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This material is copyright - all rights reserved. Reproduced under licence from The <strong>Steel</strong> Construction Institute on 12/2/2007<br />

To buy a hardcopy version of this document call 01344 872775 or go to http://shop.steelbiz.<strong>org</strong>/<br />

<strong>Steel</strong> <strong>Designers</strong>' <strong>Manual</strong> - 6th Edition (2003)<br />

990 Erection<br />

Fig. 33.8 Crawler crane (courtesy of Baldwin Industrial Services/Chapman Brown<br />

Photography)<br />

crawler crane use can be justified. The real advantage of a crawler crane is that both<br />

its weight and the reaction from the load-lift are spread more widely by its tracks.<br />

However, it does not have the added stability of a truck-mounted crane with its outriggers<br />

set (Fig. 33.9).<br />

Most types of mobile crane form part of the erection fleet owned by steel erection<br />

and/or plant hire companies. The decision to hire from a plant hire company is<br />

often determined by the geography of the site, i.e. is the site close to a plant hire<br />

company’s yard, or is it close to the contractor’s own plant depot? Is the crane to<br />

be used for short or long duration? Is the lift for which the crane is required one<br />

of a series or simply a one-off? Mobile crane capacity normally ranges between<br />

15 and 800 tonnes. Figures 33.9 and 33.10 provide performance data for a typical<br />

25 and 800 tonne crane. It is important to note that the rated capacity of a mobile<br />

crane and the load which can be safely lifted are two very different things. The maker’s<br />

safe loading diagram for the crane must always be carefully consulted to see what<br />

load can be lifted with the jib length and the radius proposed. It is essential that a<br />

mobile crane is used on level ground so that no side loads are imposed on the jib<br />

structure.

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