mobile crane

Movable hoisting equipment

A mobile crane is a crane mounted on a wheeled or tracked vehicle, allowing it to be driven to different work sites rather than remaining fixed in one location.

Mobile cranes range from small truck-mounted units for light construction to massive all-terrain cranes capable of lifting hundreds of tons: The mobile crane rolled onto the site to set the roof trusses.

machinery

boom

Loud deep sound

  • jibTriangular sail forward
  • hoistRaise with tackle
  • outriggersSide-mounted stabilizing extensions

counterweights · telescopic · hydraulic · winch · pulley · sheave · slewing · turret · hook · cable

types

crawler

Something that inches along

industrial · compact · gantry · straddle · overhead

jobsite

construction

Process of building something

precast · tilt-up · shipyard · refinery · power plant · offshore · infrastructure · heavy lift · module · pipeline

lifting

rigging

Ropes controlling ship sails

tackle · hook · spreader bar · pick · placement · erection · assembly · positioning · clearance · radius

transport

wheeled

Having round rollers attached

chassis · setup · demobilization · escort vehicle · self-propelled

Categories
Opposites
mobility/portability

mobile cranetower crane

Fixed vertical hoisting apparatus

overhead crane

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G