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Electric Power Bar Dolly System: How to Safely Move Heavy Equipment Moving heavy equipment across a jobsite requires the right combination of control, force, and load-moving equipment. An electric power bar dolly system is designed to help move heavy items horizontally when used with compatible rotating skates, tank rollers, or air skates. Unlike a lifting […]
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How LGH Maintains the Highest Standards in Rental Fleet Equipment Since opening our U.S. operations in 1990, LGH has taken a strategic, disciplined approach to building and maintaining our rental fleet. At the core of that strategy is a simple principle: consistency and quality across every location. This ensures that no matter where our customers […]
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Equipment failure can cause catastrophic damage, including injury and even death. At LGH, we test and certify every single piece of equipment before it leaves our warehouses.
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Types of Hydraulic Pumps for Industrial Jacks: How to Choose the Right Setup Industrial hydraulic jacking applications depend on more than the jack or cylinder itself. The pump, hoses, valves, gauges, manifolds, and controls all affect how the system performs. That is why choosing the right hydraulic pump matters. The best pump for the job […]
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LGH President Tony Fiscelli on the Importance of Lift Safety in the Rental Industry In our industry, lift safety is not optional. It is essential. At LGH, we understand that the equipment we provide is used in some of the most demanding environments in the country, including power plants, refineries, construction sites, manufacturing facilities, and […]
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Never get complacent or lax in following operating and hoist safety procedures. Almost two-thirds of accidents, 74 percent, happen during routine operations!
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Reflecting on LGH’s 25th Anniversary: A Message from Tony Fiscelli
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Load Weight Formula: How to Estimate Load Weight for Lifting Before any lift begins, crews need to understand what they are lifting. Estimating the weight of a load is one of the first steps in lift planning because load weight affects the crane, hoist, rigging hardware, sling selection, load monitoring equipment, and overall lifting method. […]
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What Thanksgiving 2015 Means to LGH Every year just before Thanksgiving, I try and reflect on some of the things I should be thankful for from this past year. Thanksgiving is always a busy time for many people and not to mention, it appears we’re going to have a “white” Thanksgiving from all of the […]
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Air Chain Hoist Inspection: How LGH Tests and Certifies Hoists Air chain hoists are built for demanding lifting applications, but like any lifting equipment, they need proper inspection, testing, and maintenance before use. For rental equipment, that process is especially important because each hoist may return from a different jobsite, application, and work environment. At […]
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