How To Choose The Right Chicago Crane Rental For The Job
By Catherine Pelkey
For large construction companies, the equipment they use has to be tailored to individual jobs. Ordering the wrong machinery costs money and wastes time. When you are hiring an employee who's going to be in charge of ordering machinery for your jobs, you have to make sure the person is knowledgeable. When he calls Imperial Crane Services, for example, to order a machine he has to be able to decide which Chicago Crane Rental is the best choice for the job.
All terrain cranes, for instance, are what you want when you have a job that is inaccessible by road. They are excellent choices for installing oil and gas pipelines or erecting wind turbines. They are versatile enough to travel over highways, reaching speeds of a maximum of fifty miles an hour. This makes them a good choice when you need to get a machine from one job site to another quickly.
The individual who orders the equipment for a job must be able to differentiate between a knuckle boom crane and a telescopic boom truck. Because of the intricacy of the controls, crew members may not even know how to operate a knuckle crane when it shows up, unless they have had specialized training. The cylinders on knuckle cranes aren't protected from the elements like those on boom trucks. You can't leave them exposed in certain weather conditions.
You should ask the applicant interviewing for the job of renting machinery what a carry deck is and when they are a good choice. The answer should be that carry decks are four wheel cranes with rotating booms at their centers. They are great when you need compact machines that can get into tight spaces and move material around job sites.
Anyone who rents equipment for big construction jobs should know what a lattice boom is. These are the booms used when materials are excessively large and heavy. The booms are called lattice because of their lightweight, steel rod, mesh design. The way it's designed supports the boom and makes it possible to hoist materials that would strain other booms. It will rust though, and damage the cords.
A prospective employee should be able to tell what the similarities and differences are between crawlers and hydraulic cranes. They share some of the same parts, like the control area, operator cab, jib, and mast, and both lift heavy materials. Hydraulic cranes are truck mounted and powered by sets of pumps.
Crawlers, on the other hand, are based on a track and propulsion system. This gives them stable mobility. They're a good choice for sites with uneven terrain and can operate in all kinds of weather. Crawlers are most appropriate for medium to small site jobs. They are large machines that require setting up and breaking down.
Whoever orders rental equipment for a construction company has to know what he's doing. If the wrong equipment goes to a site, you will have a crew with nothing to do until the right machine shows up. When this happens, you lose time and money that can't be replaced.