Types of cranes comparison: overhead crane, gantry crane,crawler crane,mobile truck crane

Types of cranes comparison is presented for you to find the advantages and disadvantages of the types of cranes. Which type of crane do you need, overhead crane, gantry crane, crawler crane, mobile truck crane, or tyre crane? Let compare the types of cranes in terms of concept, crane price, working application, advantages, disadvantage, and structure etc.

Overhead Crane

• Concept of Overhead Crane :This crane is Horizontal placed in workshop, storage, on top of steel support. It used to lift object or machine.
• Working Application of Overhead Crane :Workshop, storage, yard for unloading& loading
• Loading capacity of Overhead Crane :Rated capacity from 1ton to 500Ton.
• Advantage of Overhead Crane :Heavy lifting capacity, high effective.
• Disadvantage of Overhead Crane :It need supporting structure in working area, cost is higher, working area is limited.
• Structure of Overhead Crane :Crane is traveling on rail, rail is placed on concrete or steel beam.

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Main types of overhead cranes

Main types of overhead cranes are as, single girder overhead crane, double girder overhead crane, top running overhead crane, under hung overhead crane, which can be customized according the required crane lifting capacity, working application, loading duty, and the other specific requirements.

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  single girder crane - Dongqi overhead crane design
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  double girder crane - Dongqi overhead crane design
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  top running crane- Dongqi overhead crane design
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  Manual crane  - Dongqi overhead crane design
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  Remote control crane- Dongqi overhead crane design
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  Under hung crane- Dongqi overhead crane design

Gantry crane

• Concept of Gantry crane:Its structure is similar as door frame, under the main beam, there are legs to support beam, and travel on rail with wheels on ground. Beam can extend cantilever beyond legs.
• Working Application of Gantry crane:Storage, station, port and so on, outdoor yard.
• Loading capacity of Gantry crane:Rated capacity from 1ton to 900Ton, special some long, large and cumbersome objects.
• Advantage of Gantry crane:High space utilization, large range of operation, adaptation of wide, strong commonality, widely used in port yard
• Structure of Gantry crane:Gantry crane have own legs and wheel, travel on rail, rail is fixed on ground.

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Main types of gantry cranes

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  Full gantry crane ,box girder, industrial double girder gantry crane
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  Semi- gantry type, box girder, industrial double girder gantry crane
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  Full gantry crane, box girder, industrial single girder gantry crane

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  Truss type, double girder, full gantry crane
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  Truss type, single girder, full gantry crane
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  Truss leg, single box girder, full gantry crane

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  Adjustable gantry crane - Dongqi industrial crane
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  portable gantry crane and movable gantry crane- Dongqi industrial crane
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  Rail mounted gantry crane with wheels running on the rail - Dongqi industrial crane

Crawler Crane

• Concept of Crawler Crane :This crane is used in high-rise construction, it can travel by its crawler, its jib is very flexible when working
• Working Application of Crawler Crane :Used in outdoor field and construction site
• Loading capacity of Crawler Crane :15~1800Ton
• Advantage of Crawler Crane :Contact ground sufficiently, climbing ability and with good performance, flexible and convenient operating performance is the highest, the structure is simple, cheaper prices, 25% cheaper than truck crane
• Disadvantage of Crawler Crane :Slow speed, damage ground, working time and evacuating is long,
• Structure of Crawler Crane :It should transport equipment, on-site installation and require larger installation space and lifting equipment installation together. Crawler bottom, it can travel with loading.

Crawler crane picture from google for your reference

Mobile truck crane

• Concept of Mobile truck crane:It is a truck who equipped a jib crane on trailer. Its jib is main lifting tool.
• Working Application of Mobile truck crane:Large construction units or temporary liquidity dispersed site and open handling operation.
• Loading capacity of Mobile truck crane:3~200Ton
• Advantage of Mobile truck crane:Fast traveling speed, good performance
• Disadvantage of Mobile truck crane:it must have leg when work, can't travel when loading, not suitable for work in soft or muddy field
• Structure of Mobile truck crane:Truck base, two cabins one for crane operation, one for travel and slewing.

Moible truck crane picture from Google for your reference

Tyre Crane

• Concept of Tyre Crane: Similar as crawler crane, but its traveling mechanical is tyre instead of crawler.
• Working Application of Tyre Crane:Relatively fixed construction site, especially for narrow construction site
• Loading capacity of Tyre Crane: 5~80Ton
• Advantage of Tyre Crane: Wide wheel distance, stability, short body, small radius, 360 degrees of work.
• Disadvantage of Tyre Crane: Slow speed, damage ground, complex structure, more 15% expensive than truck crane.
• Structure of Tyre Crane: Special base, cabin on slewing plate, controlling adopts special chassis, suspension, can be all-wheel drive and steering, off-road driving.

Which type of crane do you need, overhead crane, gantry crane, crawler crane, mobile truck crane, or tyre crane? Contact us to get your ideal material handling crane now.