The hydraulic truck crane is a particular mobile crane that utilizes hydraulic power to lift and transport 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 essential in building major projects like bridges, airports, buildings and roads. A crane could accomplish in minutes tasks which will normally take hundreds of men and a lot of hours to accomplish.
The vast machinery are usually utilized in the building of cities, homes, entire nations and individual buildings throughout the ages. Even Egypt's Great Pyramids were probably built with the help of basic cranes to enable the heaviest materials in one of the most awesome construction projects ever.
The very first cranes were established during 3000 B.C. Egypt during the reign of King Ramses. This lifting mechanism was first used to collect water. The very first official "cranes" appeared during Ancient Greece. These devices were utilized to build an entire nation throughout 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These cranes were originally made out of wood.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 bigger machines. Hick & Rothwell designed the first cast iron cranes in Bolton, England, in the year 1834. This equipment could lift as much as 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 more durable and stronger. This addition allowed cranes to have a larger capacity for lifting heavy weights.
Eventually, the wire ropes were weaved together in order to form an even more powerful strength. This wire formation also brought the added advantage of flexibility. 4 years later, Germany started to build cast iron cranes. The first cast iron crane built by Germany was built within Neuburg.