How Much Can It Really Lift? Understanding Crane Capacity

How Much Can It Really Lift? Understanding Crane Capacity

When someone asks, “How much can it lift?” the answer isn’t always as simple as a single number. Just like a forklift’s capacity changes depending on the load center, a crane’s lifting capacity depends on several factors. Load weight, load dimensions, pick radius, boom configuration, and

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Featured Machine: JMG MC100.08

Featured Machine: JMG MC100.08

Not every lifting application requires the largest crane on the market. In many industrial environments, the ability to work efficiently in confined spaces is just as important as raw lifting capacity. That’s exactly where the JMG MC100.08 shines. The MC100.08 is a fully-electric pick & carry

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Understanding Ground Pressure: An Overlooked Factor in Heavy Lifting

Understanding Ground Pressure: An Overlooked Factor in Heavy Lifting

When evaluating lifting equipment, most people focus on one number first: lifting capacity. While capacity is certainly important, there’s another specification that can have just as much impact on whether a machine can safely perform a job—ground pressure. Ground pressure refers to how much force a

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Tight Spaces Don’t Mean Small Jobs

Tight Spaces Don’t Mean Small Jobs

When people think about lifting heavy equipment, they often picture massive cranes operating on large construction sites. In reality, many of the toughest lifting challenges happen indoors, where space is limited and every inch matters. Manufacturing plants, machine shops, warehouses, power generation facilities, and maintenance departments

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Where JMG Cranes Excel: Tight Spaces, Big Lifts

Where JMG Cranes Excel: Tight Spaces, Big Lifts

Not every lifting challenge happens in an open warehouse or on a construction site. Many of the most demanding jobs take place inside active manufacturing facilities, maintenance shops, power plants, aerospace facilities, and machine shops where available space is limited and production can’t simply stop. These

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