Mounted Knuckle Boom Cranes For Sale

About Mounted Knuckle Boom Cranes

Mounted knuckle boom cranes are sold as a package along with their truck, trailer, or other conveyance. They are often mounted on Freightliner, International, Sterling, Western Star, and other brands of trucks with flatbeds or other types of truck bodies. The cranes are either rear-mounted or front-mounted behind the cab.

Besides a crane’s specifications, such as horizontal reach and lift capacity, buyers must also consider the carrier vehicle’s mileage, condition, type of truck body, and other attributes.

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Fassi F330SE Mounted Knuckle Boom Crane

Specifications

Knuckle boom cranes are also known as “loader cranes,” “articulating cranes,” “picker cranes,” “lorry loaders,” “long-reach cranes,” and other names. Their outreach or horizontal reach when deployed may range from 8.9 to 135.5 ft (2.7 to 41.3 m). A crane’s knuckle joint lets it fold down compactly for transport.

Some manufacturers rate their knuckle boom cranes’ capacity as a lifting moment class in tonne-meters (metric ton-meters) or kilonewton-meters, such as 8 t-m (78.5 kN-m). Other knuckle booms are rated by the maximum weight they can lift, such as a 2-ton (1.8-metric ton) truck crane. Outriggers and detachable counterweights can add stability and enhance a crane’s overall hoist capacity.

Available Features

An interesting technology is the Drive by Fassi system, which allows a Volvo truck with a Fassi knuckle boom crane to be driven around the worksite using the crane’s remote control. Some models have stability control systems electronically connected to the vehicle, which take the positions of its outriggers into account. Various knuckle boom cranes have vibration dampening systems to limit physical shocks to the carrier vehicle.

Find The Right Mounted Knuckle Boom Crane

You’ll find new and used mounted knuckle boom crane trucks for sale on CraneTrader.com from manufacturers such as Fassi, Hiab, IMT, PALFINGER, PM, and others. There’s also a subcategory for unmounted knuckle boom cranes to help you narrow down your search. For a deeper look at knuckle boom cranes in general, refer to the “About Knuckle Boom Cranes” section in the main category.