The hydraulic truck crane is a particular mobile crane which utilizes hydraulic power to lift and move thousands of pounds. Hydraulics utilizes forces being transmitted through oil pushing on the boom's pistons in opposite directions in order to lift thousands of pounds. Hydraulic truck cranes are essential in building major projects such as bridges, airports, streets and buildings. A crane could accomplish in minutes tasks which will normally take lots of hours and hundreds of men to complete.
The great machinery are usually used in the construction of cities, homes, whole nations and individual buildings throughout the ages. Even Egypt's Great Pyramids were likely built with the help of basic cranes to allow 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 initially used to collect water. The first official "cranes" appeared during Ancient Greece. These mechanism were utilized to create an entire country throughout the 5th century B.C.
Initially, cranes were first made out of wood. It wasn't until the designers constructing dockyards decided they required something stronger and bigger did these machines develop. Hick & Rothwell designed the very first cast iron cranes during 1834, within Bolton, England. This equipment was capable of lifting as much as 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 more durable and stronger. This addition allowed cranes to have a bigger capacity for lifting heavy weights.
The wire ropes were weaved together forming a more powerful rope with even more strength. The newly formed wire also added more flexibility. 4 years later, Germany began to make cast iron cranes. The very first cast iron crane built by Germany was built in Neuburg.