City Cranes
The city crane is a small 2-axle mobile crane which is designed to be utilized in compact areas where other cranes could not go. The city crane could work in between buildings and could travel through gates. In the 1990s, City cranes were developed as a solution to the growing urban density in Japan. Numerous cities within the country started building and cramming more structures near each other and it became necessary to have a crane which could navigate through the small areas of Japanese roads.
City cranes are basically small rough terrain cranes. They are made to be road legal and are characterized by a single cab, a short chassis, a 2-axle design and independent steering on each axle. Additionally, these kinds of machines offered a retractable slanted boom. This type of retractable boom takes up a lot less space compared to a horizontal boom of comparable size would.
Regular Truck Crane
Mobile cranes with a lattice boom are considered standard truck crane booms. This unit has a lighter hydraulic truck crane boom. There are multiple boom sections that are able to be added to enable the crane to reach over and up an obstacle. A typical truck crane needs separate power to be able to move up and down, since 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 originated in Australia. They are normally used in high-rise construction projects. Kangaroo cranes are unique within 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 using a long leg. This leg runs down an elevator shaft of the building they are constructing.