Free simulator · Hoisting
Overhead crane: run it from the pendant
A top running bridge crane in a shop bay, with a skid on the hook. Press and hold the pendant buttons to hoist, run the trolley along the bridge and run the bridge along the runway. Let go and it stops. Try fast starts and stops and watch the load swing, then ask for a challenge.
Open full screen · Exam preparation only: on the job, follow the crane's operating manual, your site's rules and the lift plan, and do the start-of-shift check first.
Exam tip: the pendant is hold-to-run. Let go and the motion stops and the hoist brake sets by itself. Stop kills every motion. Before you lift, check the pendant labels match the directions the crane really moves.
What this simulator shows
- The three motions: hoist (up and down), trolley (along the bridge girder) and bridge (along the runway, toward you and away).
- A plan view of the bay from above, so you can see where the hook is over the floor.
- Load swing: start and stop hard and the load keeps going.
- The load against the crane's rating: pick a 1, 2, 3, 5 or 10 ton crane and change the load. A 4,000 lb skid on a 5 ton crane (10,000 lb) is 40 % of its rating.
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