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Have you always wondered what the largest cranes in the\nworld look like and how high they are? Today we present
\nyou the 5 biggest of them. Either used to set up smaller
\nconstruction cranes or for heavyweight lifting tasks<\/p>\n
Have you always wondered what the largest cranes in the
\nworld look like and how high they are? Today we present
\nyou the 5 biggest of them. Either used to set up smaller
\nconstruction cranes or for heavyweight lifting tasks<\/p>\n
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Telescope cranes are well-known and commonly seen where construction takes place. But have you ever wondered how large cranes are set up before construction can start? Well, for heavyweight tasks, even bigger cranes are used.<\/p>\n
Let’s have a look at the 5 biggest of them including some tech specs.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The 5th largest crane is already a giant. 204 metres tall and with a lift capacity of 1250 tonnes (base) \/ 216t (full extension) this crane can already be considered as a mammoth in the crane industry. Capable of even constructing tall buildings without the need of a supporting framework, this crane may easily lift completely-assembled building parts and even steel-construction bridges.<\/p>\n It is a bit taller than the Intempo building in Benidorm (Spain) (200m):<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Used to erect tall buildings and wind power plants with rotor size of up to 100m, this 220m beast is used for various construction scenarios where height and lift capacity is crucial. Due to it’s unique boom design, it can lift tall structure parts with heavy weight over 300 tonnes at 120m height and 8 degrees azimuth. Even with it’s full extension to 220m it can lift up to 168 tonnes and thus outwitting number 5 in our list.<\/p>\n It’s height can be compared to the DC Tower 1 in Vienna (Austria) (220m):<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This monstrosity of a crane is built to lift massive weights into extreme heights. With it’s twin boom design it can be used to lift wideload heavyweight parts and is mostly used for complete bridge lits to be held in place during construction and mounting. It’s 3200 tonnes maximum lift capacity is unmatched although it’s height is “only” sufficient for rank 3 in this list.<\/p>\n It’s height can be compared to the One Canada Square in London (UK) (235m):<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The same company holds rank 2 with it’s single-configured CC 8800 which adds another 6 metres height to it’s tallness. The caveat is that it cannot lift as much weight as it’s twin-configured counterpart yet 1600 tonnes is still a massive weight capacity to be lifted.<\/p>\n It’s height can be compared to the Lomonossow-University in Mosow (Russia) (240m):<\/p>\n Let’s get to the enchilada! The master of them all. This crane is by far the largest one currently available and it’s built to lift massive loads into extreme heights:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ever seen a crane lifting the smaller descendants of it’s own? Neither did we!<\/p>\n Used to do heavy construction even on extremely inaccessible terrain, this crane has massive load capacities and can lift even with a single configuration up to 3000 tonnes which makes it the strongest and tallest single-boom crane as of February 2020! even in heights of over 170m, the maximum load is over 150 tonnes which makes it the perfect tall-heavy-load building machine.<\/p>\n It’s height can be compared to the OKO Tower in Moscow (Russia) (245m):<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/terex-demag-cc-6800-1.png\")
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\n4th place: Liebherr LR 11000
\n220m height \/ 1000 tonnes lift capacity<\/h3>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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\n3rd place: Terex Demag CC 8800-1 Twin
\n234m height \/ 3200 tonnes lift capacity<\/h3>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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\n2nd place: Terex-Demag CC 8800-1
\n240m height \/ 1600 tonnes lift capacity<\/h3>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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\n1st place: Liebherr LR 13000<\/h3>\n
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