the solutions we provide, and we like to think the service and support our growing team provides, is second to none,” said Ben.
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