Acrow Props for Sale
Australian Scaffold has a complete range of Acrow Props for sale.
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An Acrow prop is telescopic tubular steel (height adjustable) piece of construction equipment and is used as temporary support. Acrow props are known by several names including shore prop, acro prop, acro jack, adjustable prop and post shores. Height is adjustable by a wide diameter screw thread which is on the outside of the tube. The use of a screw thread means that the props are able to be tightened when already in place, which allows the user to adjust the load that each one bears. The safe working load (SWL) that each Acrow Prop can bear depends on the size.
Acrow props are used mainly for shoring to provide temporary support during building repair or alteration work for overhead structures during construction. Typical use is to support an existing vertical beam whilst supports are removed or restored. Strong boys are used when masonry itself is to be supported; the strong boy is positioned into the bed joints. Then, an Acrow prop is put in place. Existing windows or doorways may also be supported directly or using strong boys. The base and top plates of Acrow props have a 150mm x 150mm surface area, so they are great for supporting a vertical load but are at risk of toppling if there is any sideways force. If this is a possibility, props should be strutted or braced with scaffolding tubes. Although the original Acrow prop was only envisioned for vertical support, the range has since been expanded. Shoring ‘push and pull’ props with swivelling footplates are used to support concrete formwork. Trench struts are used for shoring horizontal trench work. These are similar but have a ‘claw’ form to their baseplates.
- being both a scaffolding and a propping system it is economic and versatile
- it has extremely high strength capacity values, is self-supporting and is quick to install
- with lifts of 2.0 metres – up to 45 kN per standard
- with lifts of 1.5 metres – up to 60 kN per standard
- with lifts of 1.0 metres – up to 70 kN per standard
- using Layher’s reinforced base jacks and U head jacks
- additional bracing (ledgers and diagonals), and / or
- joining standards with our unique twin wedge couplers