The hydraulic truck crane is a specific mobile crane which uses hydraulic power to lift and move thousands of pounds. Hydraulics uses forces being transmitted through oil pushing in opposite directions on the pistons of the boom so as to lift thousands of pounds. Hydraulic truck cranes are very important in building major projects like for example airports, bridges, streets and buildings. A crane could accomplish in minutes jobs that will normally take many hours and hundreds of men to accomplish.
The vast machinery are commonly utilized in the building of cities, homes, entire nations and individual buildings throughout the ages. Even Egypt's Great Pyramids were probably constructed with the help of basic cranes to allow the heaviest materials in one of the most amazing construction projects ever.
The first cranes were established during 3000 B.C. Egypt during the reign of King Ramses. This lifting device was originally utilized to collect water. The very first official "cranes" appeared in Ancient Greece. These devices were utilized to build a whole nation in 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These cranes were originally made out of wood.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 equipments. Hick & Rothwell developed the first cast iron cranes during 1834, within Bolton, England. This machinery can lift up to 2 tons. That 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 enabled cranes to have a larger capacity for lifting 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. 4 years later, Germany began to build cast iron cranes. The very first cast iron crane built by Germany was made within Neuburg.