Battery Operated Lifting Mangnets

Lifting Recommendations

These units are designed to handle high density materials such as thick steel plates, blocks, smooth surfaced forgings, steel and cast iron castings, heavy, rigid, flat structural steel, burnouts, etc. They are extremely useful in lifting heavy work on and off grinders, mills, drill presses etc. Material such as light gauge sheet metal or any material that bends of flexes excessively, small parts, shavings, turnings, scrap, etc. cannot be handled efficiently by this type of magnet. Battery Lift Magnets are rated using a machined, flat, low carbon steel plate. The test plate used for Battery Lift 2000 and 3000 is a minimum of 1-1/4″ thick; on Battery Lift 5000, 11000 and 11500 the test plate is 2″ thick. From this breakaway test the magnets are derated by 50%. Material thinner than the test plate may be handled safely but consideration must be given to reduced holding capacity of the magnet. As the material becomes thinner, there is less mass the magnetic force has to act on. Always snatch the load as close to the floor as possible to assure positive contact and a clean lift.