Buy it now and receive it between Tuesday, 22 September and Thursday, 24 September with Ontime
FG18 MODEL | SS201 STAINLESS BODY |
2 PAIRS TOOTHED JAWS | WOOD HAND GRIP |
FG18 frame grip with an SS201 stainless-steel frame, wooden hand grip and two pairs of toothed jaws that hold the frame top bar at two points.
It lifts a frame after it has been freed. It does not replace a hive tool: pulling while propolis still locks the lugs loads both frame and mechanism.
01 · PREPARE THE FRAME
Create working space by shifting a side frame, then free both lugs with a hive tool. Never use the jaws as a pry bar or try to tear out a frame that is still stuck.
02 · GRIP AND LIFT
Lower the grip centrally over the top bar and check that both jaw pairs seat without trapping bees. Lift slowly by the wooden grip; the linkage closes the jaws. Test the hold a few centimetres above the box, then raise vertically without swinging or twisting and guide with your free hand. Set the frame down fully before release.
03 · BEFORE YOU BUY
LTA lists FG18 for Langstroth and Dadant frames, but Benefitbee gives no jaw-opening range, accepted top-bar thickness or rated load. Verify the actual fit before lifting a loaded frame. Remove wax and propolis from teeth and pivots, dry the metal and wood, and inspect springs, fasteners, play and deformation before reuse.
| SUITABLE | Movable Langstroth or Dadant frames whose top bar seats in all four jaws. |
| CHECK | Jaw opening, top-bar thickness, spring condition and symmetrical closure before loading. |
| DO NOT USE | As a hive tool, on stuck frames, for hive bodies, several frames or unrelated loads. |
| Model | FG18 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer / original brand | Shenzhen Benefitbee Bee Industry Co., Ltd. · Benefitbee |
| LTA trade name | Beemaster |
| Stated material | SS201 stainless steel + wooden hand grip |
| Visible mechanism | Two spring-loaded linkages · four toothed jaws |
| Grip point | Frame top bar · two clamping zones |
| LTA application | Langstroth and Dadant frames |
| Companion tool | Hive tool to break the propolis seal before lifting |
| Supplied | One FG18 frame grip |
| Not documented | Jaw opening · accepted thickness · rated load · dimensions · disinfection protocol |

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