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Construction cranes are a common sight on building sites. They are used for heavy lifting jobs at heights people can’t reach. These tasks include lifting, lowering, and moving material in all possible directions. The strength of the building crane is that it can lift loads that human hands never could. A building crane is always operated by a qualified crane operator who needs to have a good understanding of the functioning, possibilities, and impossibilities of a crane.

A construction crane is built up from various components, which together ensure that it is a strong and stable machine, which can lift the required weight, won’t fall over, and won’t break. Cranes exist in many types and sizes, each of which consists of separate components. A construction crane has a steel horizontal (The MAST is usually a vertical boom?) boom, called the mast, which is encased in a concrete base. In a regular (construction) crane this is built up from the ground out of several components and ensures stability from the bottom up. After that the base is weighted using concrete plates.

At its top, the mast has a second steel boom, called the jib. A hook hangs from this jib, sometimes with cables, or a trolley on rails. The hook can be operated with a winch, while the trolley on rails can be moved closer or further from the mast. The construction crane is operated from a cabin at the base of the first boom, the mast. In mobile construction cranes, there is no base that attaches to the ground, instead a counter-weight is fitted to the upper frame, so that the crane won’t fall over or otherwise be unable to do its job.

Mobile construction cranes, tow trucks and crawler tractors can be found on Tradus. In addition, there is a category for other construction cranes available. Liebherr, Grove, Terex, and Hitachi are frequently featured makes offered for sale by current owners of used construction cranes. Other makes that feature regularly in the adverts include Potain, Genie, Demag, Faun, and PPM.

Latest industry news

Tadano Mantis Corporation is introducing the new GTC-1600 at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020. The 160 US ton model will expand the GTC product line to six machines. - Tue, 31 Mar 2020 02:20:00 CEST

The digitization of the working world has long become an integral part of the crane industry. - Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:45:00 CEST

Al Faris Group has placed an order with Liebherr for 69 mobile and crawler cranes. The crane company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has ordered cranes worth around 80 million euros. - Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:43:00 CEST