1. Technical Field
Aspects of this document relate generally to cranes. More specific implementations involve davit cranes and gantry cranes.
2. Background Art
Cranes are used in many industries for a variety of applications. Typically, a crane is used to hold, lift, or lower a load and/or to move the load to another location. Various types of cranes exist, such as overhead or bridge cranes, mobile (such as truck-mounted) cranes, side-lift cranes, rough terrain cranes, all terrain cranes, pick and carry cranes, carry deck cranes, crawler cranes, railroad cranes, and the like. Many cranes operate with a winch and/or with a wire, rope, chain or other device which sits in a sheave or other loop or device for lowering or lifting a load.