Manhole Ring Lifters

With our mechanical manhole ring lifter, a single excavator or crane operator can lift, lower, and release precast concrete manhole rings up to 2500kg without anyone climbing onto trailers or entering the excavation.

Typical Applications

• Offloading concrete manhole rings from delivery lorries
• Building deep foul and surface water manholes
• Installing catchpits, wet wells, and inspection chambers inside manhole boxes
• Handling solid concrete rings that have no cast-in lifting pin holes

Automatic Grip and Release

Manhole ring lifters are hung directly off an excavator's lifting point or from a crane hook on a drop chain. There are no hydraulic hoses or cables to connect.

To attach, the operator lowers the grab into an upright concrete ring until contact with the rim of the ring unlatches the radial arms. When the machine or chain then takes up the weight, the serrated feet push outward and bite into the inside wall of the ring.

Once the operator seats the ring on the base or the ring below, they simply lower the hook slightly to slacken the chain and re-latch the arms. They can then lift the grab straight out for the next section.

Ring Lifters vs Lifting Pins and Gully Clamps

On standard 900mm to 1500mm chamber builds, you can place rings faster with a self-clamping lifter because the mechanism engages automatically and needs no pre-formed holes in the concrete.

If your precast rings have cast-in pin holes and weigh up to 1500kg, you can use manhole ring lifting pins on a chain sling for a lighter, lower-cost setup. For precast concrete road gully pots, tapered manhole cones, and un-holed manhole rings where an internal spider will not fit, we also supply gully and manhole clamps in 1.5-tonne and 3-tonne capacities that grip across both the inner and outer wall.

Common Questions

Hire or Buy Manhole Ring Lifters

We supply manhole ring lifters for sale or hire across the UK, dispatched with current LOLER test certificates from our depots in Bristol, Cardiff, and London. We can also supply manhole boxes, manhole shutters and lifting chains. To get a quote, contact your nearest depot.