{"id":3484,"date":"2020-04-28T10:34:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T00:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/?p=3484"},"modified":"2020-04-28T11:26:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T01:26:56","slug":"what-is-a-truck-mounted-crane-or-truck-loader-crane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/what-is-a-truck-mounted-crane-or-truck-loader-crane\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a truck-mounted crane or truck loader crane?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Truck-mounted crane and truck loader crane refer to a truck which has a crane either at the rear or just behind that cab which is used to load and unload goods from the truck’s deck. It’s sometimes called a Hiab after the original manufacturer. It’s different to a mobile crane which doesn’t carry anything other than equipment used to rig and lift loads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types of truck-mounted crane<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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You can see on the right a knuckle boom truck-mounted crane. It has two booms and a fixed hook at the end of the outer boom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This is a single-boom crane. The main boom extends and a hook on cables is used to adjust the height of the load.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Single-boom cranes are frequently used for vehicle recovery. They don’t have the flexibility to get into difficult spaces that knuckle boom cranes do. A knuckle boom crane can reach into spaces, for example, a fourth-floor window, as there is the extra articulation in the boom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advantages of a truck loader crane<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A truck-mounted crane is very flexible:<\/p>\n\n\n\n