mobile cranes
Wheeled hoisting machines
Mobile cranes are cranes mounted on wheeled or tracked vehicles, able to move under their own power rather than remaining fixed in place.
They range from small truck-mounted units for construction sites to massive all-terrain cranes that can lift hundreds of tons: The mobile crane positioned the HVAC unit on the roof.
Their portability makes them essential for jobs requiring temporary lifting capacity at multiple locations.
- outriggersSide-mounted stabilizing extensions
- liftingRaising something heavy
- heavy liftDifficult logistical challenge
- articulatingExpressing clearly in speech
- telescopicExtending via nested tubes
hoist · crawlers · rough terrain · hydraulic · chassis · counterweights · derricks · boom · spreader bars · gantries · slewing · construction safety · lifting capacity · cherry pickers · mechanical advantage · rigging · winches · jib
- heavy equipmentexcavator, excavators, bulldozers, loader, backhoe
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