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The XGC88000 crawler crane, unlike the majority of crawler cranes, comes in two sections. The primary section consists of the crane itself, which boasts a maximum boom length of 144 meters, a maximum total length of 173 meters (including the counterweight radius), a maximum height (when fully erect) of 108 meters, a lifting capacity ranging between 3,600 and 4,000 tons [10] [11] [12] (although ...
Prior to the cranes for Sleipnir, the largest bearings Huisman had used for tub-mounted cranes were only 12 m (39 ft) in diameter. [5] The crane house is secured to the foundation using 1,100 bolts 82 mm (3.2 in) in diameter, each weighing more than 40 kg (88 lb), and held in place by nuts.
The Guinness World Records state that Taisun holds the world record for "heaviest weight lifted by crane", set on April 18, 2008 at 20,133 metric tonnes (44,385,667.25 lb) by lifting a barge, ballasted with water. [3] However, it was surpassed by the Honghai Crane when the new crane was completed in 2014, with a lift capacity at 22,000 tonnes. [5]
Greco-Roman Trispastos ("Three-pulley-crane"), a simple crane type (150 kg load) A crane for lifting heavy loads was developed by the Ancient Greeks in the late 6th century BC. [7] The archaeological record shows that no later than c. 515 BC distinctive cuttings for both lifting tongs and lewis irons begin to appear on stone blocks of Greek ...
A mobile crane is a cable-controlled crane mounted on crawlers or rubber-tired carriers or a hydraulic-powered crane with a telescoping boom mounted on truck-type carriers or as self-propelled models. [1] They are designed to easily transport [2] to a site and use with different types of load and cargo with little or no setup or assembly.
The Lampson LTL-2600 or Transilift 2600 is a super-heavy mobile crane. With an ultimate load capability of over 2,600 short tons-force (2,400,000 kg f), it is among the largest land-based mobile crawler cranes in existence in terms of capacity. [4] It has a maximum boom length of 460 feet (140 m) and maximum jib length of 240 feet (73 m). [5]
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A modern container crane capable of lifting two 20-foot (6.1 m) long containers at once (end to end) under the telescopic spreader will generally have a rated lifting capacity of 65 tonnes. Some new cranes have a 120-tonne load capacity, enabling them to lift up to four 20-foot (6.1 m) or two 40-foot (12 m) containers.