CRANE

REPORTER: CALAMBA JESSON REY A.

 CRANES is a tower or derrick that is equipped
with cables and pulleys that are used to lift and
lower materials. They are commonly used in
industry and in the manufacturing of heavy
equipment.
 TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL CRANES

 MOBILE CRANE
 TELESCOPIC CRANE
 TOWER CRANE
 TRUCK MOUNTED CRANE
 ROUGH TERRAIN CRANE
 LOADER CRANE
 OVERHEAD CRANE
 MOBILE CRANE – are the most standard
and versatile type of crane used in
construction today.
 It is consist of a steel truss or telescopic
boom mounted on a mobile platform.
 TELESCOPIC CRANE – Offer a bottom
that consist of a number of tubes fitted one
inside of the other. A hydraulic mechanism
extends or retracts the tubes to increase or
decrease the length of the boom.
TOWER CRANE – Is a modern form of a
balance crane. When fixed to the ground,
tower cranes will often give the best
combination of height and lifting capacity
and are also used when construction tall
buildings.
TRCUK MOUNTED CRANE(ALSO KNOWN AS
A BOOM TRUCK OR PICKER TRUCK) – are
cranes mounted on a rubber tire truck and provide
great mobility. Outriggers that extend vertically or
horizontally are used to level and stabilize the crane
during hoisting.
ROUGH TERRAIN CRANE – is
crane that is mounted on a
undercarriage with four rubber tires,
designed for operations off road.
 LOADER CRANE( KNOWN AS
FOLDING BOOM CRANE ) – is a
hydraulically powered articulated arm
fitted to a trailer, used to load
equipment onto a trailer.
 OVERHEAD CRANE – also refered to as a
suspended crane, this type is normally used in
a factory, with some of then being able to lift
very heavy loads.
 Larger overhead cranes ( also known as goliath
cranes ) can be found in use in shipyards and
large outdoor maunfaturing plants.