The Power Behind Every Lift

Custom Built Hoists & Endtrucks

Engineered for severe-duty performance and ultimate reliability, Virginia Crane provides high-capacity trolley hoists and precision components built to keep your critical lifting operations moving safely.

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400+ Ton Capacity

Custom Built Hoists

We engineer and manufacture high-performance trolley hoists and heavy-duty structural components designed to thrive in the most demanding industrial environments.

Whether you need a standardized lifting solution or a completely custom-engineered hoist for a unique application, our equipment is built to strict CMAA and AIST standards to ensure maximum safety, durability, and operational uptime.

By utilizing premium materials, precise machining, and advanced control integration, Virginia Crane components minimize mechanical wear and reduce long-term maintenance costs, even in high-cycle, high-heat, or hazardous environments.

Capabilities

  • Custom hoists with capacities ranging from 1 to over 400 tons
  • Savage Series hoists for severe-duty and high-cycle applications
  • Heavy-duty end trucks and railway components
  • CMAA Class A through F and AIST Spec 6 design standards
  • Variable frequency drives (VFD) and flux vector controls
  • Custom lifting attachments, motorized blocks, and rotating hooks
  • Explosion-proof, high-temperature, and severe weather options

Hoists We Manufacture

Built Up Hoist

Built Up Hoist

Custom-engineered for extreme capacities and severe-duty cycles that standard packaged hoists cannot handle.

Savage Series Hoist

Savage Series Hoist

High-capacity hoists deliver rugged durability and low maintenance requirements in high-cycle environments.

Underhung Savage Hoist

Underhung Savage Hoist

Bringing Savage Series reliability to underhung applications, this compact design maximizes floor coverage and overhead clearance for Class D duty cycles.

Dredge Hoist

Dredge Hoist

Purpose-built for marine and excavation environments, our dredge hoists deliver high-capacity lifting, corrosion resistance, and total continuous reliability.

DC Hoist

DC Hoist

Powered by robust DC motors, these hoists deliver precise speed control, massive starting torque, and smooth operation for demanding mill environment needs.

Main/Aux Hoist

Main/Aux Hoist

Combining heavy primary lifting with a fast secondary hook on one trolley, these dual-hoist setups provide ultimate operational efficiency and flexibility.

Rotating Trolley

Rotating Trolley

Featuring full 360-degree rotation capabilities, our rotating trolley hoists allow precise load positioning and orientation in complex manufacturing layouts.

Custom Hoist

Custom Hoist

Fully tailored to your exact operational requirements, our custom hoists handle unique reeving, extreme footprints, non-standard tracks, and harsh environments.

Endtrucks We Manufacture

Plate Fabricated Trucks

Plate Fabricated Trucks

Engineered with heavy-duty welded box plate construction, our plate fabricated end trucks deliver maximum structural rigidity for severe loads.

Equalized 90° MCB

Equalized 90° MCB

Designed for severe mill duty, these equalized end trucks feature 90-degree MCB bearing housings to ensure balanced load distribution and long life.

Equalized w/ AP Bearings

Equalized w/ AP Bearings

Built for heavy-capacity applications, these equalized trucks utilize AP tapered roller bearings for superior load balance, durability, and smooth travel.

Savage Trucks

Savage Trucks

Rated for CMAA Class D service, Savage end trucks feature tubular welded frames, line-bored alignment, and hardened wheels for ultimate reliability.

Hoists & Components

Standard Features

Commercially Available Components
World Class Gearing
Hoist Drum
Maintenance Friendly
01 Commercially Available Components Source your components from multiple sources, at the best prices. No proprietaty mark-ups.
02 World Class Gearing Superior durability and shock load resistance, greater torque.
03 Hoist Drum Machined right and left-hand grooving for true vertical lift, with half-depth grooving for improved wire rope life.
04 Maintenance Friendly Gearbox, motor, drum, brake, and sheave nests located on top of fully decked platform for ease of maintenance.

Customize Your Hoist

Available Features

01
Flame Hardened Drums & Sheaves

Extends wire rope and component life by increasing wear resistance in high-cycle and severe-duty applications.

02
Motorized Lower Block

Provides powered movement of the hook block for improved load positioning and safety.

03
Rotating Trolley

Allows the trolley and multiple hoists / lifting points to rotate a load, typically used with long product.

04
Load Weighing System

Provides real-time load measurement and overload protection with configurable accuracy levels.

05
Below the Hook Devices

Engineered lifting devices tailored to your application, providing safe, efficient, and reliable handling of specialized loads.

50+
Years of Experience In business since 1975
2500+
Crane Systems Installed Across US, Canada and South America.
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Emergency Service Qualified technicians on call

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