Electric Chain Hoists (LX)
80 years of British engineering, delivered and supported via local US partners.
The Street LX: Our Smallest Hoist, Built for Maximum Reliability and Endurance.
The LX electric chain hoist is built around a highly modular and versatile platform, offering a wide range of hoist and trolley configurations to suit different lifting requirements. The range is available in capacities from 275 lb up to 5 tons, with compatibility across most supply voltages and options for single or dual-speed operation. Hoists can be specified in standard headroom configurations or low-headroom designs with chain diverter, making them suitable for applications where usable hook height is important.
LX hoists are available for eye suspension or with powered, push, or hand-geared trolleys. All capacities are available in M5, FEM 2m, duty classification, with a wide selection of lifting speeds. Standard models are manufactured with rated capacities in US tons, helping simplify specification for American crane builders and end users.
For loads from 5 to 80 tons, explore our ZX electric wire rope hoists, engineered for reliable, controlled lifting across everyday industrial applications. For heavier-duty requirements from 80 to 250 tons, our VX open winch hoists provide the strength, precision and service accessibility required for demanding process and high-capacity lifting.
LX hoist key features
The LX Range
LX Hoist with Powered Trolley
The most popular LX hoist configuration is designed for use on single girder overhead cranes, jib cranes, and monorails. The LX chain hoist is suspended from a four‑wheeled trolley, powered via a flange-mounted gearbox by a two-speed electric motor with an adjustable brake. The wheels are machined from steel with a single flange and a slight radius on the running surface to ensure reliable contact when operating on either flat or tapered beam flanges. Two wheels are driven to provide consistent traction, even on uneven running surfaces.
Standard Features
- Long-life hoist disc brake
- True vertical lift (zero hook drift throughout the hook travel)
- Dual-speed hoist and trolley
- 48-volt push-button pendant control
- Torque-limiting slipping clutch
- Compact side hook approaches to optimize hook coverage of the working area
- Overload protection via torque-limiting clutch in the hoist mechanism
- CNC-machined chain sprocket
- Hardened and heat-treated gears
- DIN-standard hook with spring-loaded safety latch
- High-tensile, zinc-coated lifting chain.
LX Hoist with Manual Push Trolley
This LX hoist configuration is suited to monorail applications requiring powered lifting with manual push travel. The LX chain hoist is suspended from a four‑wheeled manual trolley. The wheels are machined from steel with a single flange and a slight radius on the running surface to ensure reliable contact when operating on either flat or tapered beam flanges. Manual push travel allows precise positioning and helps prevent load drag.
Standard Features
- Long-life hoist disc brake
- True vertical lift (zero hook drift throughout the hook travel)
- Dual-speed hoist with manual trolley
- 48-volt push-button pendant control
- Torque-limiting slipping clutch
- Compact side hook approaches to optimize hook coverage of the working area
- Overload protection via torque-limiting clutch in the hoist mechanism
- CNC-machined chain sprocket
- Hardened and heat-treated gears
- DIN-standard hook with spring-loaded safety latch
- High-tensile, zinc-coated lifting chain.
LX Hoist with Hook Suspension
LX Hoist with Hook Suspension Hook suspension LX chain hoists are often the best solution when fixed position powered hoisting is required and they can be mounted on a wide variety of structures. However they are also used extensively on various brands of light track systems where manufacturers supply monorails and light cranes with powered or manual trolleys with a hook mounting facility but no hoist.
Standard features
- Long life hoist disc brake
- True vertical lift (zero hook drift throughout the hook stroke)
- Dual speed hoist. 48 volt push button pendant control
- Torque limiting slipping clutch. Compact side hook approaches to optimise hook coverage of the working area
- Overload protection by torque limiting clutch in the hoist mechanism
- CNC machined chain sprocket. Hardened and heat treated gears.
- DIN standard hook with spring loaded safety catch
- High tensile zinc coated lifting chain.
LX Hoist with Eye Suspension
Eye Suspension
LX chain hoists with eye suspension are designed for similar applications to hook suspension units, but they provide a lower headroom solution to help maximize lift height in restricted headroom conditions.
Standard Features
- Long-life hoist disc brake
- True vertical lift (zero hook drift throughout the hook travel)
- Dual-speed hoist
- 48-volt push-button pendant control
- Torque-limiting slipping clutch
- Compact side hook approaches to optimize hook coverage of the working area
- Overload protection via torque-limiting clutch in the hoist mechanism
- CNC-machined chain sprocket
- Hardened and heat-treated gears
- DIN-standard hook with spring-loaded safety latch
- High-tensile, zinc-coated lifting chain
The LX Range
LX Hoist with Powered Trolley
The most popular LX hoist configuration is designed for use on single girder overhead cranes, jib cranes, and monorails. The LX chain hoist is suspended from a four‑wheeled trolley, powered via a flange-mounted gearbox by a two-speed electric motor with an adjustable brake. The wheels are machined from steel with a single flange and a slight radius on the running surface to ensure reliable contact when operating on either flat or tapered beam flanges. Two wheels are driven to provide consistent traction, even on uneven running surfaces.
Standard Features
- Long-life hoist disc brake
- True vertical lift (zero hook drift throughout the hook travel)
- Dual-speed hoist and trolley
- 48-volt push-button pendant control
- Torque-limiting slipping clutch
- Compact side hook approaches to optimize hook coverage of the working area
- Overload protection via torque-limiting clutch in the hoist mechanism
- CNC-machined chain sprocket
- Hardened and heat-treated gears
- DIN-standard hook with spring-loaded safety latch
- High-tensile, zinc-coated lifting chain.
LX Hoist with Manual Push Trolley
This LX hoist configuration is suited to monorail applications requiring powered lifting with manual push travel. The LX chain hoist is suspended from a four‑wheeled manual trolley. The wheels are machined from steel with a single flange and a slight radius on the running surface to ensure reliable contact when operating on either flat or tapered beam flanges. Manual push travel allows precise positioning and helps prevent load drag.
Standard Features
- Long-life hoist disc brake
- True vertical lift (zero hook drift throughout the hook travel)
- Dual-speed hoist with manual trolley
- 48-volt push-button pendant control
- Torque-limiting slipping clutch
- Compact side hook approaches to optimize hook coverage of the working area
- Overload protection via torque-limiting clutch in the hoist mechanism
- CNC-machined chain sprocket
- Hardened and heat-treated gears
- DIN-standard hook with spring-loaded safety latch
- High-tensile, zinc-coated lifting chain.
LX Hoist with Hook Suspension
LX Hoist with Hook Suspension Hook suspension LX chain hoists are often the best solution when fixed position powered hoisting is required and they can be mounted on a wide variety of structures. However they are also used extensively on various brands of light track systems where manufacturers supply monorails and light cranes with powered or manual trolleys with a hook mounting facility but no hoist.
Standard features
- Long life hoist disc brake
- True vertical lift (zero hook drift throughout the hook stroke)
- Dual speed hoist. 48 volt push button pendant control
- Torque limiting slipping clutch. Compact side hook approaches to optimise hook coverage of the working area
- Overload protection by torque limiting clutch in the hoist mechanism
- CNC machined chain sprocket. Hardened and heat treated gears.
- DIN standard hook with spring loaded safety catch
- High tensile zinc coated lifting chain.
LX Hoist with Eye Suspension
Eye Suspension
LX chain hoists with eye suspension are designed for similar applications to hook suspension units, but they provide a lower headroom solution to help maximize lift height in restricted headroom conditions.
Standard Features
- Long-life hoist disc brake
- True vertical lift (zero hook drift throughout the hook travel)
- Dual-speed hoist
- 48-volt push-button pendant control
- Torque-limiting slipping clutch
- Compact side hook approaches to optimize hook coverage of the working area
- Overload protection via torque-limiting clutch in the hoist mechanism
- CNC-machined chain sprocket
- Hardened and heat-treated gears
- DIN-standard hook with spring-loaded safety latch
- High-tensile, zinc-coated lifting chain
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