An Acrow prop or BS prop is a piece of construction equipment. It is a telescopic tubular steel prop, used as a temporary support. A jackscrew is similar but not as long and not telescopic. Acrow props are adjustable for height in two ways: a loose pin through a series of holes in the inner tube gives a wide range of coarse adjustment and a large diameter screw thread formed on the outside of the tube itself provides a fine adjustment over a short range. The screw thread also allows the props to be tightened when already in place, to adjust the load that each one bears.
An Acrow prop or BS prop is a piece of construction equipment. It is a telescopic tubular steel prop, used as a temporary support. A jackscrew is similar but not as long and not telescopic. Acrow props are adjustable for height in two ways: a loose pin through a series of holes in the inner tube gives a wide range of coarse adjustment and a large diameter screw thread formed on the outside of the tube itself provides a fine adjustment over a short range. The screw thread also allows the props to be tightened when already in place, to adjust the load that each one bears.