be ahead of the curve when it comes to our online presence. We also focus more and more on safety.” Marketplace demands notwithstanding, JET’s most popular lifting products are lever hoists—due to their broad range of use. “Tey can be used in oil & gas, construction, and metal work,” noted Stratton. “And we strive to be a full line supplier for hoists to the market, so we do carry many other products in our line.” Driven by customer input, JET Lever Hoists
are available from 1/4-ton to 9-ton capacities, with optional overload protection, and ship yard hooks. Tey also offer up to 20 feet of lift and can be ordered with custom lifts. Each JET Lever Hoist complies with OSHA and ANSI/ASME HST-3 standards, and are designed with industry-first innovations. To make the hoists easier to use, JET utilizes an off-set handle, grade 100 chain, with a coating to prevent corrosion over time, as well as cast latches— for durability in the field. JET also offers overload protection and a fused break system, guaranteed for life. “Additionally, all L-100 chain hoists with overload protection come standard with a slip clutch mechanism
TO MAKE THE HOISTS EASIER TO USE, JET UTILIZES AN OFF-SET HANDLE, GRADE 100 CHAIN, WITH A COATING TO PREVENT CORROSION OVER TIME, AS WELL AS CAST LATCHES—FOR DURABILITY IN THE FIELD. JET ALSO OFFERS OVERLOAD PROTECTION AND A FUSED BREAK SYSTEM, GUARANTEED FOR LIFE.
that keeps users from lifting loads above the rated capacity—keeping the hoist from breaking as well as keeping the user safe,” emphasized Stratton. “If the user lifts a load outside the rated capacity, the hoist will stop moving, telling the user it’s overloaded. Tey can then lower the load, get the right size hoist for the job at hand, and safely get back to work. Te great thing is, the clutch will reset itself and be ready for another job—so that means no additional service costs or pulling the hoist out of the field, both of which can be costly.” Te fused break system, added Stratton, is a major component that combines the braking material and ratchet gear to comprise the safest braking system in the industry. “JET backs this fused brake with a lifetime replacement warranty. Moreover, L-100 chain hoists with overload protection are available in sizes ranging from a quarter-ton up to twenty-ton in standard lifts of ten, fifteen, twenty, and thirty feet, but custom sizes are also available.”
JET also offers hoist safety training—the only company in the industry to offer it.
FABRIC AND CULTURE Long-time JET customer, Tomas Shannon, of Shannon Hardware, a family owned, fifth-generation industrial supply store out of Morgan City, Louisiana, admitted he can barely keep JET products on the shelves. “We’ve been doing business with JET for as long
“BOTTOM LINE—WE LOOK TO TAKE CARE OF OUR CUSTOMERS. THAT LOOKS DIFFERENT TODAY THAN IT DID EVEN A DECADE AGO. WITH THE ADVENT OF DIGITAL SHOPPING, WE’VE TRANSFORMED TO BE AHEAD OF THE CURVE WHEN IT COMES TO OUR ONLINE PRESENCE. WE ALSO FOCUS MORE AND MORE ON SAFETY.”
as I can remember,” he confirmed. “Tey just offer great all-around reliability. We’ve been dealing with them for so long, it’s just second-nature at this point. We know and trust what we’re getting from them, and so do our customers.” To Stratton’s point, Shannon sells quite a few JET chain hoists. “Again, we really have trouble keeping them in stock. Overall, we sell mostly lifting products from JET; we dabble into metalworking, but it’s mainly lifting—marine and oil field folks, some ship building.” In Shannon’s opinion, it’s all about reliability and cost with JET. “You know you’re going to get a quality product at a fair market value. Your customers know it. Te industry knows it.”
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