The hydraulic truck crane is a particular mobile crane which utilizes hydraulic power to raise and transport thousands of pounds. Hydraulics makes use of forces being transmitted through oil pushing in opposite directions on the pistons of the boom in order to lift thousands of pounds. Hydraulic truck cranes are really vital in constructing major projects such as bridges, airports, buildings and roadways. A crane can complete in minutes tasks which will normally take a lot of hours and hundreds of men to complete.
These remarkable machinery have played a vital role in building houses, cities, individual buildings and entire nations throughout the ages. Even Egypt's Great Pyramids were probably constructed utilizing basic cranes to enable the heaviest supplies in one of the most awesome construction projects of all time.
The very first cranes were established during 3000 B.C. Egypt in the reign of King Ramses. This lifting mechanism was first utilized to collect water. The first official "cranes" appeared during Ancient Greece. These mechanism were utilized to build a whole country throughout the 5th century B.C.
These cranes were originally made out of wood. The designs of cranes started to change when dockyards started to need stronger and larger machines. Hick & Rothwell designed the first cast iron cranes in 1834, within Bolton, England. This machine can lift up to 2 tons. That very same year, the addition of wire rope was added to the crane by Herr Albert Sr. who was an Official of the German Superior Board. The wire rope made the crane stronger and more durable. This addition allowed cranes to have a larger capacity to lift heavy weights.
Ultimately, the wire ropes were weaved together to be able to form an even more powerful strength. This wire formation also brought the added advantage of flexibility. Germany started to make cast iron cranes 4 years later. The very first cast iron crane built by Germany was built within Neuburg.