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RUBBER-TYRED TRAVELLING CRANE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
  • Cranes (Construction Sites)
CONT

In addition to the counterbalanced truck, sideloaders, and straddle-trucks ... two other vehicles often considered in a yard analysis are the crane truck and the rubber-tired traveling crane.

CONT

The wheeled crane is self-propelled and rides on a rubber-tired chassis that is an integral part of the unit. Power for transport is provided by the same engine that is used for hoistening, and the wheels are controlled from the crane cab.

Key term(s)
  • rubber-tyred travelling crane
  • tyre-mounted mobile crane
  • pneumatic tyred crane
  • pneumatic tyred mobile crane
  • tire mounted mobile crane
  • tire-mounted mobile crane

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
  • Grues (Chantiers)
CONT

[...] les grues mobiles sur pneumatiques ne peuvent travailler, en général, que sur stabilisateurs, ou à poste fixe sur les pneus mais avec une courbe de charge très réduite. De toute façon, elles n'effectuent pas de translation avec la charge (sauf peut-être quelques grues de parc ou d'atelier qui ne supportent que de très faibles charges).

CONT

Grues sur pneus : ce sont de petites grues en général autodépliables qui travaillent à poste fixe mais comportent leur propre châssis de transport. En position de travail, elles sont stabilisées sur des élargisseurs [...]

Spanish

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