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TECHNICAL DETAILS INDEX

This area as a place where we will put some of the more interesting technical aspects of the canes mentioned on this site
Names of the Parts of Mobile Cranes

Simple diagrams showing the names of most parts and items on the standard mobile crane unit


Erecting Latice Jib on Mobile Crane Unit

Basic instruction on how lattice jibs are erected taken from Cole manual of 1958.


Slew Ring Development

A look at the development and construction details of the rotating junction between the crane unit and its carrier.




Workings of the Hydraulic Boom

See how the hydraulic boom works with animated diagrams of the different systems.



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