We have all seen how cranes work, helping people to erect high-rise buildings and various structures. However, have you ever seen such a huge crane that is simply amazing in its size? Some cranes even managed to get into the Guinness Book of Records. What is he - the most big crane in the world? And what other cranes claim such a title?
The largest truck crane
Undoubtedly, the leadership among truck cranes belongs to the German crane LiebherrLTM-11200-9.1, which is also called the "Mammoth". This giant is even listed in the Book of Records. It is a self-propelled boom crane equipped with a telescopic boom. The boom is located on a 9-axle chassis with 18 driving wheels. The auto-extend boom consists of eight sections and is the longest in the world.
The standard model of this truck crane can lift 363 tons of cargo, however, when installed special equipment the carrying capacity increases to 1200 tons - the boom can withstand this load weight at a reach of 2.5 meters. The machine can lift the load by 180 meters, but in this case the maximum weight of the load can be only 1.3 tons.
The truck crane engine is an 8-cylinder unit for 680 Horse power running on diesel. As a counterweight, the weight of which is 202 tons, 32 plates are used, having same size. When such a counterweight becomes small, a special hydraulic equipment for balancing.
This "colossus" is used for large-scale construction (for example, heavy equipment, large ships) and when installing wind turbines. It takes approximately 8-10 hours to assemble a truck crane - most of the parts are brought in by trucks, the number of which is at least 20.
largest crawler crane
Here you can see the models crawler cranes Chinese companies - SCC86000TM (Sany) and XGC88000 (XCMG). The release of cranes that can lift up to 3600 tons, the companies announced in 2011. But there is already a Zoomlion ZCC3200NP crane, also from Chinese manufacturers.
It has a lifting capacity of 3200 tons, which is 200 tons more than the German tracked Liebherr cranes LR13000 (it can lift 3000 tons).
largest tower crane
Among tower cranes, Wolffkran's 1250V model is a giant. The value of the maximum load moment of the crane is 1500 tons, this giant is characterized by a lifting capacity of 60 tons. The maximum radius of the boom is 80 meters, and the load at the maximum radius, it can lift a weight of 11 tons.
This big crane immediately after the presentation went to his first job - to build a hydroelectric power station in Germany. The crane manufacturer claims that today it is very popular in many countries of the world (Europe, America, Australia, the Middle East). No more than 15 such cranes are produced per year, and the price for them is formed depending on the configuration, but still the cost is incredibly high. Therefore, in order to save money for customers, manufacturers even offer this crane for rent.
largest floating crane
The Italian company Monfalcone created a large crane for work on water - Saipem Mikoperi7000. It is one of the huge floating cranes (more precisely, these are two cranes working together), the deck of which can be compared in size with two football fields.
This "hard worker" can lift any drilling rig or vessel weighing up to 14,000 tons. The crane can work on the water surface for several months, about 300 specialists work on it - for them, the floating crane even provides canteens, cafes, a cinema and a hospital.
You can also note the floating crane Chinese company– DLV4400. As the name suggests, this crane has a lifting capacity of 4,400 tons. Characterized by the presence of 7 diesel engines. The floating crane is 174 meters long and 48 meters wide. This giant can stay on the water surface for at least 60 days. It employs 250 people. It is used for lifting sunken ships and for offshore construction.
The largest stationary crane
Crane Chinese made able to lift a load weighing at least 20,000 tons. So, he can lift about 20,000 cars or 420 units of heavy vehicles. The height of this mighty crane is 133 meters, the distance between spans is 20 meters. This "colossus" is an excellent assistant for a person in the construction of tankers and oil platforms.
Building houses is an incredibly interesting process. It is very exciting to watch how huge houses are being built, ornately shaped buildings and entire cities are being created. Human strength is involved in this whole process from beginning to end. However, the possibilities of construction equipment cannot be ignored. Indeed, without KamAZ, KrAZ, dump trucks, excavators and other machines, nothing would have happened. Well, the most important thing on a construction site is, of course, a crane. Only he is able to carry huge loads to a height. And the world's largest crane might not be able to do that. What it looks like, who created it and what characteristics it has, we will try to find out in the following material.
The largest tower model brought to Russia. German car
The largest tower crane in the world was assembled in China. YONGMAO engineers worked on the development of this giant. They named their brainchild ST80/60. The installation of the heaviest construction plant began in Russian Federation in the middle of June 2014, and ended only on the second of August. General load capacity technology is 40 tons. Makhina immediately liked the builders from Russia. It was planned to be used for the construction of the Nizhne-Bureiskaya hydroelectric power station near Blagoveshchensk.
The crane can lift up to 40 thousand kilograms of cargo. This is the weight of five elephants, two dozen cars, or 11-12 medium-sized giraffes. The world's largest ST80 /60 crane is able to move on rails, thanks to which it can be operated during the construction of the most complex structures.
Another huge tower model on the planet is a unit from Germany, developed by the Wolffkran concern. this model identified as 1250V. The crane is capable of lifting 60 tons, however, on an incompletely extended boom. With this kind of load, the capabilities of the equipment are reduced to 11 tons, since largest radius arrow is 80 meters. As soon as the equipment was presented to a wide audience, it immediately went to work, namely, to the construction of a hydroelectric power station in Germany itself. Now the machine is used in the construction of facilities throughout the Earth.
Transport from the Guinness Book of Records
The world's largest crane was created by the same German scientists. The Liebherr LTM-11200-9.1 is the most powerful and impressive truck crane. In the common people, the car is called quite simply - "Mammoth". In 2007, such a technical invention deservedly got into the Guinness Book of Records. The transport boom, which has eight telescopic sections, hides the main power of the entire structure. These length parameters are currently considered the largest on Earth. Stability and the ability to move "Mammoth" provide nine base axles on 18 wheels.
Often the crane works with a load weighing 363 tons. Maximum possible load capacity with additional use special units is 1200 tons. The Liebherr LTM-11200-9.1 is built to operate at a height of 180 meters. However, the capabilities of the model will be reduced in this case. On given height a crane with its boom extended to the limit can lift at most 1.3 tons of cargo.
Machine with caterpillars
The largest crawler crane in the world was built in China. Manufacturers from China have created a model LR13000 able to move independently. The largest load capacity giant reaches three thousand tons. True, the machine can only lift such an impressive weight by a dozen meters.
However, in reality, the height of the work is much greater. Such cranes are actively exploited for the construction of chemical and oil plants. It is impossible to build without the use of such equipment and dangerous parts of nuclear power plants. Incredibly interesting is that during its operation this crane does not use a counterweight. The design of the LR13000 is similar to a huge arrow, which ensures the stability of the entire hulk. Powerful cables are integrated on the two sides of the equipment. Each one guarantees about 62 tons load capacity. The crane hook can lift a load to a height equal to a 74-story building.
Huge floating unit
The immensity of the ocean depths forces scientists to design special equipment of ever larger and large sizes. And ahead of the rest, of course, the Celestial Empire. Its largest floating crane in the world is known to many as the DLV4000. He lifts truly huge loads from the depths of the sea. They sometimes weigh 4400 tons.
Similar weights can be located in those places where gas and oil are produced. It is much more profitable to use the hook of the DLV4000 crane once than to use a smaller machine a hundred times. In addition, the largest floating crane on the planet can operate in hard-to-reach places, in frosty conditions and in the most dangerous shelves. The length of the model exceeds the mark of 174 meters, the width is 48 meters. Seven diesel engines with their own power plant are responsible for powering the machine. The unit is able to work continuously for 60 days, but it is highly undesirable to allow such overheating. A floating facility can easily lift an entire submarine to a height.
Overview of truck cranes
Determine the largest truck crane in the world is quite difficult, as there are several huge models. For example, Zoomlion ZACB01 truck crane load capacity in 2000 tons can safely claim this title. The machine is equipped with four engines of various capacities: 150, 260, 430 and 650 horsepower. Also, the unit is equipped with a telescopic 160-meter boom.
Another largest truck crane on Earth can be considered the special equipment of the Chinese concern XCMG. The transport is called XCA5000. The machine cannot boast of such carrying capacity, like her previous "colleague", however, her capabilities are amazing: 1600 tons. The design is able to move sideways, and this is its uniqueness.
All wheels wheels
The largest wheeled crane in the world can be safely called the Chinese equipment manufactured by SANY, SAC 12000. This unit is an analogue of the previously mentioned LTM-11200-9.1, better known as the Mammoth.
The design of the model has several systems at the same time: safe management vehicle, optimization of fuel consumption, optimization of applied power and adjustment of the wheel system.
This faucet can operate in 15 modes. It also integrates many additional devices, which facilitate the implementation of various tasks. The cost of such equipment starts from 250 million rubles.
Construction equipment from the oldest company
Another world's largest crane, the photo of which you can see in our article, was developed by Terex-Demag, which is the oldest company in this market segment. The brainchild of the AC 1000 concern is large machine, load capacity which is equal to one thousand tons.
The equipment is equipped with a telescopic boom, which is transported separately. This is due to its huge size: it consists of nine sections, and the structure weighs approximately 22 thousand kilograms.
The boom allows you to lift all kinds of loads to a height of 163 meters. For the AC 1000 to work, an additional truck crane is required, designed to assemble all the elements into one design. load capacity of the entire machine should not be less than 30 thousand kilograms.
The work of a whole decade
On the creation of "Teysun" - one of the biggest cranes in the world - it took the engineers a whole ten years. A fixed structure that does not involve transportation was invented in China. The machine is capable of lifting 20 thousand tons of cargo. Used "bison" in the depths of the sea for the construction of oil wells. The crane is mounted on special platforms, which are subsequently removed.
Once these works are completed, the giant construction machinery starts making a borehole. Now such an instance is operated in the Chinese province of Shandong. The unit holds a record in the form of lifting 20133 tons to a 30-meter height above sea level.
Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1, built German company Liebherr Group, is the most powerful truck crane in the world by the weight of the lifted load. It also has the longest telescopic boom in the world, which is up to 100 meters long. The crane itself is mounted on a double cab truck The lifting capacity of the crane is 1200 tons. These are, for example, 50 T-64 tanks or 700 Volga vehicles.
The main purpose of this crane is the installation of wind turbines. However, it should be noted that a crane can lift a mass of 1200 tons only at a distance of 2.5 meters from the axis of rotation and in the presence of 202 tons of special ballast. Without additional ballast, the lifting capacity of the crane is 363 tons at a distance from the axis of rotation of 3.5 meters.
2. SSCV Thiaf floating crane
SSCV Thiaf is the world's largest floating crane. The ship-crane was put into operation in 1985. The crane consists of two parts, which are kept on the water on four vertical pontoons. The depth of the pontoons may vary. In fact, they are partial ballast. Cranes are installed on each floating part. Technical load capacity each crane 7100 tons, so the total lifting capacity is 14200 tons.
3. Taisun Gantry Crane
The crane is named after the highest mountain in Shandong, China.
The crane is located in Yantai, Shandong Province, China. It is intended for installation of a super heavy module when assembling floating structures. On April 18, 2008, the crane set the world record for lifting the heaviest load, which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. A load of 20,133 metric tons was lifted.
5. Gantry crane Kockums
The crane is currently located at the shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. However, it was originally located in Malmö, Sweden. Its construction was completed in 1974 and it is capable of lifting 1500 tons of cargo. In Sweden, it was used in shipyards to build tall ships. The story behind this faucet is that it was sold in the early 1990s to the Danish company Burmeister & Wayne. She went bankrupt, it was necessary to remove the crane. In the summer of 2002, when it was sent to Ulsan, after being sold to Hyundai Heavy Industries for $1 (one dollar). The Koreans named the faucet "Tears of Malmö" because the Swedes had a hard time parting with the faucet as it was also a tourist attraction.
To build a large, industrial facility, sometimes the usual tower crane or autocrane. And this happens because the carrying capacity of such machines is limited. To lift a load weighing over 1000 tons, real giants are needed - the world's largest truck cranes. Such a serious technique performs only the most complex tasks.
Application of truck cranes of huge loading capacity
Self-propelled large machines, designed for colossal loads, have enormous power, significant dimensions, but at the same time they are maneuverable. They are mainly used in the construction of nuclear power plants, in the chemical, oil refining and alternative energy. Big cranes are available only to large industrial enterprises and are not involved in solving problems where conventional construction equipment is used. These machines are produced in limited quantities and on order.
Rating of truck cranes by the possibility of lifting the load
Among the most large truck cranes also has its own gradation. There is simply powerful technique and real giants capable of lifting up to 2000 tons of cargo. Below are the characteristics, where the lifting capacity of the cranes is indicated in ascending order.
A powerful model capable of lifting 1000 tons of cargo at a time, the lifting height is 163 meters. The nine-section boom has a weight of about 22 tons. All the main parts of the equipment are transported by a special large vehicle with a wheelbase of 9 axles. The hook block, supports and counterweights are transported by another truck. To assemble the crane at the work site, it is required to attract other crane equipment with the ability to lift 30 tons of cargo.
The tasks that a machine with such characteristics performs are to install huge wind turbines, to ensure the performance of wind turbines. Lines are available for crane movement common use, the load on each axle here is not higher than 12 tons.
SANY SAC 12000
Large truck crane high traffic with the ability to lift 1200 tons of cargo. The machine is equipped with a four-section retractable boom, the length of which reaches 102 meters. The crane is also equipped with control systems for fuel consumption, control safety, power distribution. The operation of the truck crane can take place in fifteen modes.
Technically, a large crane has:
- Diesel engine power - 480 kW;
- Nine pairs of wheels;
- Travel speed - 75 km / h;
- Load moment - 35400 t * m;
- Transport dimensions LSHV in millimeters - 20800x3000x4000
Huge car from German manufacturer truck cranes Liebherr. The equipment can lift 1200 tons of cargo with the help of a telescopic boom assembled from 8 knees. Special loads are only lifted using a 200 ton counterweight. The large crane is equipped with two diesel engines for 367 and 680 horsepower, where the first is responsible for the work crane installation, the second - sets in motion the chassis of the car. Boom lifting is provided by an axial piston hydraulic motor.
To manage such complex equipment, a team of five people is required. This is an engineer, drivers and operators - two people each. Big car when moving, it relies on a chassis of 9 axles and can move at speeds up to 70 kilometers per hour.
Crane Specifications
| Options | Indicators |
| Maximum. load capacity | 1200 t |
| within a radius | 2.50 m |
| Telescopic boom | 18.30 m |
| Telescopic boom up to | 100.00 m |
| Lattice arrow from | 6.5 m |
| lattice boom up to | 126.0 m |
| Drive motor | Liebherr |
| Drive motor | 8-Zylinder-Diesel |
| Drive motor / power | 500 kW |
| Number of axles | 9 |
| Crane engine | Liebherr |
| Crane engine | 6-Zylinder-Diesel |
| Crane engine / power | 270 kW |
| Drive/steering standard | 18x8x18 |
| Travel speed | 75.00 km/h |
| General ballast | 202.00 t |
The Chinese giant truck crane from XCMG has surpassed many competitors in terms of lifting capacity. It can freely lift weights up to 1600 tons. The machine is equipped with a hydraulic steering servo drive and has the ability to move sideways. Large equipment has been developed for the needs of wind and nuclear power plants.
Model XCMG has the following technical parameters: 
- Diesel engine with a capacity of 360 horsepower;
- Chassis on nine axles;
- Load moment, which is 38000 t * m;
- The speed of movement on the highway - 80 km / h;
- Overall dimensions of DShV in millimeters - 21800x3100x4000;
- Boom with a reach of 105 meters plus lattice extension up to 126 m and cantilever extension up to 165 m.
Zoomlion ZACB01
Another giant “Chinese” truck crane is the leader, which can lift 2,000 tons of cargo at a time, while the mass of equipment itself does not exceed 96 tons. Eight knee telescopic boom reaches a length of 106 meters. Wheelbase has 12 axes, each of which is leading. The large machine is equipped with four diesel engines with the power of the first - 150, the second - 260, the third - 430, the fourth - 650 hp.
The load moment of the truck crane is 38000 t * m, the car can move to the place of work at a speed of 75 kilometers per hour. Dimensions in millimeters are: length - 21800, width - 3100; height - 4000. Such a giant truck crane is designed to perform installation work in the construction of metallurgical and chemical enterprises. This is the largest crane in the world.
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We have all seen how cranes work, helping people to erect high-rise buildings and various structures. However, have you ever seen such a huge crane that is simply amazing in its size? Some cranes even managed to get into the Guinness Book of Records. What is it - the largest crane in the world? And what other cranes claim such a title?
The largest truck crane
Undoubtedly, the leadership among truck cranes belongs to the German crane LiebherrLTM-11200-9.1, which is also called the "Mammoth". This giant is even listed in the Book of Records. It is a self-propelled boom crane equipped with a telescopic boom. The boom is located on a 9-axle chassis with 18 driving wheels. The auto-extend boom consists of eight sections and is the longest in the world.
The standard model of this truck crane can lift 363 tons of cargo, however, when special equipment is installed, the lifting capacity increases to 1200 tons - the boom can withstand this load at a reach of 2.5 meters. The machine can lift the load by 180 meters, but in this case the maximum weight of the load can be only 1.3 tons.
The truck crane engine is an 8-cylinder unit with 680 horsepower, running on a diesel engine. As a counterweight, the weight of which is 202 tons, 32 plates having the same size are used. When such a counterweight becomes insufficient, then special hydraulic balancing equipment is installed.
This "colossus" is used for large-scale construction (for example, heavy equipment, large ships) and when installing wind turbines. It takes approximately 8-10 hours to assemble a truck crane - most of the parts are brought in by trucks, the number of which is at least 20.
largest crawler crane
Here we can note the models of crawler cranes of Chinese companies - SCC86000TM (Sany) and XGC88000 (XCMG). The release of cranes that can lift up to 3600 tons, the companies announced in 2011. But there is already a Zoomlion ZCC3200NP crane, also from Chinese manufacturers.
It has a lifting capacity of 3200 tons, which is 200 tons more than the German crawler crane Liebherr LR13000 (it can lift a load of 3000 tons).
largest tower crane
Among tower cranes, Wolffkran's 1250V model is a giant. The value of the maximum load moment of the crane is 1500 tons, this giant is characterized by a lifting capacity of 60 tons. The maximum radius of the boom is 80 meters, and the load at the maximum radius, it can lift a weight of 11 tons.
This big crane immediately after the presentation went to his first job - to build a hydroelectric power station in Germany. The crane manufacturer claims that today it is very popular in many countries of the world (Europe, America, Australia, the Middle East). No more than 15 such cranes are produced per year, and the price for them is formed depending on the configuration, but still the cost is incredibly high. Therefore, in order to save money for customers, manufacturers even offer this crane for rent.
largest floating crane
The Italian company Monfalcone created a large crane for work on water - Saipem Mikoperi7000. It is one of the huge floating cranes (more precisely, these are two cranes working together), the deck of which can be compared in size with two football fields.
This "hard worker" can lift any drilling rig or vessel weighing up to 14,000 tons. The crane can work on the water surface for several months, about 300 specialists work on it - for them, the floating crane even provides canteens, cafes, a cinema and a hospital.
You can also note the floating crane of the Chinese company - DLV4400. As the name suggests, this crane has a lifting capacity of 4,400 tons. It is characterized by the presence of 7 diesel engines. The floating crane is 174 meters long and 48 meters wide. This giant can stay on the water surface for at least 60 days. It employs 250 people. It is used for lifting sunken ships and for offshore construction.
The largest stationary crane
The Chinese-made Taysun crane is capable of lifting a load of at least 20,000 tons. So, it can lift approximately 20,000 cars or 420 heavy vehicles. The height of this mighty crane is 133 meters, the distance between spans is 20 meters. This "colossus" is an excellent assistant for a person in the construction of tankers and oil platforms.
