How we work with mobile cranes

What is a mobile crane?

The most common type of mobile crane consists of a telescopic (i.e. retractable and extendable) boom made of steel or iron, attached to a mobile platform via a hinge. The boom is then raised and lowered using a system of cables or hydraulic cylinders, and the power source driving the hydraulic pumps is usually a diesel engine. There is also a variant that is a fixed truss construction, where the boom is raised and lowered using steel cables.

The difference between a crane truck and a mobile crane is that with a crane truck you drive around with the crane on the truck bed. Here, however, you are more limited in how heavy, how high and how low you can lift.

- A mobile crane is easier in that way because they can lift anything from a few tons up to over 1000 tons, so they can lift really heavy," says Peter Pettersson at Tunga Lyft.

Mobile cranes are often used for shorter projects. Such as lifting machines and transformers, and they have been used extensively for the opening of Liseberg when things need to be held for short periods.

A mobile crane is simply more adaptable. At the start of the project, we find out how far from the lift it needs to be, and then calculate the size needed.