CLW Chengli Special Automobile · Suizhou, China
CLW mounts 4 to 16 tonne straight-boom and knuckle-boom cranes from PALFINGER, SANY and XCMG on 4x2 to 8x4 carrier trucks, with outriggers, winch lines, load moment limiter and remote control. Boom systems reach 12-24 m working radius while the truck remains one road-legal registration. Configurations include flatbed crane trucks, crane-and-cargo combinations, high-altitude operation and utility pole setting.
Knuckle boom crane trucks on this page, also searched as knuckle truck or articulated crane, carry a folding boom behind the cab so the vehicle keeps a normal cargo bed and can load and unload itself. Capacities run 4-25 t with XCMG SQZ series cranes on 4x2 to 8x4 carriers. When the requirement is a mobile crane truck mounted for lifting rather than self-loading, the same chassis takes a straight telescopic boom instead. Send the maximum load, the radius at which you lift it and the cargo bed length.
Read the load chart at your working radius: an 8 tm crane lifts roughly 4 t at 2.5 m and 1 t at 8 m. CLW sizes carrier outrigger span and ballast with you before build.
Yes, we register crane and carrier as one complete truck (homologation documents supplied for export), with travel locks and interlocks for transit.
A straight boom is simpler, faster on long reaches and lower cost for flatbed loading and construction lifting. A knuckle boom folds compactly, works in tight yards and handles below-hook attachments; it costs more but is better for city delivery and utility work.
Price depends on lifting capacity, boom type, reach, carrier chassis and attachments. A 4-8 t knuckle boom on a light 4x2 is the entry tier; a 12-16 t crane on a 6x4 or 8x4 carrier with remote control is the heavy tier. Send the load weight and working radius for a sizing quote.
MOQ is one unit. Standard crane trucks ship in 20-35 working days after drawing approval; heavy 8x4 and XCMG or SANY builds take 30-50 working days. Load-chart testing and a factory video are provided before shipment.
Tell us the load, working radius, ground condition and site access. CLW supplies outrigger force diagrams and pad sizes so you can check ground bearing; outrigger pads and interlocks are standard.
The crane carries its manufacturer certificate and load chart; the complete vehicle ships with MIIT and export homologation documents, ISO factory certificate and inspection report. We can include operator training material and a spare-parts list.
Only with a man basket and personnel-lifting configuration, and with the crane derated and equipped for that duty. Personnel lifting is regulated in most markets; tell us the application so we can specify the basket, controls and safety devices required.
Lifting moment is capacity multiplied by working radius. A 40 tm crane can lift 4 t at 10 m, or 2 t at 20 m, subject to the load chart and outrigger configuration; it is a better comparison number than tonne capacity alone.
Yes. Radio remote control, cable remote and top-seat controls are available depending on the crane model. Remote control is useful for flatbed loading and utility work where the operator needs to stand clear of the load.
Yes, subject to frame strength, axle loads and outrigger force. Send the chassis model, wheelbase and frame drawing; CLW checks the installation and supplies the sub-frame, stabilizer reinforcement and load chart for the combined vehicle.
A knuckle truck carries an articulated boom behind the cab that folds into a compact transport position; it loads and lifts its own cargo and is often called a boom truck or crane truck. A mobile crane truck mounted unit is a larger telescopic or lattice crane on a truck chassis, used for lifting rather than loading. We build both, from 4 to 25 t.
Yes. Knuckle boom and straight boom cranes from 4 to 25 t mount on ISUZU ELF, 100P, 600P, 700P, NPR, KV100, KV600, FTR, FVR and GIGA chassis. Light knuckle trucks use the ELF and 100P; GIGA 6x4 chassis carry the largest booms. Send the lifting capacity at the required radius.
Crane lorry, lorry loader, boom truck and truck-mounted crane describe the same machine: a cargo or flatbed chassis carrying a hydraulic crane behind the cab, with outriggers to stabilise it while lifting. Spanish buyers say camion grua or grua pluma, French buyers grue auxiliaire. Our range spans 3.2 t to 22 t knuckle-boom and 3.2 t to 35 t straight-boom cranes on 4x2 to 8x4 carriers.
Outriggers are hydraulic legs that take the lifting moment off the tyres and frame; every load chart assumes they are fully extended on firm ground with pads fitted. Full spread roughly doubles capacity at a given radius compared with a partly extended leg. Tell us the ground condition and the maximum radius you work at, and we size outrigger span, pad area and ballast together with the crane.
A truck-mounted crane lifts loads on a hook and is rated in tonne-metres; an aerial work platform, bucket truck or manlift lifts people in a basket and is rated by working height and basket load. They are different categories with different safety rules, and this page covers the crane side. If the job is line work at height rather than lifting, the aerial work vehicle range is the right starting point.
Capacity falls as the radius grows: a 12 t crane may lift its full 12 t at 2.5 m but only 2-3 t at 10 m once boom weight and deflection are counted. Never size from the headline tonne figure - read the load chart at your real working radius, on the outrigger configuration you will actually use. Send us the load, radius and lift height and we match crane, boom sections and carrier.
Truck mounted cranes are classed by boom geometry and mounting position. CLW fits 4-16 t cranes from PALFINGER, SANY and XCMG to 4x2 to 8x4 carrier trucks, keeping the complete vehicle as one road-legal registration:
Mounting position matters as much as boom type: behind-cab mounting leaves the full deck free, while rear mounting gives better reach over the back of the truck and is common on utility and recovery bodies.
Crane capacity is rated at a specific radius, not at the hook. A 10 t crane may lift 10 t only close to the column and far less at full reach, so sizing starts from the load and the working radius:
Send the load, radius, height and site photos; CLW returns a load-chart extract, outrigger force diagram and a chassis recommendation rather than a capacity number on its own.
The carrier body is configured around the cargo and the crew, not only the crane:
Tell us the cargo dimensions, the crew size and whether the crane must work over the side or the rear; body length and crane position follow from that.
Factory-direct bands, FOB China, for standard specifications. Crane brand, capacity, reach, carrier chassis and attachments move the price substantially:
Compare quotations on crane model and load chart, boom sections and reach, outrigger span, carrier chassis and body, hydraulic oil cooling and safety devices. A low price that omits the load moment limiter or reduces outrigger span is not the same product.
Every crane ships with its manufacturer certificate and load chart; the complete vehicle carries MIIT and export homologation documents, ISO factory certificate and inspection report. Safety specification should include a load moment limiter, outrigger interlock, emergency stop, hose-burst valves, boom lock and stabilizer pads. Where EN 12999 or a national crane standard applies, we review the installation against it and provide the technical file for registration.
Lead time is 20-35 working days for standard crane trucks and 30-50 working days for 12-16 t or 8x4 builds. Shipment is by RoRo or flat rack. CLW supplies operator training material, a maintenance schedule and a spare-parts list, and can arrange factory training for your operators and workshop team before dispatch.
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