What’s the biggest and most powerful crane in the world? We wanted to find out, but it turns out it depends on many factors. Here’s what we learned.
The modern crane is the ancestor of an invention credited to the ancient Greeks who introduced these lifting machines in order to move large stones when constructing their immense temples. Soon after, subsequent empires in Egypt and Rome were also counting on this mighty tool. Throughout the history of construction, cranes have grown in size and power to match the jobs people needed them for.
Height or Might?
We could measure cranes solely on height. To the untrained eye height is the first big impression - sky-high tower cranes are enough to leave the average person in awe.
But height is only part of the crane’s story. To many crane operators, raw power is what makes the crane a true champion.
The Strongest Cranes in the World
If we want to judge cranes by power, we should look at how much weight they can lift. But even then, it’s not a simple contest. Different cranes do different jobs, from tower cranes to mobile cranes to crawler cranes, not to mention dockside gantry cranes that can lift entire ships. To find the cranes that really stand out, we should also consider the nature of the work the crane is built to do.
Let’s take a look at 4 contenders for most powerful crane in various categories.
5.Liebherr LR 13000
The Liebherr LR 13000 is the most powerful crawler crane in the world. Designed for use in nuclear power station construction, the LR 13000’s main boom can reach a height of 473 feet, and the crane has a lifting capacity of 3,000 tons. The crane itself weighs 748 tons. 4
4.XGC8800
Chinese equipment manufacturer XCMG has announced a world record for its 4000 tonne crawler crane, after it successfully completed the 4500 tonne overload test multiple times. owned oil and gas company,
4.The Asian Hercules III
Asian Lift, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) and Smit Singapore, a member of the Boskalis Group of Companies
2.SSCV Thiaf
Category: Crane vessel
Lifting Capacity: 14,200 metric tonnes
The biggest crane vessel in existence is the Thialf. A crane vessel is just as its moniker implies: a crane so large that it is actually a shipping vessel,
1.Taisun Gantry Crane
Lifting capacity: 20,000 metric tons
Housed in Shandong Province in China, it can lift 20,000 metric tons without so much as blinking. It even has the official lifting record registered in the Guinness Book of World Records. Respect comes from all around the world for this mega-crane.