Truck mounted crane types. Different versions of the truck mounted crane exist. It is mostly used in offshore construction and they are specialized in the lifting of heavy loads. Truck mounted cranes are outfitted with counterweights and outriggers for stabilization allowing them to move slowly while carrying a large load. The capacity of these cranes rarely exceed 50 ton capacity.
A sidelifter crane is permanently mounted on the top. They are also used when constructing tall buildings. Rough terrain ones tend to have a base that resembles the bottom of a 4 wheel drive vehicle and outriggers also stabilize them. A tower crane is considered to be a modern form of a balance crane.
It is also called crane ship crane vessel or floating crane. For example special truck mounted cranes are used for the inspection maintenance and building of bridges. They can also be used to load or unload ships or lift sunken ships from the water. As mentioned above their versatility is found in their mobility and reach.
They have a large capacity of about. They tend to be used in rough terrain as the name suggests and are frequently used to pick up and transport. Truck mounted cranes amount for approximately 75 percent of all cranes in service today. They are fixed and therefore can not be rotated.
Truck mounted crane also known as boom truck or picker truck boom trucks or picker trucks are cranes mounted on a rubber tire truck and provide great mobility. The truck mounted version generally has outriggers to increase its stability. Truck mounted and rough terrain cranes are both essentially mobile as well.