"SPREADER BEAM" . "Incomplete" . . "RDS1325712361" . "A 'beam' for spacing the chains or cables hanging from the boom of a crane." . "SPREADER BEAM" . "2010.01.15" . "Derived from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/spreader+beam|Beams have top rigging and direct most of load stress through the rigging directly to the hooks.|Structurally spreader beams spread load and are not designed to equally handle load stress at all points across beam spread.|The greater distance between the hoist and the load (due to top rigging) gives these beams greater stability." . "RDS" . "mvsen" . "mvsen" .