Specialized Application Cranes For Sale

About Specialized Application Cranes

Of the numerous types of cranes used in the construction industry, several have been adapted for highly specific purposes based on the environment in which they’ll be used. Just a few of the specialized categories include bridge cranes, container and stacking cranes, pedestal cranes, pile driving cranes, railroad cranes, and harbor, marine, and barge cranes.

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Manitowoc 4100W Series 2 Harbor Crane

Specialized Application Crane Types

Not to be confused with overhead hoists, bridge cranes are truck- or trailer-mounted units that provide a platform that workers can use to access the underside or sides of a bridge or overpass for performing inspections or repairs. Some bridge cranes park on top of the bridge and lower a platform over the side, while others roll under the bridge on roads or railroad tracks to raise an aerial platform to the underside. Alternative terms for bridge cranes include “under-bridge inspection units” and “under-bridge aerial access platforms.”

Container and stacking cranes are used in cargo terminals and other locations to transport and stack shipping containers, sometimes with the help of automated processes. Harbor, marine, and barge cranes are used in seaports to move shipping containers and other items onto or off of ships or barges. A pedestal crane, meanwhile, is a fixed crane with a pedestal for a base, often used on offshore platforms such as drilling rigs. Pedestal cranes can rotate on a kingpin or on a roller bearing.

Pile-driving cranes insert premade piles, or poles, vertically into the ground to give the weight of a new building or bridge more support than it would get from the soil alone. Most pile-driving cranes use a hammering mechanism, such as a falling, heavy piston, to tap the pile into the ground like a giant fence post driver. Railroad cranes are mounted on a chassis equipped with railway wheels, such as a dedicated rail car or a railroad truck with retractable rail wheels, and can roll along railroad tracks to make railway repairs or to add in loading at a railroad depot.

Specialized Crane Manufacturers

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