A boom for a working machine, in particular a concrete-distributing boom for guiding a concrete delivery line, with a plurality of boom arms which can be moved into a working position and which are composed at least partially as a box construction of a plurality of side walls delimiting a cavity region, and with a sealing bulkhead arrangement for sealing a cross section of the cavity region, wherein the sealing bulkhead arrangement has a bulkhead wall provided peripherally with an at least partially encircling sealing groove, and wherein the sealing groove has arranged therein an elastic seal which bears tightly on the inside against the adjoining side walls.

An automated collapsible tower crane comprising a mast with telescopic portions, a boom with boom sections articulated with each other by respective rotary joints, a boom folding system to unfold and fold the boom by the rotary joints wherein each proximal and distal rotary joint is associated with at least one hydraulic actuator to unfold and fold boom sections, a mast folding system to fold the mast down, wherein in the transport position the boom sections are folded down one on top of the other and on the mast, and the boom folding and unfolding system acts independently of the folding and telescoping system of the mast, and comprises hydraulic actuators to fold and unfold the boom sections.

A lift device includes a base, a turntable coupled to the base, a boom pivotably coupled to the turntable, and an actuator assembly. The actuator assembly includes a first actuator, a first coupler positioned at a first end of the first actuator, a second actuator, a second coupler positioned at a third end of the second actuator, and a third coupler. The first coupler and the second coupler pivotably couple the first actuator and the second actuator, respectively, to one of the boom or the turntable. The third coupler includes a body and a plurality of arms extending from the body. The body defines (i) a first interface that engages with an opposing second end of the first actuator and (ii) a second interface that engages with an opposing fourth end of the second actuator. The plurality of arms are pivotably coupled to the other one of the boom or the turntable.

Provided is an eco-friendly wind power generation apparatus that can perform power generation using wind by providing the blades of a wind power generator on a jib of a tower crane, and can perform wind power generation at the optimum altitude and in the optimum direction by automatically or manually performing the lifting or lowering and swing operation of a jib even when wind speed is insufficient because wind is not blowing, or perform wind power generation using artificial wind power generated by the operation of the jib, thereby generating a lot of electricity in necessary places and supply the electricity to all industrial sectors regardless of location and environment.

A mobile crane includes an undercarriage, a superstructure having a crane boom and a crane cable, and a plurality of support carriers for stabilizing the undercarriage in a correct operating state. In order to set-up the mobile crane, a support carrier is disposed in a disassembled state separately from the mobile crane in a waiting position. The support carrier is connected to the crane cable of the crane boom and is shifted between the waiting position and a receiving position which is disposed on the undercarriage. The support carrier is moved by the crane boom between the receiving position and a coupling position in a support box of the undercarriage in such a manner that the support carrier is guided in the support box at least in a substantially tension-free manner. A controller is configured to carry out the set-up method.

A hoist lifting system having planning and monitoring of components. The system monitors one or more components and may have a processing structure and memory storing instructions to configure the processing structure to: receive hoist machine data; determine a rotation speed of a bearing, a travel speed of a rope, a load on the bearing, a friction in the at least one bearing based on the hoist machine data; and store the rotation speed, the travel speed, the load, and the friction in a maintenance database in memory. The hoist lifting system may have the processing structure determine a wear of one or more components.

A hoist lifting system having planning and monitoring of components. The system monitors one or more components and may have a processing structure and memory storing instructions to configure the processing structure to: receive hoist machine data; determine a rotation speed of a bearing, a travel speed of a rope, a load on the bearing, a friction in the at least one bearing based on the hoist machine data; and store the rotation speed, the travel speed, the load, and the friction in a maintenance database in memory. The hoist lifting system may have the processing structure determine a wear of one or more components.

A method of upgrading a knuckle-boom crane to a heave-compensating crane includes: removing a knuckle-boom from a main boom; mounting a main boom extension to the main boom for increasing the length of the main boom; and mounting a heave-compensating boom at a far end of the main boom extension such that the heave-compensating boom extends in a downward vertical direction (Z) in operational use of the heave-compensating crane. The heave-compensating boom is configured to be pivotable with respect to the main boom extension in both horizontal directions (X, Y). A heave-compensation system is provided to the knuckle-boom crane, wherein the heave-compensation system compensates for horizontal variations by controlling the orientation of the heave-compensating boom relative to the main boom extension, and compensates for vertical variations by means of a further vertical heave-compensation system, such as a winch-based heave-compensation system.

A telescoping jib system of a mobile crane having a basic telescoping jib and an additional telescoping jib that can be retracted and extended via a telescoping cylinder with a securing and locking unit. In order to improve the telescoping jib system, it is proposed that a securing unit is arranged on a tip of the telescoping cylinder, the securing unit comprises exclusively at least one driving bolt, via which an additional telescoping jib separate from the basic telescoping jib can be retracted into the basic telescoping jib. The invention also relates to a method for lengthening a basic telescoping jib of a mobile crane by means of an additional telescoping jib to form a telescoping jib system.

Methods and apparatus to power a crane on a work truck using an engine-powered service pack are disclosed. An example auxiliary power system for a vehicle includes an engine, a generator configured to convert mechanical energy from the engine to electrical energy, and power conversion circuitry configured to provide electrical power to a crane to enable the crane to lift at least a portion of a rated load, and configured to convert the electrical energy from the generator to output DC power.