City Cranes
A small 2-axle mobile crane, known as a City crane is designed to be utilized in compact spaces where the standard cranes could not venture. City cranes are used to work in buildings or to travel through gates. In the 1990s, City cranes were developed as a solution to the growing city density in Japan. A lot of cities in the country started building and cramming more structures near each other and it became necessary to have a crane which can navigate through the tiny areas of Japanese roads.
Basically, the city crane is a small rough terrain crane. This crane is designed to be road legal and is characterized by a short chassis, a single cab, the 2-axle design and independent steering on each axle. Furthermore, these kinds of equipments provided a slanted retractable boom. This type of retractable boom takes up a lot less space compared to a horizontal boom of comparable size would.
Standard Truck Crane
A mobile crane which has a lattice boom is a conventional truck crane boom. This model is lighter than the boom on a hydraulic truck crane. There are many boom sections that are able to be added to enable the crane to reach up and over an obstacle. A regular truck crane needs separate power in order to move up and down, as it is not able to lower and raise with hydraulic power.
Kangaroo Crane
A jumping crane is another name for a kangaroo crane. This model is an articulated-jib slewing crane with an integrated bunker. These cranes started within Australia. They are often used in high-rise construction projects. Kangaroo cranes are unique in the business in the way that they are capable of raising themselves as the building they are working on increases in height. These particular cranes are anchored by a long leg. This leg runs down an elevator shaft of the building they are constructing.