VENTURO CRANE EASES WORKLOAD FOR CONCRETE PROVIDER

INTRODUCTION

Stachler Concrete, Inc. is a family-owned and operated concrete provider in St. Henry, Ohio. They specialize in residential and commercial interior and exterior concrete and stone work.

THE CHALLENGE

Stachler Concrete handles the footing, foundation walls, basement flooring, patios, driveways, sidewalks and more.

Andy Stachler, owner of Stachler Concrete needed to replace an outdated Auto Crane to continue keeping his projects on track. He needed a new crane with a smaller footprint that had the capabilities to not only move heavy slabs and other stone products, but to pick up heavy-duty equipment and power trowels, floor saws and generators.

THE VENTURO SOLUTION

Stachler discovered Venco Venturo through an online search and was pleasantly surprised to learn they were also located in Ohio.

Through his research, Stachler found that the Venturo ET6K would be an efficient and powerful crane to meet the needs of his concrete construction business. The crane has the small footprint he wanted, is budget-friendly and easy to use.

Stachler purchased the Venturo ET6K electric crane, which comes equipped with the following:

•        Capacity overload shutoff system

•        50 feet of 3/16” aircraft-quality wire rope

•        Remote pendant with 20-foot cord

•        Load block with swivel hook and safety latch

•        Master disconnect switch

•        25-foot battery cable

The ET6K falls outside OSHA regulations for certified crane operators, allowing any operator to use the crane on the jobsite. The team at Venturo also provides training on every crane.

CONCLUSION

The Venturo ET6K crane enables Stachler Concrete operators to pick up objects and equipment weighing up to 500 lbs.

Stachler said it needs only a single operator who often also has to pick up heavy tools and equipment with the boom.

“It saves physical labor and offers relief on the lifting employees have to do that involves their legs and back,” Stachler said. “Instead of needing two people to lift 150 to 200 pounds of equipment, we have one person do the lifting without exerting as much physical effort. It also enables us to be more efficient with our crews as we don’t have to assign two people to a job site when the crane can do the work.”

Due to its small footprint, the Venturo ET6K is easy to mount on a truck.

“If I want to switch to another truck, it doesn’t take much to do that. It offers more flexibility if I decide to sell a truck, but I’d still want to keep the crane.”