Mounted Boom Truck Cranes For Sale

About Mounted Boom Truck Cranes

A mounted boom truck crane, or crane unit installed on a commercial truck chassis or trailer, offers the versatility of transport at highway speeds and within legal load limits. Additionally, boom truck cranes often require less setup time once they are on site than do heavier-duty truck cranes and crawler cranes, which makes them a good fit for working with contractors and utility crews. Unlike dedicated truck cranes, however, boom truck cranes tend to lack a counterweight, which limits them to comparatively lower load capacities. CraneTrader.com also offers new and used unmounted boom truck cranes for sale, which may consist solely of the crane unit or of a crane and bed assembly that can then be mounted on a truck of your choice.

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Manitex 40124SHL Mounted Boom Truck Crane

Front, Middle, Or Rear

Most mounted boom truck cranes are installed to a truck with either a flatbed or service body. Depending on the crane and chassis, the crane may be mounted over the rear axle or directly behind the truck’s cab. Swing-seat boom truck cranes provide a third possible configuration, where an operator sits in a cab located near the middle of a flatbed body. The positioning of the crane impacts its load charts as well as where outriggers are installed. Swing-seat boom truck cranes often possess the highest maximum lift capacities and lift heights in the boom truck crane category.

Fit To Application

When outfitted to lift and move materials, the powered boom can be raised or lowered using a load-handling device or hook at the end of the load line. Boom truck cranes can also be equipped with aerial work platforms on the end of the boom, a configuration ideal for utility work. Other attachments include items such as pole handlers, post hole diggers, and customized jibs. Some boom truck cranes have a dedicated operator cab, while other types have a set of standing controls located near the turret.

Lifting Capacities & Heights

From miniature cranes on service trucks to massive boom cranes that require a full-length trailer, the lifting options for mounted boom truck cranes vary in both lift capacity and reach. On the high end of the spectrum, you’ll find trucks with five- or six-section telescopic booms reaching well past 100 feet (30.5 meters) rated for loads of 30 to 50 tons (27.2 to 45.3 metric tons) or more. Models with a crane mounted to the rear axle or behind the cab typically offer lift capacities under 30 t, though boom lengths may still approach 100 ft. Cranes mounted to service trucks, by comparison, are typically much smaller and use winches to elevate or rotate loads; boom lengths are often less than 30 ft (9.1 m) and crane capacity is often anywhere from 1 to 5 t (0.91 to 4.5 mt) when fully extended.

Find The Right Mounted Boom Truck Crane

Popular manufacturers of new and used mounted boom truck cranes available on CraneTrader.com include Altec, Auto Crane, Elliott, IMT, Liftmoore, Manitex, National, Stellar, and Terex, among others.