Macton Corporation

Macton custom-engineered hoist systems let you choose from a wide selection of synchronized mechanical screw lift components, gear ratios, controls and power options – as a result, all hoist systems are tailored to job-specific configuration and capacity specifications. Our car hoists are designed for a variety of car types, from single units, married pairs and articulated cars, Macton hoist systems support a broad range of lift height, weight and vehicle dimensions. Macton even designs lifts to accommodate multiple vehicle types on the same lift systems. Installations are customized to each specific set of fleet, customer and installation requirements. System pre-assembly and testing at the Macton factory translates into significantly higher quality for all hoist systems installed at our customer’s facilities. Shallow Pit Car Hoists – Macton pioneered the development of shallow pit car hoist installations, with a pit depth of only 3'6". This approach offers considerable savings on excavation, construction and installation compared to conventional deep pit design. This is especially true with facilities located in high-water areas since deep pit systems may require much more extensive drainage systems versus the shallow pit system. In addition, ongoing maintenance is simpler and less costly with the shallow pit design; the screws are housed in a caisson that is filled with oil to provide continuous oil bath lubrication to the screw and nut. When the screw is protected from the environment by the caisson and continuously lubricated as it is with the shallow pit system, the wear life of the nut and screw may be more than doubled when compared to the deep pit design in which the screws are exposed to the harsh shop environment and not oil-bath-lubricated. The shallow-pit design is also less susceptible to damage from workers’ tools or shop debris falling into a deep pit with exposed screws. In addition, it eliminates the need to perform maintenance in what OSHA defines as a “confined space”. Due to these various advantages, the vast majority of new systems being built by transit authorities are designed with a shallow-pit design. The "shallow pit" concept is available in conventional or C-frame configurations.