BTH Gear Spreader Beams are available in Standard, Adjustable Swiveling Lug, Collector/Spreader Rings, Sliding Lug, Modular, Telescoping, Lifting Frames and End Cap Systems.

MECS6T

Pipe Insert Size – 3 inch

Sch. 40 Wt. = 7.576 lb/ft

Sch. 80 Wt. = 10.25 lb/ft

A105B A53B

Spreader Span
(ft – in)		 Capacity at 45°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 40		 Capacity at 45°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 80		 Capacity at 60°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 40		 Capacity at 60°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 80		 Weight. Incl.
Shackles
& Pipe (lbs.)
SCH 40		 Weight. Incl.
Shackles
& Pipe (lbs.)
SCH 80		 Length of
Insert
(ft – in)
2’ – 4” * 6  6 6 6 76 81 16”
4’ 6 6 6 6 91 102 36”
6’ 6 6 6 6 106 122 60”
8’ 6 6 6 6 121 143 84”
10’  6 6 6 6 136 163 108”
12’ 6 6 6 6 152 184 132”
14’ 6 6 6 6 167 204 156”
16’ ** 5 6 6 6 182 225 180”

Note – Blue Shaded Area indicates structural limit.

Offset – 6.25
Span Adder per End Cap System = 12.5 inches
Insert Length = Span – 12.5 inches
* – Denotes Minimum Span

Wt. per end cap – 30 lbs.
Top Shackles 3/4″ – 4.75t
Bottom Shackles 5/8″ – 3.25t

MEETS OR EXCEEDS ASME BTH-1 & ASME B30.20 WELDS PER AWS D14.1

MECS12T

Pipe Insert Size – 4 inch

Sch. 40 Wt. = 10.79 lb/ft

Sch. 80 Wt. = 14.98 lb/ft

A105B A53B

Spreader Span
(ft – in)		 Capacity at 45°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 40		 Capacity at 45°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 80		 Capacity at 60°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 40		 Capacity at 60°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 80		 Weight. Incl.
Shackles
& Pipe (lbs.)
SCH 40		 Weight. Incl.
Shackles
& Pipe (lbs.)
SCH 80		 Length of
Insert
(ft – in)
3′ * 12 12 12 12 147 159 20″
4′ 12 12 12 12 157 174 32″
6′ 12 12 12 12 179 204 56″
8′ 12 12 12 12 201 234 80″
10′ 12 12 12 12 222 264 104″
12′ 12 12 12 12 244 294 128″
14′ 12 12 12 12 265 324 152″
16′ 12 12 12 12 288 354 176″
18′ 9 12 12 12 308 384 200″
20′ ** 7 9 12 12 330 414 224″

Note – Blue Shaded Area indicates structural limit.

Offset – 8
Span Adder per End Cap System = 16 inches
Insert Length = Span – 16 inches
* – Denotes Minimum Span

MEETS OR EXCEEDS
ASME BTH-1 & ASME B30.20
WELDS PER AWS D14.1

Wt. per end cap – 50 lbs. | Top Shackles 1″ – 8.5t | Bottom Shackles 7/8″ – 6.5t

MECS20T

Pipe Insert Size – 5 inch

Sch. 40 Wt. = 14.62 lb/ft

Sch. 80 Wt. = 20.78 lb/ft

A105B A53B

Spreader Span
(ft – in)		 Capacity at 45°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 40		 Capacity at 45°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 80		 Capacity at 60°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 40		 Capacity at 60°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 80		 Weight. Incl.
Shackles
& Pipe (lbs.)
SCH 40		 Weight. Incl.
Shackles
& Pipe (lbs.)
SCH 80		 Length of
Insert
(ft – in)
3′ – 8.25″ * 20 20 20 20 258 271 24″
4′ 20 20 20 20 288 312 28″
6′ 20 20 20 20 317 354 52″
8′ 20 20 20 20 346 396 76″
10′ 20 20 20 20 376 437 100″
12′ 20 20 20 20 405 479 124″
14′ 20 20 20 20 434 521 148″
16′ 20 20 20 20 464 562 172″
18′ 20 20 20 20 493 604 196″
20′ 16 20 20 20 522 646 220″
22′ 13 17 20 20 551 687 244″
24′ 10 13 17 20 581 729 268″
25′  ** 9 12 15 20 602 750 280″

Note – Blue Shaded Area indicates structural limit.

Offset – 10.125
Span Adder per End Cap System = 20.25 inches
Insert Length = Span – 20.25 inches
* – Denotes Minimum Span ** – Denotes Maximum Span

MEETS OR EXCEEDS
ASME BTH-1 & ASME B30.20
WELDS PER AWS D14.1

Wt. per end cap – 95 lbs. | Top Shackles 1-3/8″ – 13.25t | Bottom Shackles 1-1/4″ – 12t

MECS35T

Pipe Insert Size – 6 inch

Sch. 40 Wt. = 18.97 lb/ft

Sch. 80 Wt. = 28.57 lb/ft

A105B A53B

Spreader Span
(ft – in)		 Capacity at 45°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 40		 Capacity at 45°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 80		 Capacity at 60°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 40		 Capacity at 60°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 80		 Weight. Incl.
Shackles
& Pipe (lbs.)
SCH 40		 Weight. Incl.
Shackles
& Pipe (lbs.)
SCH 80		 Length of
Insert
(ft – in)
4’+5.25″ * 35 35 35 35 446 472 28″
6′ 35 35 35 35 508 566 47″
8′ 35 35 35 35 546 623 71″
10′ 35 35 35 35 584 680 95″
12′ 35 35 35 35 622 738 119″
14′ 35 35 35 35 660 795 143″
16′ 35 35 35 35 698 852 167″
18′ 35 35 35 35 736 909 191″
20′ 30 35 35 35 774 967 215″
22′ 25 35 35 35 812 1024 239″
24′ 20 29 35 35 850 1081 263″
26′ 16 23 28 35 888 1139 287″
28′ 13 19 23 32 926 1196 311″
30′ ** 10 15 18 26 964 1253 335″

Note – Blue Shaded Area indicates structural limit.

Offset – 12.625
Span Adder per End Cap System = 25.25 inches
Insert Length = Span – 25.25 inches
* – Denotes Minimum Span ** – Denotes Maximum Span

MEETS OR EXCEEDS
ASME BTH-1 & ASME B30.20
WELDS PER AWS D14.1

Wt. per end cap – 180 lbs. | Top Shackles 1-3/4″ – 25t | Bottom Shackles 1-1/2″ – 17t

MECS54T

Pipe Insert Size – 8 inch

Sch. 40 Wt. = 28.55 lb/ft

Sch. 80 Wt. = 20.78 lb/ft

A105B A53B

Spreader Span
(ft – in)		 Capacity at 45°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 40		 Capacity at 45°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 80		 Capacity at 60°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 40		 Capacity at 60°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 80		 Weight. Incl.
Shackles
& Pipe (lbs.)
SCH 40		 Weight. Incl.
Shackles
& Pipe (lbs.)
SCH 80		 Length of
Insert
(ft – in)
4′-5.25″ * 54 54 54 54 806 850 28″
6′ 54 54 54 54 891 980 41″
8′ 54 54 54 54 949 1067 65″
10′ 54 54 54 54 1006 1154 89″
12′ 54 54 54 54 1063 1240 113″
14′ 54 54 54 54 1120 1327 137″
16′ 54 54 54 54 1177 1415 161″
18′ 54 54 54 54 1234 1500 185″
20′ 54 54 54 54 1291 1587 209″
22′ 54 54 54 54 1348 1674 233″
24′ 49 54 54 54 1405 1761 257″
26′ 43 54 54 54 1462 1847 281″
28′ 37 54 54 54 1519 1934 305″
30′ 31 45 54 54 1579 2021 329″
32′ 26 38 46 54 1633 2107 353″
34′ 22 32 38 54 1690 2194 377″
36′ 18 26 32 45 1747 2281 401″
38′ ** 15 22 27 38 1804 2367 425″

Note – Blue Shaded Area indicates structural limit.

Offset – 15.75
Span Adder per End Cap System = 31.5 inches
Insert Length = Span – 31.5 inches
* – Denotes Minimum Span ** – Denotes Maximum Span

MEETS OR EXCEEDS
ASME BTH-1 & ASME B30.20
WELDS PER AWS D14.1

Wt. per end cap – 300 lbs. | Top Shackles 2″ – 35t | Bottom Shackles 1-3/4″ – 25t

MECS77T

Pipe Insert Size – 10 inch

Sch. 40 Wt. = 40.48 lb/ft

Sch. 80 Wt. = 64.33 lb/ft

A105B A53B

Spreader Span
(ft – in)		 Capacity at 45°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 40		 Capacity at 45°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 80		 Capacity at 60°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 40		 Capacity at 60°
Sling Angle
(Tons)
SCH 80		 Weight. Incl.
Shackles
& Pipe (lbs.)
SCH 40		 Weight. Incl.
Shackles
& Pipe (lbs.)
SCH 80		 Length of
Insert
(ft – in)
6′-2.5″ * 77 77 77 77 1136 1216 40″
8′ 77 77 77 77 1325 1515 62″
10′ 77 77 77 77 1405 1644 86″
12′ 77 77 77 77 1486 1772 110″
14′ 77 77 77 77 1567 1901 134″
16′ 77 77 77 77 1648 2029 158″
18′ 77 77 77 77 1729 2158 182″
20 77 77 77 77 1810 2286 206″
22′ 77 77 77 77 1891 2415 230″
24′ 77 77 77 77 1972 2543 254″
26′ 77 77 77 77 2052 2672 278″
28′ 75 77 77 77 2133 2800 302″
30′ 66 77 77 77 2214 2929 326″
32′ 58 77 77 77 2295 3057 350″
34′ 51 77 77 77 2376 3186 374″
36′ 45 67 77 77 2457 3314 398″
38′ 39 58 67 77 2538 3443 422″
40′ 33 50 57 77 2619 3571 446″
42′ 28 42 49 77 2700 3700 470″
44′ 24 36 42 63 2780 3828 494″
46′ 21 31 36 54 2861 3957 518″
48′ ** 18 26 31 46 2942 4085 542″

Note – Blue Shaded Area indicates structural limit.

Offset – 17.25 inches
Span Adder per End Cap System = 34.5 inches
Insert Length = Span – 34.5 inches
* – Denotes Minimum Span

MEETS OR EXCEEDS
ASME BTH-1 & ASME B30.20
WELDS PER AWS D14.1

Wt. per end cap – 430 lbs. | Top Shackles 2-1/2″ – 55t | Bottom Shackles 2″ – 35t

LARGER CAPACITIES AVAILABLE