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Complete Guide to Cranes in India

Practical insights and expert guidance to help you choose the right construction equipment

Mobile, crawler and tower cranes for lifting on Indian projects. Capacities, mechanisms, buy-vs-rent maths and pricing for every lift you need to plan.

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Cranes: Types, Mechanisms, Applications & Buying Guide

A crane is a lifting machine that raises a load with a hoist, ropes and pulleys and moves it through a swinging arm called a boom, so heavy material travels from one…

· 13 min read· Sanjiv Yadav
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Types

Types of Cranes: Complete Guide to Construction, Industrial & Mobile Cranes

Types of cranes used in India divide into two families. Mobile cranes travel on wheels or crawler tracks…

· 11 min read· Sanjiv Yadav
Buying guide

Crane Buying and Rental Guide India: Compare Prices & Make the Right Choice

Every contractor in India faces the same question at some point: should I buy a crane or rent…

· 11 min read· Koushik Kotal
Price guide

Mobile Crane: Types, Applications, and Price Guide

A mobile crane is the workhorse of Indian construction — from NHAI highway packages to metro rail corridors,…

· 13 min read· Koushik Kotal
Specs

Tower Crane: Types, Parts & How They Work in India

A tower crane is the tall, fixed crane you see rising over every high-rise, metro viaduct, and large…

· 7 min read· Saurav Agarwal
Applications

Crawler Crane: How It Works, Types & Uses in India

A crawler crane is the giant lifting machine that moves on two wide steel tracks instead of wheels…

· 8 min read· Saket Agarwal
Applications

Overhead Crane: Types, How It Works & Uses in India

An overhead crane is a lifting machine that hangs from a beam running along the roof of a…

· 8 min read· Saurav Agarwal
Applications

Truck-Mounted Crane: Types, Uses & How It Works

A truck-mounted crane is a lifting crane built onto a road-going truck chassis, so one machine drives on…

· 9 min read· Saurav Agarwal
Overview

Crane Load Charts: How to Read One and Lift Safely in India

A crane load chart is the table that tells you exactly how much weight a crane can lift…

· 7 min read· Saket Agarwal
Comparison

All Terrain Crane vs Rough Terrain Crane: Key Differences

An all terrain crane and a rough terrain crane are both mobile cranes with a telescopic boom, but…

· 9 min read· Saurav Agarwal
Overview

Pick and Carry Cranes in India: Hydra and Farana Explained

Hydra and Farana cranes differ in four things. A Hydra (every Escorts HYDRA and ACE XW model) steers…

· 9 min read· Saket Agarwal
Operations

Crane Safety in India: Rules, Checks and Operator Training

Crane safety is the set of legal duties, machine checks and site habits that keep a lifting job…

· 12 min read· Saurav Agarwal
Comparison

Telehandler vs Crane: Which Machine Lifts Better in India?

A telehandler is a wheeled machine with a telescopic boom that carries a load on forks and places…

· 2 min read· Saket Agarwal
Overview

Hydra Crane Boom Height, Turning Radius and Size in India

The boom height of a Hydra crane is the maximum height its telescopic boom reaches when fully extended…

· 12 min read· Saurav Agarwal
Overview

Hydra Crane Fuel Tank, Hydraulic Oil and Engine Oil Capacities in India

A hydra crane's fuel tank holds between 38 and 270 litres of diesel, and its hydraulic oil tank…

· 8 min read· Saket Agarwal
Overview

Hydra Crane Engine Power in India: HP by Tonnage Class

Hydra crane engine power is the rated output of the diesel engine that drives the crane's wheels and…

· 11 min read· Saurav Agarwal
Overview

Hydra Crane Weight in India: Operating Weight by Tonnage Class

Hydra crane weight is what the machine itself weighs, ready to work, with fuel and the operator -…

· 8 min read· Saket Agarwal
Overview

Hydra Crane Tyre Size in India: Front and Rear by Tonnage

A hydra crane tyre size is the code printed on the sidewall, such as 11.00 x 20 -…

· 10 min read· Saurav Agarwal
Overview

Hydra Crane Road Speed in India: How Fast Does It Travel?

How fast does a hydra crane travel on the road? Hydra crane speed on the road runs from…

· 7 min read· Saket Agarwal
Overview

Hydra Crane Boom Sections: How Many Parts and Which Ones Are Powered

Pick and carry cranes sold in India are built with booms of two, three, four or five sections,…

· 11 min read· Saurav Agarwal
Overview

Hydra Crane Brakes in India: Air, Hydraulic and the Parking Brake Difference

Hydra crane brakes are built two ways on the machines sold in India: fully air-operated brakes, and hydraulic…

· 9 min read· Saket Agarwal
Comparison

D Shackle vs Bow Shackle: Types, Size Chart, WLL and Price in India

A D shackle is a U-shaped steel link with straight, parallel sides, closed by a removable pin, that…

· 9 min read· Avi Saraf
Types

Lifting Belt Colour Code, Sling Types and Capacity for Crane Lifts

The lifting belt colour code, set by the European standards EN 1492-1 (flat webbing slings) and EN 1492-2…

· 7 min read· Avi Saraf
Operations

Crane Hook Types, Parts, Safety Latch and When to Replace a Hook

A crane hook comes in two basic types: a single hook with one point, which is what hydra…

· 8 min read· Avi Saraf
Overview

Anti Two Block Device, Safe Load Indicator and Limit Switches on Cranes

An anti-two-block device is a switch at the tip of a crane boom that stops the hook block…

· 8 min read· Avi Saraf
Specs

Crane Wire Rope Specification: Size, Construction, Grade and Discard Limits

Thirty-eight of the 68 pick and carry cranes listed on DesiMachines publish a hoist rope size, and every…

· 14 min read· Saket Agarwal
Overview

Tower Crane Load Chart: Jib Length, Tip Load and Capacity Explained

A tower crane load chart lists the heaviest load the crane may lift at each radius, and that…

· 12 min read· Saurav Agarwal
Types

Tower Crane Foundation: Base Types, Ballast, Soil Checks and Climbing

On Potain's published data sheet for its MDT 109 tower crane, one type of base needs 20 tonnes…

· 13 min read· Saket Agarwal

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