Grapple truck

A loader crane is a loader that is mounted on a commercial vehicle to this load and unload to.

Cranes are hydraulically driven normally. Chance they can be easily detached from the chassis. You are pivotally, some have an endless slewing mechanism. They have one to three joints, a lift arm and none to kick two arms ( Jib ) and one to eight per articulated telescopic shelves.

• A joint allows something easy to lift. This structure is found in cheap small cranes.
• With two joints can be reached directly next to the vehicle with the jib, the entire back of a vehicle or the ground. It is the most common type of construction.
• Three joints are found in large models to accommodate folded on the two hinged arms especially the two telescopic rods. On the other hand, one can get behind so many roof edge. With its length of up to 36 m or 45 m can lift cargo on the roof or on the upper floors of a multistory building. So you get close to the area of ​​use of a mobile crane, and are superior to it in some tight situations.

To control, they are often from both sides of the vehicle via a lever. Some have an additional elevated operator position, especially in specialized timber transport or recycling equipment often with a ( co-rotating ) fit many new models are now available with wireless remote control. In Austria t capacity or a load moment of 10 tm a proof of technical knowledge is required from 5. Apart from a simple crane hooks are often used accessories pallet forks, bucket gripper ( rare grave gripper) for bulk or Rundholzgreifer. A wood transport to the specialized trailers, especially those with Crane, timber trailer is called. Other models have a built-in or mounted on the load hook winch and come so close to the function of a mobile crane.

In addition to road vehicles to find these cranes in the railway sector to train service vehicles such as heavy small car or autotowers with transport platform. You have a partially -built security logic to avoid accidentally get into overhead lines or into oncoming Zuber calibration. Maritime Models are installed on ships or platforms. The smallest hand-operated cranes with a lifting cylinders are rare today.

The loading crane on the truck was introduced by Bussing in 1958 and also grown at a truck.

The world market determine models of the company Palfinger, HIAB, AutogruPM / PM and Fassi and Terex- Atlas (March 2008).