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Why Powered Hoists?

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Why Powered Hoists?

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Apart from saving manual effort, the powered options may be much quicker. Where it can take minutes to raise a load with a geared manual hoist, this can be seconds with a powered version. Still, extreme speed may not be possible or desired with some loads. Nonetheless, you may need a powered hoist even with intermittent use. Cranes take up valuable floor space and may prevent other traffic from moving on the shop floor. You want to lift and leave.