Hydraulic truck cranes are a particular kind of mobile crane. These cranes use hydraulics and are able to lift thousands of pounds. Hydraulics utilizes forces being transmitted through oil pushing on the boom's pistons in opposite directions in order to lift thousands of pounds. Hydraulic truck cranes are important in building major projects like for instance bridges, airports, streets and buildings. A crane could complete in minutes tasks which will normally take many hours and hundreds of men to complete.
The vast equipments are usually used in the construction of cities, homes, entire nations and individual buildings throughout the ages. Even Egypt's Great Pyramids were likely constructed utilizing basic cranes to enable the heaviest supplies in one of the most remarkable construction projects of all time.
The first cranes were established during 3000 B.C. Egypt during King Ramses' reign. This lifting mechanism was originally used to collect water. The first official "cranes" appeared in Ancient Greece. These mechanism were utilized to create an entire nation in the 5th century B.C.
These cranes were originally made out of wood. The designs of cranes began to change when dockyards began to require stronger and larger equipments. Hick & Rothwell designed the first cast iron cranes in Bolton, England, during the year 1834. This machine was capable of lifting 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 stronger and more durable. This addition allowed cranes to have a bigger capacity for lifting heavy weights.
Ultimately, the wire ropes were weaved together in order to form an even more powerful strength. This wire formation also brought the added benefit of flexibility. Germany started to build cast iron cranes 4 years later. The first cast iron crane built by Germany was built within Neuburg.